Truck makers were faced with the choice: We face a penalty if we keep doing what we’re doing. Do we invest heavily in research and development that (we hope) results in fractionally more efficient e...
And things are not looking good if the trend continues on into the future. Honestly, can you imagine getting 40–50 miles per gallon in a pickup truck? That’s the kind of efficiency required to keep trucks from pushing beyond their current oversize footprints over the next few years. At a certain point, industry leaders will have to make the case to the EPA why exactly their customers are not interested in running and jumping to get into dumptruck-sized vehicles.
Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/17/2023-16515/corporate-average-fuel-economy-standards-for-passenger-cars-and-light-trucks-for-model-years
Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/17/2023-16515/corporate-average-fuel-economy-standards-for-passenger-cars-and-light-trucks-for-model-years