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AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 months agoLook up the CAFE act, that explains it.
TL;DR they created a loophole in emissions standards for “work trucks” that these giant SUVs and pickups fall into.
Comment on Riding in style
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 months agoLook up the CAFE act, that explains it.
TL;DR they created a loophole in emissions standards for “work trucks” that these giant SUVs and pickups fall into.
Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
But I thought the CAFE act was introduced in the 70s (and in addition to the chicken tax) resulting in the “light truck” market taking over north america. I don’t know why police switched from the crown Vic in the late 2000s to SUVs rather than another sedan
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 months ago
They added some stuff to it in the 90s from what I understand