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0 pointsrcpt1y ago0 comments

The purpose of the CAFE regulations is very explicitly to favor American automakers who make big trucks.

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tlb1y ago· 1 in thread

It wasn't the intended purpose. It turned out that way because the Detroit lobbyists were smarter and more motivated than the government policy people, and they bamboozled them.

smallmancontrov1y ago

The congress critters knew what they were doing and didn't do it for free.

aidenn01y ago

That was one of several purposes.

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