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Tuesday, July 3, 2007 12:00 AM

Hip, hip, CAFE!

Some Dems celebrate a new Senate bill to boost gas mileage. But it's premature to toast the end of our high-octane bender.
By Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Tuesday, July 3, 2007 04:22 AM

    NaR is right

    NaR's point: "I don't know if it was in the final bill, but a MAJOR change was the inclusion of small trucks into the CAFE numbers. If they were included today the average fleet mileage would drop precipitously" is important. In the 80s, the automakers persuaded Congress to define SUVs and minivans as "light trucks," excluding them from passenger vehicle safety and environmental standards, including CAFE standards. Changing this is a big step in the right direction.

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