SlippyCliff76How the heck did we get here? Most best selling "cars" are now superzied pickups and SUVs.
RickRussell_CAWithin the “truck” class of vehicles, EPA fuel efficiency standards are based on weight. It’s easier to build heavy trucks and SUVs that meet those standards, than light trucks.
Effectively, the US government legislated heavier trucks and SUVs.
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Thanks Obama!
Probably Bush more likely. Oil 🛢 fanatics
Probably? You know you could actually look it up, it’s well documented. Obama’s EPA rules are responsible for this. They’re well intentioned but poorly designed
They were poorly designed on purposes tho
That's how all laws in the US come out after lobbies get done editing them for their benefit as expense of the taxpyer.
This is what I hate about politics. The opposition entirely guts legislation then down the road they go “tHaT gUY rUiNeD it.” Fucking hypocrites.
Lolol bruh i could care less about unenforced EPA “regulations”. I said “probably… more likely” as a continuation, not a disagreement. Why don’t you research personal conflicts of interest for my point first that I was even talking about?
Ya’know what ill help you out: earthisland.org/…/oil_and_the_bush_administration…
Ofc they’re both guilty, they are the establishment and two sides of the same coin. Doesn’t mean one can’t have more vested interest potentially. Also lol what EPA rules did Bush even try to pass tho? Besides opening the Arctic for drilling primarily.