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Originally Posted by chris719
People want it, but it's all relative. In the 80s and early 90s almost every low - mid priced car was slow as shit. Still, units were moved. If every mfg made underpowered entry level trucks, they would probably sell. They are all just paranoid to take the first step and get burned by bad reviews and competitor marketing. Individuals do not care about efficiency until fuel prices go through the roof, and they will forget again when it goes down. This was well proven with the greater shift to SUVs once fuel prices fell.
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And efficient ones existed then too that were not sales leaders. All relative is a good way to put it. Past and present, people will buy what they want to drive within their budget, not what is best for the planet.
Lack of fuel economy in modern cars has to do with what people want to buy, and is not based on what the planet needs.
Since the stated goal of EV mandates is CO2 reduction, perhaps they should mandate CO2 per mile driven instead. that would eliminate a lot of the current EV's from the market, and retain a lot of the ICE's. But then again, that's being logical not emotional, and that's not how the government is run or how to get votes.