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The Reason Why Are Trucks Getting Bigger

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173 points yasp | 1 comments | 11 Aug 22 13:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.274s | source
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peter422 ◴[11 Aug 22 13:51 UTC] No.32425546[source]▶
Why does the EPA report that the MPG of new vehicles is at an all time high [1] (and has been going up consistently the last 15-ish years)?

It seems like the new regulations are also working, in addition to having some other unintended consequences.

1: https://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-...

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seandoe ◴[11 Aug 22 14:27 UTC] No.32426172[source]▶
They might be factoring in the mpge of electric vehicles.
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1. enragedcacti ◴[11 Aug 22 15:03 UTC] No.32426841[source]▶
Even as of 2022 EVs are probably less than 1% of cars on the road in the US. If we use Tesla as a proxy that number would probably be less than 0.5% back in 2020 when this EPA analysis is from.