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Fri Apr 6

Government fuel economy standards for cars and trucks have worked

Written by James M. Sallee, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Customers line up to buy gasoline in San Jose, California, on March 15, 1974, during an Arab oil embargo. The crisis spurred enactment of the first U.S. vehicle fuel economy standards.AP

U.S. cars are twice as fuel-efficient today as they were 40 years ago. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are a major reason why.

These standards are...

Government fuel economy standards for cars and trucks have worked

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