How US CAFE Standards Increase Emissions, Decrease Fuel Economy

Originally published on Gas2. The Law of Unintended Consequences can cause havoc. Take CAFE regulations, otherwise known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules. Begun as a way to encourage higher fuel economy in cars and light trucks after the first Arab oil embargo of 1973, CAFE has become the primary tool to enforce emissions policy [&hellip

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