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CoopersDad

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10. We agree, the exemptions offered to light trucks is to blame.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 19, 2023, 09:30 AM

Feb 2023

My point being that the relaxation of regulations of CAFE standards let not only to flooding the marking with trucks and SUVs, which were exempted, but also the loss of smarter form factors, like station wagons which competed with SUVs, especially.

I had a 1996 Camry wagon, the last year it was available in the US-- it was still produced for other countries, might still be today.

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California Might Start Charging You for Driving a Heavy Vehicle [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 OP

Won't this penalize EV owners? Throck Feb 2023 #1

That would be the biggest drawback... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #3

If the extra weight causes more wear and damage to roads, then why not? MichMan Feb 2023 #6

True. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #7

EV owners could be excluded, or pay less. I'd like to see horsepower included too. Auggie Feb 2023 #9

Why should EV owners be exempted from the damage their heavy vehicles cause to the roads? MichMan Feb 2023 #11

I think it's a great idea. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #2

But the traffic is the biggest issue. jimfields33 Feb 2023 #5

We lost our way when CAFE standards were relaxed in the 1990s... CoopersDad Feb 2023 #4

CAFE standards were partially to blame MichMan Feb 2023 #8

We agree, the exemptions offered to light trucks is to blame. CoopersDad Feb 2023 #10

Michigan changed to charging by original sticker price instead of weight decades ago MichMan Feb 2023 #12