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14th
40 mpg?!
Given that a proposal for a 40 miles per gallon standard fell three votes short of becoming law 20 years ago, the current 35.5-mpg plan appears ripe for an upgrade.I can’t believe people were calling for 40 mpg fuel economy standards 20 years ago. So was that then ahead of its time or are we behind the times now?
The issue comes down to political courage: Offering rebates and tax credits doesn’t require much of it, but raising the gas tax and CAFE standards takes quite a lot.
