• istanbullu@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    But the one on the left wouldn’t pass US fuel economy standards, which are based on vehicle footprint since 2012.

    Bigger cars consume more fuel.

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      3 months ago

      Yes, but the regulation is a “amount of fuel per weight of vehicle”. In absolute terms it’s more.

      It’s like when you’re buying produce. $10 for 10 strawberries ($1.00 per berry) and $15 for 20 strawberries ($0.75 per berry). The $15 option is “only” $0.75 per berry, but it’s also just more money in total.