Wednesday’s 35mpg Fuel Economy Standards Debunked

In a widely publicized and loudly proclaimed press conference on Wednesday, President Obama and leaders from the environmental, automotive, and governmental sectors came together in the Rose Garden. The universal proclamation from the event was that a new agreement of epic proportions regarding automotive efficiency standards in the U.S. had been reached. Amazingly, both environmentalists and the automotive industry wholeheartedly agreed with the proposal to raise fuel standards.

“35mpg the New Standard by 2016,” screamed headlines.

So why the unilateral support for the new standards? Traditionally, environmentalists have screamed that “it’s not enough” and automakers have bellowed “it’s not realistic.” So what’s changed this time around?

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