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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3
In the city?
No way in hell will big trucks be getting 55 MPG in 15 years. They can dream all they want. And pathetic small engines won't work because they'll have to work harder to pull the 4 tonnes of truck.
My confidence in American innovation is rather low, they have never really shown anything that is spectacular in the past 40 years.
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No, obviously not city MPG. And as for big trucks, rightly or wrongly, they will probably fall under another classification, like I mentioned with SUVs previously. Fleet vehicle work trucks will for sure, we'll have to see how strict they get with the bigger consumer trucks. I know some people actually use them for work, but there's a lot of people who just like to drive a big truck.
Also, this legislation is requiring the vehicle fleet average to be at 55, not every vehicle. Obviously some will be worse than others.
Lastly, it doesn't have to be American innovation, vehicle improvements and innovation are coming from all over the world nowadays. Heck, even India.