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Re:Tesla pushes U.S. to boost fuel economy penalties by bubleh on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:47PM (#28633436)
> NHTSA issued a notice saying it could impose higher penalties for prior model years for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements.

Pretty sure buying an average used ICE car will net MUCH less emissions than what's required for building and using a brand new tesla.

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Re:Tesla pushes U.S. to boost fuel economy penalties by devname on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:50PM (#28633480)
ICE cars emit roughly their weight in CO2 every year. Within a few years the new Tesla is net negative. Compare your options.
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Re:Tesla pushes U.S. to boost fuel economy penalties by aww_dang on Friday September 24, 2021 @01:19AM (#28638876)
How does a car become 'net negative'?
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