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Re:Edinburgh, Scotland makes it illegal to advertise SUVs by potatochup on Sunday June 16, 2024 @02:40PM (#40699112)
Agreed. My 1972 MGB got 28mpg. I realize cars have improved in many ways since then (crash safety, NOx emissions, comfort) but I feel like in 50 years we stopped caring about efficiency as much.
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Re:Edinburgh, Scotland makes it illegal to advertise SUVs by whaleofatw2022 on Sunday June 16, 2024 @02:57PM (#40699236)
Many of the MPG winds of the 90s and 00s were eaten back up by mandated safety standards. A 2020 focus weighs 10-20% more than a 2000 MY one, for example.

My 1998 SC2 Weighed ~2400 pounds and got MPG in the low 30s (35+ on the highway).

> NOx emissions

Managing that often impacts fuel economy. Ask VW group =)

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