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Re:BYD Builds World's Fastest Car by everdrive on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @10:33AM (#45503547)
Fair enough. I'm really fixated on the ballooning vehicle sizes in the US, which is a CAFE / chicken tax concern, but that is definitely not the only factor.
Re:BYD Builds World's Fastest Car by cjrp on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @04:42AM (#45513659)
Ah yeh, that's true; and isn't there something like a very heavy vehicle can be recorded as a business expense, so people are more like to buy trucks even when they don't need them?
Re:BYD Builds World's Fastest Car by everdrive on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @08:46AM (#45515560)
I've got a 2024 Nissan Frontier, and there's anywhere between 6-12 inches of empty space in front of the radiator. It could be a smaller truck, easily. But that won't be built -- gets dinged by CAFE. Breaks my heart every time I look at that truck's huge, unnecessary nose.