Glossary / General

CAFE standards

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Too Afraid to Ask

CAFE standards are rules that tell car companies how fuel-efficient their vehicles need to be. The goal is to make cars use less gas and be better for the environment.

Technical Definition

CAFE stands for Corporate Average Fuel Economy, which refers to regulations in the United States aimed at improving the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks. These standards are set by the government and require manufacturers to meet specific fuel efficiency targets for their fleets.

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"that required corporate averages for fuel economy to be dramatically improved in a big hurry."
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"They can't meet these CAFE standards we have out here, EPA standards, whatever."
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"...what the impact would be of the scaled-back CAFE standards and their massive at Stalantis. Oh, yeah."
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