“ New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026 under US standards ”

[wranglerlove82]

News headline in my inbox this morning.

What do we suppose this means for future Wranglers as well as resell values?

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[aldo98229]

I’m not worried. My lifted Wrangler on 35s gets 40 MPG without even trying.

Yup.

 

[TheBirdie72]

It is April 1st. ‘Nough said.

 

[smokeythecat]

It is April 1st. ‘Nough said.

I hate April 1st.

 

[sentience]

In Germany, they only sell 4xe Wranglers. Ford just released the Maverick with the hybrid option as the base model. Just a sign of the times.

At least in the states, I do expect this to get delayed/repealed if politics flips the other way.

 

[AFD]

They better add some sails then, cause I'm pretty sure it won't be easy getting that square boat to hit 40MPG, at least without coasting downhill with a slight breeze at its backend. Maybe someone will invent low-rolling resistance all-terrain tires?

 

[wranglerlove82]

It is April 1st. ‘Nough said.

lol idk be SHOOK if my hometown news station did such a thing. Pretty sure it’s real

 

[hface119]

In Germany, they only sell 4xe Wranglers. Ford just released the Maverick with the hybrid option as the base model. Just a sign of the times.

At least in the states, I do expect this to get delayed/repealed if politics flips the other way.

Not likely to matter. The manufacturers know where things are going, they're not going to sit around and wait for the swing of presidential administrations to effect how much they're investing in the technology. For example, the entire Jeep line will have a hybrid option in the short term, and Stellantis has made pretty clear they're eyeing full EV next.

What politics will effect is how much you and I stand to save from the eventual purchase of an electric vehicle by way of tax credits.

 

[TheBirdie72]

Well I’ll be damned… was just reading this post and laughing… and then the tv news just confirmed it! Seriously?!

 

[aldo98229]

Not likely to matter. The manufacturers know where things are going, they're not going to sit around and wait for the swing of presidential administrations to effect how much they're investing in the technology. For example, the entire Jeep line will have a hybrid option in the short term, and Stellantis has made pretty clear they're eyeing full EV next.

What politics will effect is how much you and I stand to save from the eventual purchase of an electric vehicle by way of tax credits.

Indeed. Constant flip-flopping doesn’t help anyone.

Automakers are not going to plan their business around fickle US elections. If the US is unwilling to lead, automakers will simply plan around the standards of another nation that has its shit together and a longer-term view.

 

[aldo98229]

Well I’ll be damned… was just reading this post and laughing… and then the tv news just confirmed it! Seriously?!

Love the jaw-dropped face of that anchor woman!

 

[2nd 392]

The Wall Street Urinal raised it to 49 mpg . Har de har har Apr first is a riot.

 

[TheBirdie72]

Love the jaw-dropped face of that anchor woman!

Yeah, classic case of snapping a pic at a perfectly awkward time mid-sentence
I think I made the same face when I saw it!

 

[karynm8621]

It is April 1st. ‘Nough said.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/vehicles-average-40-mpg-2026-us-standards-83809349

 

[garykk]

News headline in my inbox this morning.

What do we suppose this means for future Wranglers as well as resell values?

hey, you’ll have a “classic”

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