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

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Let's just hope they don't implement this like in Europe. You pay a yearly vehicle tax that is based on displacement of engine, fuel type, and also if it's a primary or secondary vehicle.

I believe the tax also goes up drastically so a 6.4L Hemi would be paying >3.2x that of a 2.0L as someone has deemed it as excessive to own and operate such a vehicle.
 

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All this means is that their entire vehicle line-up has to average 40mpg -- every vehicle doesn't have to hit that number. They'll still be able to offer vehicles with 25mpg as long as they offer enough vehicles with higher mpg to average the 40mpg threshold.
 

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With the 4xe and the inevitable fully-electric Wrangler in the next 2-3 years, this wouldn't even be that hard for FCA/Stellantis to hit on the Wrangler lineup alone, much less averaged across their entire product portfolio.

The ICE Wranglers average what, 20?
The current 4xe averages closer to 50, I believe? (Could be wrong here)

So they're already sitting at a ~35 avg MPG on the Wrangler lineup as it sits today. Mild improvements on the 4xe and the launch of a fully electric vehicle would bang this out easily.

Provided, of course, that a fully electric vehicle could/would factor in somehow. Obviously can't use "MPG" but there's likely an equivalent.
 

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I thought I read somewhere that its 40mpg for the companies / makes. Can have cars and trucks that get 5mpg as long as you offset it with 80mpg cars.

Again, just something I read and did not do any research whatsoever before regurgitating it
It is the CAFE corporate average fleet economy.
 

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