The Auto Industry & Improving Fuel Economy

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In the past, most cars that were considered “fuel efficient” were often smaller and considered more dangerous to drive due to that fact; a smaller car has a higher chance of getting damaged in an accident. Nowadays, the auto industry has been working to create more fuel efficient cars in various different styles and sizes, not just small cars. This is mostly due to the fact that federal standards and gas prices have somewhat forced this change to be made. Wade Newton, and spokesperson for the Alliance of Automobile Manufactures that advocates for the auto industry, stated that at the Detroit Auto show, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Gina McCarthy, gave praised to the organization for advocating for the creation of more fuel efficient cars. The hope/attempt is that the auto industry will begin to produce cars that get 54.5 miles to a gallon of gas by the year 2025, as well as cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half. In having more fuel efficient cars, the federal government suspects that a driver of one of these cars will be able to save around $8,000 by the year 2025; the EPA also expects oil consumption to be reduced by more than 2 million barrels a day. Members of the auto industry stated that in order to get consumers to buy more fuel efficient cars, they will need to make cars that are more desirable to have; it would be pointless to make fuel efficient cars if consumers did not find them appealing enough to buy. the unpredictability of fuel costs help push more to have fuel efficient cars. Roughly 10% of the cars on the road or on the market today go well beyond the federal requirements for fuel efficiency. The federal rules that are enforcing better fuel economy were considered to be “tough” laws a few years back, but now it can be argued that even though they are tough, almost everyone is benefiting from them. Some members of the Republican party/GOP objected to the “tough” federal rules at first, stating that it was another way to get the government involved in the private sector. Now it is easily arguable that these rules have benefited consumers, manufacturers, and the environment altogether. Car manufacturers have found ways to make cars with smaller engines, yet still have a lot, or almost the same, amount of power they would have with a larger engine. They are also replacing hard metal outsides of cars with lighter aluminum, making the cars a lot less heavy. The cost of cars, however, has risen a bit over the past few years. This is in part due to the fact that people have been buying smaller card with a lot more “accessory” type things, like leather seats, heated seats, and review cameras to assist in backing up. There is a concern up in the air that the cost of cars may rise more in the next few years as automakers are being required to use more expensive materials to make their cars more fuel efficient.

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15 thoughts on “The Auto Industry & Improving Fuel Economy”

  1. Vanessa Williams

    Hi Brittany, I like the way you discussed the Detroit Auto show and the positive impact that fuel efficient cars are having on the economy despite congress and the decision of thinking the laws for fuel efficiency were tough.

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