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ProfessorGAC

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Reply to Blackjackdavey (Reply #15)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 11:54 AM

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But, that's still the same benefit they already had.
I suppose that not having to pursue long term fleet average efficiency saves capital, but a change in the political climate could restore those same rules with the stroke of a pen.
So, I don't see the automakers doing anything active. Just a passive stance and the status quo

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