House Passes 35 MPG CAFE Average; will Detroit Comply?

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@Cluricaun

I was under the impression that the fuel consumption average that auto makers are under is a median for all vehicles produced, meaning if you have a car out that can get 80mpg you can also sell some rumbling behemoth that gets far less fuel economy as long as your average for all equals 35mpg. Am I mistaken?

It’s average, not median. So if you sell one 80-mpg car and two 15-mpg cars, you meet the requirement of 35-mpg average.

(Come to think of it, I’m not sure if it’s average in terms of miles per gallon, or average in terms of gallons per mile. I suspect the former, but I think the latter would make more sense.)