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The federal government passed a law in 1975, over the strong opposition of the automobile industry, requiring the fuel efficiency of American automobiles to be gradually improved, doubling in efficiency by 1985.49 During the 1990s no improvement was made in auto fuel efficiency in the United States. There was, in fact, some backsliding. US auto makers, exploiting a loophole in the fuel economy law that allowed them to classify minivans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and pickup trucks as \u201clight trucks\u201d (a category of vehicles that had a lower fuel economy requirement than did automobiles), produced many of these vehicles and heavily advertised them.<\/p>\n

They became very popular. Their fuel efficiency was low, an average of 21 miles per gallon, whereas automobiles averaged 28 miles per gallon. Some of the so-called \u201clight trucks\u201d (which were really passenger vehicles) averaged 15 miles per gallon or less, which was similar to the 14 miles per gallon that US autos averaged 25 years earlier, before the first oil shock.<\/p>\n

With relatively low gasoline prices, and fading memories of the energy crisis, US auto makers and consumers prioritized fashion and performance over fuel economy.50 From the early 1980s to the early 2000s, the US automobile industry used its improved technology to produce vehicles that had faster acceleration, were larger and heavier, and had slightly lower fuel economy. The average vehicle in 2002 had nearly 100 percent more horsepower, accelerated nearly 30 percent faster, and was also about 25 percent heavier.51 Finally in 2007 the government instructed the auto industry to improve the fuel efficiency standards of its new cars to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, a significant improvement but still lower than many European, Japanese, and Chinese autos.<\/p>\n

And in 2012, the United States had plans to improve fuel efficiency standards to 55 miles per gallon by 2025.52 Most of the long-distance hauling of freight in the United States is by truck, and a truck uses much more energy to move a ton of freight than does a freight train.<\/p>\n

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New to this edition, please find a Facebook page for Global Issues, which features updates on many of the subjects discussed in this book. Please feel welcome to visit, like, comment, and share: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GlobalIssuesHiteSeitz OceanofPDF.com Global Issues An Introduction FIFTH EDITION Kristen A. Hite and John L. Seitz OceanofPDF.com This fifth edition first published 2016 \u00a9 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Edition History: Blackwell Publishers Ltd (1e, 1995); Blackwell Publishing Ltd (2e, 2002 and 3e, 2008); John Wiley & Sons Ltd (4e, 2012) Registered Office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK Editorial Offices 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com\/wiley-blackwell.<\/p>\n

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