Yesterday the federal government upped the standards on fuel efficiency for trucks. Essentially the ruling states that trucks, minivans and some SUVs would have to achieve 24 miles per gallon by 2011. The new standards also state that some smaller SUVs (read: Jeep Wrangler) would be required to have better gas mileage than some passenger vehicles with a standard higher than 27.5 miles per gallon. The expected affect is a $200 per vehicle premium that would be passed on to consumers. What would we do with a truly fuel efficient Wrangler?
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I think a hybrid Jeep Wrangler, or one that got 27+ miles to the gallon by traditional methods, is the wave of the future — while I’m willing to buy a non-fuel economic Wrangler as a second car in the future, I could never again accept a Wrangler as my primary mode of transporation — I drive waaaaay too much. I think that with rising gas costs in the US, better fuel economy, regardless of government regulation, is something most car manufacturers are going to be taking into primary consideration when designing and pricing new vehicles.
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