See the problem is the invisible hand isn’t what forced us to buy big cars. Auto regulations determining fuel economy by vehicle footprint is what killed small cars in general, including the smart car which is far too inefficient given it’s footprint to be sold in the USA. Cars as small as the smart car would need 70+ mpg to be sold under current regulations, so instead manufacturers make larger vehicles to fit inside of the regs. There’s a reason EVERY car model in the USA has only gotten larger every passing year, and it’s not just cuz “durrrr merican need big car”, although that is probably a good half of it… Here’s a random chart I found, not sure how accurate but u can search if your interested it’s all public info.
No, the regulations are not too strict fir small cars, that us what the car industry wants you to think. The regulations for obese cars are far too weak and there is zero enforcement against ommercially used car categories being sold for pure end consumer use.
That is by design due to a breakdown of proper functioning of institution and massive degradation of regulations by negkect and legalisation of massive loophole exploitation, even widening those loopholes instead of closing them.
See the problem is the invisible hand isn’t what forced us to buy big cars. Auto regulations determining fuel economy by vehicle footprint is what killed small cars in general, including the smart car which is far too inefficient given it’s footprint to be sold in the USA. Cars as small as the smart car would need 70+ mpg to be sold under current regulations, so instead manufacturers make larger vehicles to fit inside of the regs. There’s a reason EVERY car model in the USA has only gotten larger every passing year, and it’s not just cuz “durrrr merican need big car”, although that is probably a good half of it… Here’s a random chart I found, not sure how accurate but u can search if your interested it’s all public info.
No, the regulations are not too strict fir small cars, that us what the car industry wants you to think. The regulations for obese cars are far too weak and there is zero enforcement against ommercially used car categories being sold for pure end consumer use.
That is by design due to a breakdown of proper functioning of institution and massive degradation of regulations by negkect and legalisation of massive loophole exploitation, even widening those loopholes instead of closing them.