androidsixteen
@androidsixteen.eth
It's annoying that for the past 20 years, cars have gotten bigger and meaner looking, while the roads haven't really changed much (at best, deteriorated) Need an unbundling cycle where cars get smaller, cuter, and more humane
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@july
OK so I’ve actually looked into this a couple times because I was curious can you build a one seater car that is smaller and works sort of like a Waymo or cruise - is autonomous and can move in the city One of the difficulties with this is that in building a chassis for a car it cost about the same for a one seater as it is for a four seater so the consequence of this is that you naturally optimize for carrying more people and so you’re gonna end up with bigger cars that being said it doesn’t really go into the theme of trucks and SUVs becoming bigger but I think that’s a separate story
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0xOmen
@0x-omen.eth
One of the key factors is the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which were revised in 2012 to include more stringent fuel efficiency requirements for automakers. These regulations apply differently to trucks and SUVs compared to passenger cars, allowing manufacturers to achieve higher fuel efficiency ratings for their fleets by producing more trucks. This incentivized automakers to focus on larger, more profitable trucks, as they can offset the lower fuel efficiency of these vehicles with the higher profit margins they generate. Also, the classification of trucks and SUVs under the CAFE standards. Light trucks, which include pickup trucks and SUVs, have less stringent fuel efficiency requirements than cars. This loophole allowed automakers to prioritize development and marketing of larger, more capable trucks without the same level of scrutiny on fuel efficiency.
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