Why We Can't Have Small Trucks Anymore - Blame the EPA

All Cars with Jon · explainer · Watch on YouTube

What it is

All Cars with Jon explains how EPA fuel economy rules, especially the footprint-based CAFE formula, push automakers away from small trucks.

Cited in threads on vehicle bloat as the explanation for why small pickups disappeared in the US.

“explains why small pickup trucks can't really be sold in the USA anymore”
Explains why small pickups can't be sold in the US
ewgoforth, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “The end of cool small cars”
“This video details why”
Details why footprint-based rules make trucks bigger
paulgerhardt, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians”

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Topics: cafe, epa, pickup trucks, fuel economy, vehicle regulation