What Bloggers Are Saying About the CAFE Standards

The response to the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards released Tuesday has many critics charging that the standards are not stringent enough.

Vox Baby proposes an alternative to the CAFE standards: A gas tax will allow "people to decide how they want to conserve fuel - by driving less or by using fewer gallons per mile.

Values Pundit, on the other hand, suggests that the government back off entirely, allowing those who care about and can afford higher fuel efficiency pay for it on the market.

JustOneMinute extensively quotes a New York Times article on the subject, saying that relying on a rulebook -- and such a flawed rulebook, at that -- is just too problematic.

Howling at a Waning Moon quotes sources at U.S. PIRG and the Sierra Club, who say that the new standards will do nothing to help consumers save money at the gas pump, reduce oil dependence or curb global warming.

Knowledge Problem calls the proposal "largely irrelevant" to manufacturers of SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans, and also notes that "the effects of CAFE on overall fuel consumption are likely to be miniscule."

Here are a few other blogs that discuss the CAFE standards:

The Hobbesian Conservative & Fiance'
Instapundit
Birdblog
Daily Grist
Environmental Economics

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