Should there be laws defining "fuel efficiency" just like there are laws for claiming "low fat"?

Question

I'm sorry GM, but 17 mpg is NOT fuel efficient by any standard:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080812/gm_fuel_economy.html

I don't care if the typical small truck gets 16 mpg and this new one is a whole 1 mpg (estimated) better.

And all these car ads claiming their car is "fuel efficient" at 23 or 26 mpg. Again, sorry, it's just not accurate, especially when cars used to be able to get 35 to 40 mpg in the early 80's. (So it's definitely possible, there's just no excuse.) (See old car ads from the period.)

The government regulates what foodmakers can claim on their packaging, so that they don't dupe consumers. Should they be restricting claims of "fuel efficiency" for auto manufacturers too, so that none can claim it unless they get at LEAST 35 mpg, for example?

The typical, AVERAGE <1000cc motorcycle still gets 40-55 mpg folks. And some scooters get 100 mpg. THAT'S fuel efficient.

What do you think?

Should anyone be impressed that a light truck gets 17 mpg?

Answer 1

NO MORE LAWS !!!!!! NO NO NO !!!

Answer 2

There is a limit on MPG, especially on cars. Often it is useless to know because there are so many factors that effect it, such as stopping, speed , the aerodynamics of the car, the weight (carrying more than one person adds weight), and gas consumption at Idle.  

No, no more laws..... there are enough regulations on the population... too much government involvement.

Doesn&#039;t really matter with the MPG of motorcycles or scooters. Those are smaller fuel tanks than of cars or trucks, so you&#039;ll still be fueling up just as much as a car. A 26 MPG car may have a 16 gallon tank, while a 55 MPG motorcycle/scooter may have a 7 gallon tank. So, MPG makes NO DIFFERENCE! The mileage on a full tank of gas will still be the same.

Answer 3

ya of course once the fuel be clean so efficiency is betterand once parts were precise so efficiency is better.....................

Answer 4

Yes our EPA is at fault. They changed the firing time from 14 deg TDC to 19 deg. TDC. And some of the other smog garbage has done nothing but cost us efficiency.