# The new fuel economy standards congress passed

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [December 18, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-new-fuel-economy-standards-congress-passed/40451 "2007-12-18T12:02:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-new-fuel-economy-standards-congress-passed/40451/71 "2007-12-19T13:00:10Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> It goes by production volume. So you need to sell a bunch of 40 mpg cars to make up for one 15 mpg car.

shouldn’t be a problem for the example you used… they don’t sell many STI’s compared to other models.

people love hybrids, all the companies have to do is release a few hybrids to balance out the average and then no big deal. Vast majority of people could give less of a F about how fast their car is 😛

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