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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·16 hours agoThey’re wider and longer because the EPA uses the area under the tires to determine fuel economy requirements.
minus-squareMothralinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoSo… The car equivalent of adding those extra cucumber slices to the burger so it doesn’t count as a confectionery item?
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·15 hours agoI wonder if dissolving the EPA would lead to smaller cars in a roundabout sort of way.
They’re wider and longer because the EPA uses the area under the tires to determine fuel economy requirements.
*NHTSA, but yes.
So… The car equivalent of adding those extra cucumber slices to the burger so it doesn’t count as a confectionery item?
😲😳 That explains so much…
I wonder if dissolving the EPA would lead to smaller cars in a roundabout sort of way.