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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoThey’re wider and longer because the EPA uses the area under the tires to determine fuel economy requirements.
minus-squareMothra@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days 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-down2·3 days 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.
😲😳 That explains so much…
So… The car equivalent of adding those extra cucumber slices to the burger so it doesn’t count as a confectionery item?
I wonder if dissolving the EPA would lead to smaller cars in a roundabout sort of way.