Automaker push to delay, modify, or kill CAFE is nothing new

On-Road Fuel Economy of Vehicles in the United States: 1923-2015 (Sivak and Schoettle)As automakers yet again lobby Washington to roll back planned fuel-economy targets for 2025, they've employed some familiar tactics to drive the point home to lawmakers. It cannot be done. It will cost too much. It will destroy the industry and kill jobs. Consumers do not want this. The science is not clear. The market will solve it. If you were...