CAFE

Corporate Average Fuel Economy

What about this, and how it's virtually unchanged in the last 20 years? I think something should be done about this. I realize that Bush has recently signed a new bill, that was supposed to change the CAFE by something like 2021 or something. But why? Why can't we already be driving the cars that are available in countries like Japan and many others within the EU? They are reaching a whopping 41mpg, and have set themselves a goal of hitting 49 by 2010!! I hate the politics and politicians for telling us Americans that they are going at the best and fastest rate possible to support the new technology. Bullshit.

When did CAFE start and why?

Who ran this program, and why has it literally died off in the last 20 years?

Were they ever successful at anything?

How am I effected by CAFE as an individual gasoline consumer?