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I'm not 100% on this, but I believe people pay a "Gas Guzzler" tax on when buying vehicles like this. The last time I saw one of these taxes, it was on a CL63 and the charge was $1,700!!

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New FE standards are being released soon. Just found additional information as well. Manufacturer's of these 'gas guzzlers' have to pay a hefty charge which they in turn pass onto the consumer.

My comment on the CL63 was wrong actually. The gas guzzler tax on that vehicle was $2,800!! At any rate, they don't "get" away with it. They have to pay fines.

Certain breaks apply to manufacturers if they have vehicles in their lineup that get 35mpg+. You'll see a number of manufacturer's getting on board.

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I believe this is how it works correct me if I am wrong.

The CAFE standards are on the car company as a whole. Ie the Hummer badge is under GM ownership as well as a number of others including saturn that are quite a bit more economical so it works out that as a whole GM will meet CAFE standards.

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