Bengt Halvorson
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Bengt Halvorson
@ben-gt.bsky.social
Tracks and unpacks tech in the EV, efficiency, mobility space. Geeks out about cars. Former Green Car Reports mastermind. Now contrib to Car and Driver, others.
A reality check from science and economics, snap
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Weakened Fuel Economy Standards Will Likely Harm People, Environment While Raising Prices at the Pump
The Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Reposted by Bengt Halvorson
Literally, the last time NHTSA bothered updating its data (from the friggen 2021 model year) the fleet achieved better than the Trump administration is proposing today, and the standard would be moving backwards. www.nhtsa.gov/corporate-av...
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Moving backwards *is* the goal here, right? Let's not disguise the motive.

But the idea that a past economic reality will rematerialize in this smog-forming haze is reckless.
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Supplementing with a real live show pic of GV60 Magma as Bluesky can’t seem to load C/D preview cards.
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
And how could I not be listening to this?

youtu.be/ockN55pIz2M
Talking Columbia
YouTube video by Woody Guthrie - Topic
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM