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Toyota Screwed Over during Fuel Efficiency Negotiations?
A government report says that recently released documents show foreign automakers were mostly bullied into accepting new efficiency standards. Toyota specifically feels like it was screwed.

In a recently released report, Toyota wrote a hand written note to White House negotiators saying it felt screwed over by the fuel efficiency negotiations.
Higher Fuel Efficiency = Higher Taxes
All the talk of creating more fuel efficient vehicles and more alternative fuels being used could have a negative impact on the government’s fuel tax which could mean taxpayers would have to make up the difference.

More fuel efficient vehicles will mean people spending less in gas which also means less Government tax revenue. Seems we will always pay for gas in the end.