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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.
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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.
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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.