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END GAME<br />
BY DREW WINTER<br />
In 2025, Mileage May Vary<br />
Fuel-efficiency plan could end up three different ways<br />
M<br />
ovie makers often<br />
hedge their bets<br />
by filming dif-<br />
ferent endings, so<br />
here are several<br />
outcomes for the<br />
Obama Admin.'s<br />
proposed new 54.5 mpg (4.3 L/100 km)<br />
corporate average fuel economy mandate<br />
for 2025, which likely will become law<br />
next summer:<br />
The happy ending: Written by<br />
the Obama Admin. and environmen-<br />
tal activists, auto makers spend bil-<br />
lions creating new cars and trucks<br />
that steadily increase in cost and fuel<br />
economy. 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