Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards

We've always wondered: what does java have to do with cars? We finally figured it out. CAFE must refer to the fact that while Detroit automakers were out having a cup of coffee, Toyota came and ate their lunch.

Detroit has been resisting improving the corporate average fuel efficiency standards (CAFE) of its cars for decades and has dug a nice, deep hole for the industry that has been backbone of the American economy for as long as anyone can remember.

So when you hear CAFE, if you think "American auto executives sipping coffee" you won't be far off the mark.

CAFE standards need to go up, not only to solve climate, but also to make our auto industry competitive again.