translate English to French: Whatever savings in fuel were achieved, this reckless change in standards has now cost consumers, taxpayers and especially farmers several million times more than any possible savings.
Quel que soit le gain obtenu en termes d'économie de combustible, le coût de ce changement imprudent des normes pour le consommateur, le contribuable et, en particulier, les fermiers, est incommensurablement plus important.