smaller, lighter... DEADLY-ER!!!
Posted on 12/19/2007 5:42:22 PM PST by BenLurkin
Sounds like a really bad idea for those of us who have lengthy stop and go commutes.
Yes, and food prices will continue to climb due to the ethanol requirement. What crapola!
OH GOODY, ANOTHER ETHANOL TYPE MESS BROUGHT TO US BY THE IDIOTS RUNNING CONGRESS - DEMOCRATS.
Yes. Inflating food prices will cause spiking inflation which will in turn mean the government can pay off its debts in cheaper dollars.
This bill will drive up the price of Dr. Scholl's corn pads.
“GM, Ford, and Chrysler will build fewer big SUVs based on pickup truck frames, which are good for towing but heavy and inefficient”
Awesome, bring on the unibody trucks! [/s]
We could have (for those that want them) tiny cars that get excellent MPG. But the safety standards would be unattainable.
Bring back the Mustang II!
They’ll only take my SUV......
FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS.
F = M x A, always has, always will.......
These people in Congress are MORONS, but I insult Morons.
smaller, lighter... DEADLY-ER!!!
You know, it’s amazing how long you can keep a good car or truck running with proper maintenance, or restoration.
My “car” turned 70 this year...;’}
...enjoy...
I’ll continue to fight this nonsense!
Earlier this year I sold my 12 yr old, 21 mpg, sedan and bought a new 19 mpg SUV.
As I explained to my “Global Warming” fanatic Sister, I kept the sedan running in the driveway for 3 months, so as to offset the terrible cold we had in Denver last winter...LOL!
To hell with them, my 65 Chevy PU will last me until the day I die.
A properly designed system that stops the motor when ever you are stopped would save a ton of gas for people with stop and go commutes. It might be hard on the engine and require bigger batteries, but it would be one effective way to reduce gas comsumption and pollution.
Scrap it.
35mpg fleetwide average seems crazy to me. I average about 27mpg in the cold months and 26 when it’s warmer, and I drive a two-door that weighs about 3200 lbs. By 2020 I expect to have a family and probably will need to drive a larger sedan. I doubt very much that by then I’ll be able to buy a suitable car with similar performance that gets 35mpg, even given hybrid technology. And to combine this with ethanol mandates, which reduce fuel economy (ethanol being much less energy-dense than gasoline) is just stupid.
The one interesting area of research that I think could lead to a big breakthrough in fuel economy is the collection of energy currently lost through the tailpipe as heat. They tried it with airplane engines back in the ‘40’s and ‘50’s, and it worked but was very unreliable. Maybe new technology could solve that problem. But I’m definitely sure that government intervention will make things worse, not better.
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