Comments on: New Fuel Economy Standards http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/new-fuel-economy-standards/112340 fordmuscle.com weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:54:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on New Fuel Economy Standards by: bassman97 http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/new-fuel-economy-standards/112340#comment-36052 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:21:46 +0000 http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/new-fuel-economy-standards/112340#comment-36052 There's the problem, no one is pushing for diesel here except the Germans. W/ diesel, it's easy to surpass CAFE but the problem is automakers are forced to work w/ gasoline engines, not diesel. The government can be nice enough to help them out by cutting the diesel tax to encourage the use of it (like Europe does) but no, it has to be more expensive. W/ gas, you can only go so far. Hybrids also have a limit. However, diesels surpass both in mileage (even beating hybrids in city driving) and there is still room for improvement, unlike in gas. Of course, you also have the enviro-nazis who do whatever they can to try and ban diesel, regardless of the fact they emit less CO2 (if you believe that BS), less emissions/mile, and gets superior mileage. This is another reason why the Germans took a break until they can add more emissions systems to meet EPA and CARB standards. Yet w/ that, they still beat hybrids. Regardless though, the government should not have a say in what automakers make. There should be no CAFE at all. The people themselves should choose what car they want to drive whether it be a Excursion or Fiesta, the government should not make that choice. The people need to decide, by buying cars, what cars should the automakers make. There’s the problem, no one is pushing for diesel here except the Germans. W/ diesel, it’s easy to surpass CAFE but the problem is automakers are forced to work w/ gasoline engines, not diesel. The government can be nice enough to help them out by cutting the diesel tax to encourage the use of it (like Europe does) but no, it has to be more expensive. W/ gas, you can only go so far. Hybrids also have a limit. However, diesels surpass both in mileage (even beating hybrids in city driving) and there is still room for improvement, unlike in gas. Of course, you also have the enviro-nazis who do whatever they can to try and ban diesel, regardless of the fact they emit less CO2 (if you believe that BS), less emissions/mile, and gets superior mileage. This is another reason why the Germans took a break until they can add more emissions systems to meet EPA and CARB standards. Yet w/ that, they still beat hybrids.

Regardless though, the government should not have a say in what automakers make. There should be no CAFE at all. The people themselves should choose what car they want to drive whether it be a Excursion or Fiesta, the government should not make that choice. The people need to decide, by buying cars, what cars should the automakers make.

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