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SunnyvaleCA on December 6, 2007 - 7:00pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

The CAFE changes should be interesting. Here's an interesting take on that part of the bill. http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/editorials/new-energy-bill-dooms-carmak...

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wkwillis on December 6, 2007 - 7:12pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

It would take about three months to retool our factories for making cars averaging 35 MPG. We just have GM and Ford import the tooling for the European cars they already make now. Ditto the Japanese, Koreans, Germans, etc, for the cars they make at home.

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Spaceman on December 6, 2007 - 9:24pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

And suspend the 5 star crash rating system, not to mention the EPA's Clean Air Act.(aka "things European cars don't have")
No problem!

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wkwillis on December 7, 2007 - 5:01am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Sure, we'd just use the same air standards as the French and British. After all, they are already fitted with computer controlled fuel injection.

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SunnyvaleCA on December 7, 2007 - 2:43pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

The problem comes down to some of the other provisions in the "new" CAFE rules. There is a significant concern that the laws would push more consumers into buying SUVs and also push the size of the SUVs and other light trucks to be bigger than ever.

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27 comments on House to Vote Today on Energy Bill

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