Green Car News This Week
Ford finally figured out which way the wind is blowing and has decided to invest $75 million to retool its Michigan truck plant so that it can produce small, fuel-efficient cars.
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Clean Diesels- The Line-Up So Far
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I'm just Joe Blow like a lot of folks out there and I knew we were getting hosed with our cars getting bigger engines,then colossal size vehicles(Hummers) with huge rebates courtesy of this administration.I truly believe there were only two kinds of people,those like me,and those that don't give $h1# about anyone but themselves.GM is the latter,they know more about what was needed here than anyone on the planet.I'd like to say screw them but there are still Americans with jobs there and something needs to be done to re-organize GM and look out for hard working Americans,not CEO's that just pick up huge payouts for having the "right" contacts and golf partners.
short GM, Make a lot of money, live happily ever after
What if we let the consumer decide? If the consumer wants to pay for safety like air bags and so forth, then let them pay extra. If the consumer wants high gas mileage then let them choose gas mileage at the expense of safety. A free market will develop a wide spectrum for things like safety, performance, comfort, economy, size, and style. Most cars in a free market will strike a balance between many different desirable features.
Freedom of choice is what we want. That's what you guys on the Left want, right?
No you on the left are what we call elitist. You know what is better for me. Right down to the very particulars involving the mechanical workings of the car I can buy.
So you on the Left; tell me what car can I buy? Or shall the state provide for my transportation? On the bus this prole goes.
In the interest of a "free market" economy, I propose that anyone with a net worth of over $5 million be allowed to buy a car without safety equipment.
GM Volt to go on sale Novermber 2010. That's 38 months from now if I am not mistaken.
50 bucks that GM won't make it any longer than 30 months.
Toyota makes the numbers, why can't GM?
The question is, "Is GM just playing a game of smoke and mirrors making people think they are trying to meet fuel economy numbers while just setting on their hands waiting for gas prices to creep down to where people will start buying the gas guzzlers again."
While cars are slightly more efficient now, the gains have been minimal because of safety equipment. in the early 90's, one could buy a Geo (General Motors) Metro that gets 45-50 MPG without the expense and environmental damage of batteries. They don't make it today for two reasons: Not enough people bought them. Safety standards progressed to the point that the car would hae been made too heavy, lowering the gas mileage. The average car gets about 25-30 MPG these days. My 1991 Honda Accord gets 28-30 MPG while having 228,000 miles on it and being 18 years old. There has been much progress in automobiles, but due to the increased safety standards forcing the cars to be heavier, the cars have more horsepower rather than getting better gas mileage.
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