Oil, Autos and Congress
WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Thursday to require average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon for new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2020, raising efficiency standards that have not changed significantly for nearly two decades.
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Republicans earlier blocked Democratic efforts to raise oil taxes by $29 billion and use the money to promote renewable fuels and other clean energy programs.
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Wow, 35 mpg. Isn't that amazing? Will it hurt the auto industry and cost us jobs? Will the auto industry have to retool to meet this stringent demand?
The most fuel-efficient cars in Europe all have fuel efficiency over 64 miles to the gallon, which translates to 27 kilometers per liter.
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...American automakers actually make more fuel-efficient versions of their top sellers for the European markets.
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Apparently it won't be a huge burden on the auto industry since they are already beating that goal almost twice over. Americans are being scammed big time. As Marc Maron says, Wake up, sheeple.
1 comment:
I too was disappointed in the lukewarm spit type legislation. It's better than nothing. But not much. Unfortunately in the U.S. of A. I'm afraid it's only going to be higher gasoline prices that are going to do the trick.
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