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krw

In article .com,
says...
On Apr 2, 2:13 pm, wrote:
On Apr 2, 11:01 am, "Himpg" wrote:

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In Europe, the BIG 3 already have 50 mpg(US) combined average!

The European versions have smaller engines. E.g., they have a 1.4L
Civic in Europe. Americans want more hp.

Exactly. This clown has links that cite surveys that show a high
percentage of Americans
want vehicles with high fuel economy. Like that's some kind of
surprise. What they
should do is show them what one of these 40MPG miracle cars from
Europe looks like
and ask them if they would buy it. Then you'd have your real
answer. But, you don't need
a survery all you have to do is look on the highway. If people want
better fuel economy,
all they have to do is trade in their SUVs for cars that are already
in the showroomthat would
get substantially more MPG.

And then, there is this gem:

"There seem to be a "game" in play. Diesels are precluded due to NOx
but no one seems to know how far outside the domestic limits these 50
amd 60 mpg(US) vehicles are. "

Hmmm, and who would be doing that precluding? Could it be the
environmemtalists that don't like
anything? They want fuel efficient cars, but then diesel is no good
because it doesn't have just the
right emissions profile. They bitch about global warming and want a
cut back in carbon fuels. So,
a nuclear plant is proposed, but guess what? They are opposed to
that too. The final hypocrisy is
even when a company wants to build wind mills, which was supposed to
be another perfect solution,
guess what happens? Here in NJ, the environmental groups are all
opposed to those too.

Vermont too. the greenies do like to talk though...

In short, what you hear is pie in the sky rhetoric, but when it comes
to reality, that's a different thing
altogether.

....unless someone is talking about their back yard.

--
Keith