derf,
The conspiracy is that we have a lower price for gasoline than most of the
other developed countries. When gas was $2-$3 bucks a gallon we did not
give a S__T about how poor the gas millage was in our cars. This was at the
individual level buying big heavy cars and the government level that did not
force increases in fuel economy.
In Europe gas or diesel costs 1.5 to 2 times as much and European earn less
on average then we do. They demand higher efficiency so they can drive
around and not bankrupt their savings or economy.
Regrettably the only time this gets press is when gas prices go over $4
bucks a gallon. When oil was $15 a barrel in early 2000s we should have
added loads of taxes to fuel to stop everyone form wasting. Hindsight is
20/20.
Steve
On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 12:02 AM, derf <derf247 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think you are a little off.
> Diesel electric locomotives move huge amounts of stuff daily.
> Electric forklifts do work daily. The technology is here now for
> electric vehicles to do real work.
> All we really need is a little advancement in batteries.
>
> Right now I'm leaning toward Diesel. For some stupid reason people in
> other countries have choices of Diesel vehicles that we don't get
> here.
> Call me a conspiracy theorist but I find it criminal that our
> government mandates things like ethanol and at the same time makes
> auto makers produce more fuel efficient vehicles. With Diesel
> vehicles getting 40-50 MPG regularly I don't see why people are so
> taken with current Hybrid offerings. In contrast with 1988 Honda
> CRX-HFs getting 50+ on gasoline with carburetors I find modern Hybrids
> to be lame.
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