tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618000693321801605.post1040964856750163878..comments2023-10-08T03:04:19.161-07:00Comments on Hot Rod Anglican: Automotive Engineers Wary of 54.5 mpg CAFE Rule.Anglican Beach Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04775953413487218314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618000693321801605.post-60196686516132665742011-10-31T02:53:38.034-07:002011-10-31T02:53:38.034-07:00Thanks, Jackie.
That is only one of many concerns...Thanks, Jackie.<br /><br />That is only one of many concerns. For instance, families with more than 3 or 4 kids may not be able to purchase any vehicle large enough to carry them all at once.<br /><br />Safety is a real concern. Safety features weigh a lot. Government artificially subsidizing electric cars while ignoring huge American petroleum reserves is a concern.<br /><br />Reduced performance (acceleration) is a definite concern. It's just wrong from so many perspectives.Anglican Beach Partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775953413487218314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618000693321801605.post-40385264978360993022011-10-31T00:32:40.419-07:002011-10-31T00:32:40.419-07:00The only concern is that car prices may increase a...The only concern is that car prices may increase as a result of CAFE. The cost of the development of these efficient cars will most likely passed on to consumers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.davesinclairford.com/" rel="nofollow">Ford St Louis Dealers</a>jackie100https://www.blogger.com/profile/09894650515362363536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618000693321801605.post-85313637135581874132011-10-21T07:05:02.174-07:002011-10-21T07:05:02.174-07:00Thanks, Castanea_d!
You bring forward some great ...Thanks, Castanea_d!<br /><br />You bring forward some great points. It is a pet peeve of mine that many "greens" think and act as if electricity were a FUEL! It is not. It is merely a way of storing energy. The majority fuel behind all those "eco-friendly" electric cars is ... COAL.<br /><br />The 50 to 60 mpg cars will not only be small and expensive. They will also be relatively unsafe. Safety devices add a lot of weight to vehicles.Anglican Beach Partyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775953413487218314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618000693321801605.post-65478017002094763972011-10-21T06:33:57.754-07:002011-10-21T06:33:57.754-07:00Yeah. To this non-engineer, there does not seem to...Yeah. To this non-engineer, there does not seem to be any way that this would be possible. Sure, you can build vehicles that get 50 to 60 mpg. They will be small, lightweight, expensive. Emphasis on small -- a pickup truck or minivan or SUV would be pretty much impossible. But there are some people who need precisely such a vehicle.<br /><br />And if you are selling such as part of your fleet, they will have to be counterbalanced by a lot of vehicles getting even better milage, something like 70 mpg.<br /><br />I agree about the limitations on electrics, mostly the limited range. But they are also in a sense just passing the buck; the energy still has to come from somewhere.Castanea_dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041129689248653381noreply@blogger.com