http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/10/31/click-and-clack-say-technology-is-poised-to-meet-35-mpg-fuel-standards-urge-congress-not-to-heed-auto-industrys-fuel-mongering-bull-feathers/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/10/31/click-and-clack-say-technology-is-poised-to-meet-35-mpg-fuel-standards-urge-congress-not-to-heed-auto-industrys-fuel-mongering-bull-feathers/comment-page-1/#comment-2730 Kpr Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:18:22 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2007/10/31/click-and-clack-say-technology-is-poised-to-meet-35-mpg-fuel-standards-urge-congress-not-to-heed-auto-industrys-fuel-mongering-bull-feathers/#comment-2730 Look, I do some work with the AAM and this doesn't actually help at all. Increasing fuel economy will do nothing progressive in cutting the amount of gas used by American consumers. When consumers in the US have more fuel efficient cars they only drive more negating any positive. Additionally CAFE only places the burden/cost on auto manufactures. This has no effect on cars already on the road, consumer driving habits, or let alone every other industry that should be affected if you want change. CAFE is not effective and not the solution. Look, I do some work with the AAM and this doesn’t actually help at all. Increasing fuel economy will do nothing progressive in cutting the amount of gas used by American consumers. When consumers in the US have more fuel efficient cars they only drive more negating any positive. Additionally CAFE only places the burden/cost on auto manufactures. This has no effect on cars already on the road, consumer driving habits, or let alone every other industry that should be affected if you want change. CAFE is not effective and not the solution.

]]> http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/10/31/click-and-clack-say-technology-is-poised-to-meet-35-mpg-fuel-standards-urge-congress-not-to-heed-auto-industrys-fuel-mongering-bull-feathers/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 Bilal Zuberi Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:30:10 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2007/10/31/click-and-clack-say-technology-is-poised-to-meet-35-mpg-fuel-standards-urge-congress-not-to-heed-auto-industrys-fuel-mongering-bull-feathers/#comment-2453 Click and Clack are so right. Europe and the Japanese are already so far ahead of us in terms of fuel economy - and the last time I checked their safety records were not worse than the automobiles in the US. Today the International Automakers alliance has implicitly agreed to a 35mpg limit in the US. Using advanced diesel combustion, common rail fuel injection systems, and advanced emission control devices, HOnda is set to introduce a Sedan vehicle in the US in 2008/2009 that will achieve 62+ mpg. Why in the world would we still listen to the US automakers who are still stuck at 27mpg? Click and Clack are so right. Europe and the Japanese are already so far ahead of us in terms of fuel economy – and the last time I checked their safety records were not worse than the automobiles in the US.
Today the International Automakers alliance has implicitly agreed to a 35mpg limit in the US. Using advanced diesel combustion, common rail fuel injection systems, and advanced emission control devices, HOnda is set to introduce a Sedan vehicle in the US in 2008/2009 that will achieve 62+ mpg. Why in the world would we still listen to the US automakers who are still stuck at 27mpg?

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