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Originally Posted by dcb
It's funny, I never actually hated the high mpg hybrids. They are reasonable pieces of efficiency engineering with good CD, smaller engines, regen braking, built in pulse and glide, etc. Driven like a perfect moron, you can make anything (i.e. a metro) get 15mpg. The greenwashed tanks are what bug me the most though, OMGIDONTWEIGH10000000POUNDSIMGOINGTODIE!!!
You find a windshield for that insight?
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Those are going bye-bye. CAFE mandate is 39 by 2016. Which means no one would be allowed to own an SUV if any manufacturer was planning on not getting a "serious fine." Not passed yet, but I'm not holding my breath.
I very highly doubt the government is holding technology up for cars. The EPA is pretty retarded, but I doubt they are in cahoots with big oil. The problem with the new tech is it took along time to get the equipment to make it happen. The technology might have been around for 50 years but it wasn't cost effective. More expensive technology means more expensive units they can't sell.