Comments on: What Does GM Think About the New CAFE Standards? http://gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mykallb http://gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17659 mykallb Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:51:59 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17659 Simply put...facing the current CAFE standards, meeting or not meeting will be an issue of E-REV or PHEV. No question about it. This is good, because it means that the Volt will be produced. M. Simply put…facing the current CAFE standards, meeting or not meeting will be an issue of E-REV or PHEV. No question about it.

This is good, because it means that the Volt will be produced.

M.

]]> By: Guy Incognito http://gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17638 Guy Incognito Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:37:04 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17638 In 1985 the CAFE standard was set at 25 mpg. By 2020 the CAFE standard will be 35 mpg. Why will it take 35 years to get a 10 mpg increase? In 1985 the CAFE standard was set at 25 mpg.
By 2020 the CAFE standard will be 35 mpg.
Why will it take 35 years to get a 10 mpg increase?

]]> By: noel park http://gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17587 noel park Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:18:17 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17587 Attaboy Rick! Stop whining and lobbying and get it done. Whoever cannot meet those requirements by 2020, when gasoline is $6.00/gal (optimistic?) will be driven out of business by the market anyway. Attaboy Rick! Stop whining and lobbying and get it done.

Whoever cannot meet those requirements by 2020, when gasoline is $6.00/gal (optimistic?) will be driven out of business by the market anyway.

]]> By: David http://gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17571 David Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:40:20 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17571 <B>RANT WARNING:</B> I see a vision, I see a repeat of "The Insider" starring Russell Crowe. Big-Oil will continue to fight EVs until they control the market on batteries. I DO NOT trust Big-Oil and I DO NOT trust the political machine in place now to <b><i>"seriously"</i></b> encourage anything renewable. If there is still one drop of oil left in the system Big-Oil will want to force it down our throats. RANT WARNING:

I see a vision, I see a repeat of “The Insider” starring Russell Crowe.

Big-Oil will continue to fight EVs until they control the market on batteries. I DO NOT trust Big-Oil and I DO NOT trust the political machine in place now to “seriously” encourage anything renewable.

If there is still one drop of oil left in the system Big-Oil will want to force it down our throats.

]]> By: Jeff http://gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17568 Jeff Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:58:43 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/12/02/what-does-gm-think-about-the-new-cafe-standards/#comment-17568 [quote comment="17534"]I feel guilty every time i start my car. I love to drive and do it anyway. I am afraid to speak out for electric cars. People were persecuted for speaking out for the electric trolleys when they were being systematically detroyed by big oil and GM. What is the point of trying. The science has always been there. It is a power struggle for monopoly of energy.[/quote] Write a book. Talk to Al Gore. Talk to Mickael Moore Write a story for a magazine like THE New Yorker Now is as good a time as any. Contact "60 minutes" on CBS. [quote comment="17534"]I feel guilty every time i start my car. I love to drive and do it anyway. I am afraid to speak out for electric cars. People were persecuted for speaking out for the electric trolleys when they were being systematically detroyed by big oil and GM. What is the point of trying. The science has always been there. It is a power struggle for monopoly of energy.[/quote]

Write a book.
Talk to Al Gore.
Talk to Mickael Moore
Write a story for a magazine like THE New Yorker
Now is as good a time as any.
Contact “60 minutes” on CBS.

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