Carmakers fighting higher fuel efficiency standards again...

[TassieEV]

Thank you to Chelsea's twitter feed found this article about the Carmakers trying to fight better fuel economy, again, thought I would share it with those of us on GM-Volt:

http://www.hybridcars.com/incentives...kes-29437.html

[Noel Park]

"Stupid is as stupid does" - Forrest Gump

When gas is $5/gal and they have no product that anyone wants to buy, they will then look like the jerks that they are. I mean, it's happened before.

"He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it"

And as to Rep. Issa, he makes me ashamed to be from CA. He was the catalyst in bringing us the wonderful reign of Ahnold The Great. Nothing else needs to be said.

[misslexi]

The link doesn't come alive for me, could be my Internet connection.

I'd venture the say the chief reason car makers fight any sort of regulation is because they believe the majority of their customers don't wish to buy the products that result from it. It's simply unnatural for a capitalist enterprise to make things no one wants. I agree though, in many cases it is a short-sighted approach, which explains why they must be dragged kicking and screaming from time to time. It's all good on balance, it works out in the end.

[Steverino]

If automakers are forced to make safe and efficient vehicles, won't this take away the rights of people to drive an inefficient deathtrap? Apparently, the country's energy security must take a back seat to the narrow interests of lobbyists. How often must Detroit shoot itself in the foot? You'd think they would have learned their lesson after being caught by the oil crisis of the 70's. Nope. Idiots.