US To Require That New Cars Get 42 MPG By 2016 1186
Hugh Pickens writes "New cars and trucks will have to get 30 percent better mileage starting in 2016 under an Obama administration move to curb emissions tied to smog and global warming. While the 30 percent increase would be an average for both cars and light trucks, the percentage increase in cars would be much greater, rising from the current 27.5 mpg standard to 42 mpg. Environmentalists praised the move. Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, called it 'one of the most significant efforts undertaken by any president, ever, to end our addiction to oil and seriously slash our global warming emissions.' Obama's plan also would effectively end litigation between states and automakers that had opposed state-specific rules, arguing that having to meet several state standards would be much more expensive for them than just one federal rule. The Detroit News reported that automakers were on board with the new rule and had worked with the administration on creating a timeline for the transition." There's a case to be made that raising the CAFE won't save oil or reduce greenhouse gases.
REFORGE THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL! (Score:0, Funny)
For workers revolution to smash capitalist barbarism! For a world federation of soviet republics!
i have a chill... (Score:5, Funny)
42 you say?
Well played, Mr. President (Score:2, Funny)
Mod for existing vehicles (Score:2, Funny)
Place a brick underneath the gas pedal.
Collusion (Score:5, Funny)
That's called "collusion", when the government isn't involved.
Re:Mostly just for cars (Score:5, Funny)
The new Slashcode includes a feature that randomly changes punctuation marks on clicking Submit.
OK, maybe not, but with all the other weird things happening around here lately, can you really rule it out?
Re:i have a chill... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Illegal Hummers coming? (Score:4, Funny)
Are you nuts? That would require a 100 gallon gas tank!
Re:Mostly just for cars (Score:5, Funny)
Before you say "well drive a car", well if I could find a car for someone my size I would easily drive a car. I cannot find a car that fits someone of my height and girth, thus I HAVE to drive an SUV.
Or you could also, like, exercise a bit from time to time and eat healthier.
Re:i have a chill... (Score:1, Funny)
42 you say?
I installed a train horn in my 10,000lb diesel 4X4. Whenever I encounter a Prius owner trying to get better than 50 MPG on the highway I let her rip!
Re:Wish in one hand, crap in the other... (Score:4, Funny)
I drive a small car... I hear the whole 'squished like a pancake' thing all the time, but despite hearing it and seeing lots of even major car accidents on the Los Angeles freeways, I see a lot of people take hits in small cars and not only survive, but their cars are still working well enough to drive them away from the scene.
maybe that's because the average commute speeds in LA are so low (5-11 mph average in the sepulveda pass). :P
Re:Gas tax (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mostly just for cars (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Never mind that by 2016... (Score:1, Funny)
[Citation Needed]
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Re:Amusing story (Score:3, Funny)
Yup, the Brits dropped that useless system a long time ago. They just film two versions of Top Gear, one for the domestic market using the kilometers and liters and another for BBC America with miles and gallons. Makes sense to me.
And while we are at it, when did stone become an SI unit?
"every _________ knows" ~Al Gore (Score:3, Funny)
Strong language is for effect. So long as everyone with the slightest critique is getting modded to hell, I might as well go down all the way.
Oh yeah, and fuck using taxes as moral regulatory tool. What, you run out of Bibles to choke people to death with?
Re:Amusing story (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Amusing story (Score:4, Funny)
On a moped, if you pedal and it's downhill. With a following wind.
Typical subcompacts are around 8l/100km.
Re:Collusion (Score:5, Funny)
I will get round to changing that part sometime. It was meant as a quick workaround to get us through unit testing.
Regards,
God.
Re:Collusion (Score:3, Funny)
Don't fool yourself. If the Earth had a chance, it would kill you in a minute. Don't give it that chance. Consume or be consumed.
Hmmm, War on Earth. No wait, wrong administration. I meant Earth Based Contingency Operation.
Re:Collusion (Score:4, Funny)
Probably for the same reason you see chihuahuas in purses.
Re:Amusing story (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, but you know what they say about mopeds.
Mopeds are like fat chicks, sure, they're both fun to 'ride', but, you don't want your friends to see you on either one of them.
Thank you, I'll be here all week.....try the veal.
Re:Amusing story (Score:3, Funny)
You won't really get that, due to air resistance from your tinfoil hat.