Some hope for fuel economy
The gas guzzler is done?Well, that's probably not going to be true anytime soon, but the wild popularity of gas-guzzlers is dead. That's a step, and as I watch the automakers testify before Congress, I need some hope.
If the recession hitting the US lasts as long, including the recovery, as some economists are predicting, any chance of profitability for automakers is many, many years out. How are they going to be able to afford a serious push towards fuel economy if the technology costs more, especially if gas prices don't go significantly higher for the next few years? Aren't many consumers going to balk?
Or, have Americans smartened up?
That was the feeling I got after reading the comments to a MotorTrend article about the falling price of gas. Considering that MotorTrend is not a staunch advocate of fuel efficiency, it's a hopeful sign when many of MotorTrend's readers believe that cheap gas shouldn't be an excuse to a return to guzzling.
Labels: fuel economy, fuel efficiency, gas
posted by Dahcredyns at
7:51 AM
2 Comments:
As you probably know me by now, I don't share your optimism.
Americans are pretty freaking stupid if you ask me. And not much will change unless we have leaders who change it for them.
People in this country don't have the will power to do anything themselves.
Everybody keeps harking back to the "Constitution...we're this, we're that...blah bullshit bullshit blah."
The Constitution is stupid piece of paper that has no meaning unless you act on it...and given how twisted and corrupt things have become, it makes no difference what we wer 250 years ago...what counts is now.
And now doesn't hold too much promise.
you're right, we don't agree.
i know many americans that are doing a lot to make changes, that are trying to do it themselves. they might not represent a majority, but i see the numbers growing. that gives me hope.
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