White House weighs big cuts to mpg rules

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White House weighs big cuts to mpg rules

More action, to attempt to remove Obama's legacy. SAD!

 

[TheTalkingMule]

California rules dictate national standards and aren't going anywhere.

 

[DOCAL]

California rules dictate national standards and aren't going anywhere.

Awww, I was looking forward to seeing Ford's new coal-fired line of pickup trucks.

 

[wnorris]

Policy like this will create less incentive for existing automakers to shift resources to EVs.

 

[Johann Koeber]

EVs are the future - no matter what the regulators do.

This is very fortunate because I have the feeling, they don't really know what they are doing. Mrs. Merkel wanted 1 000 000 EVs in Germany but did nothing toward that goal, save a crazy 'Ladesäulenverordnung' (mandatory type plugs) and a small incentive program whick excludes Tesla and is not taken up by the public.

In the end, the consumer decides, not the regulator. If the EVs are compelling (Teslas are) they will sell nicely.

 

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Awww, I was looking forward to seeing Ford's new coal-fired line of pickup trucks.

You might. This gives ICE manufactures (especially domestics) a profit generating gift for the next few years.

 

[RedMS]

I think Tesla is past needing every incentive to sell itself. The don’t even advertise! I didn’t buy my MS because Fords 5.0 engine takes too much gas. Neither did I buy it because climate is supposedly changing (might ruffle some feathers here but my town’s beachfront homes should’ve been underwater by now according to Gore). I bought it because it’s looks great, saves me $$, and I don’t look like a dork driving it (think Prius, bolt, volt, etc)

 

[⚡️ELECTROMAN⚡️]

I think Tesla is past needing every incentive to sell itself. The don’t even advertise! I didn’t buy my MS because Fords 5.0 engine takes too much gas. Neither did I buy it because climate is supposedly changing (might ruffle some feathers here but my town’s beachfront homes should’ve been underwater by now according to Gore). I bought it because it’s looks great, saves me $$, and I don’t look like a dork driving it (think Prius, bolt, volt, etc)

Ironic how Gore is often the poster child of why we shouldn’t worry about how much pollution we create from burning fossil fuels.