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**Paul Bunyan** · 03-11-2009, 03:57 PM

How high would you push the standard? 45? 60? 100? (Serious question.)

It really depends on the efficiency possible.

I would not want a 200 MPG vehicle that gets only 40HP. It would be like driving a golf cart.

But if they can get me 200HP (instead of 300) at 40MPG, I would say 40MPG (etc etc).

Again, they need to get rid of certain standard exceptions hey made for things that are being used inappropriately.

A Hummer is not a work vehicle, or at least the commercial version of it isn't. Allowing that 9 mpg boehemoth on the road was the pinnacle of our bloated capitalistic arrogance. The ONLY thing it ver said was "I have money to throw away, AND I want to use it to make me a tough guy".

Horrible.

As for gas tax?That is a tough one. I do not thnig we need to do like Europe to encourage higher CAFE standards, but it would help.

And we also need to get rid of that 9/10¢ thing. It mattered when gas was 20¢ a gallon, but now it is just pointless.

03-11-2009, 03:57 PM	#36
Paul Bunyan Join Date Jul 2007 Age 59 Posts 4,495 Senior Member	How high would you push the standard? 45? 60? 100? (Serious question.) It really depends on the efficiency possible. I would not want a 200 MPG vehicle that gets only 40HP. It would be like driving a golf cart. But if they can get me 200HP (instead of 300) at 40MPG, I would say 40MPG (etc etc). Again, they need to get rid of certain standard exceptions hey made for things that are being used inappropriately. A Hummer is not a work vehicle, or at least the commercial version of it isn't. Allowing that 9 mpg boehemoth on the road was the pinnacle of our bloated capitalistic arrogance. The ONLY thing it ver said was "I have money to throw away, AND I want to use it to make me a tough guy". Horrible. As for gas tax?That is a tough one. I do not thnig we need to do like Europe to encourage higher CAFE standards, but it would help. And we also need to get rid of that 9/10¢ thing. It mattered when gas was 20¢ a gallon, but now it is just pointless.
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