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Originally Posted by severe
so u would have no problem paying twice as much for a car thats slow, has no place to gas up / or doesnt go that far and needs a long as time to charge, and causes generally 2-5times more hassle?
what automakers make is largely consumer driven. look at their engine selections between europe and america...
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Who me? I'm all for alternative energies. But my main gripe is that 12 years ago I bought a car off the lot that gets about 32 mpg city driving, and 40mpg highway driving. It's a simple 4 cylinder double overhead cam combustion engine that runs on standard grade gasoline.
Can you find me some links to those cars that are 2008 models with those numbers? Non hybrid, non electric. Just normal. And why? Consumers demanded poor mileage? Thats like telling people they have to lobby to let a law expire. Doesnt work that way. Is it being a responsible corporate citizen to move away from energy conservation? Where's the investigative reporting on connections between engine makers and oil companies? We assume it doesnt take place?
But personally, I fill up about once a year because I moved to a spot where my travel is only about a mile a week. My gasoline bill so far in 2008 is $36. Put an extra fucking cupholder in a car with an efficient engine for christs sake is all I'm saying. Let consumer market drive *that* stuff, not fuel efficiency. It's point A to point B safely. The rest is fluff.