Re: Volkswagon unveils car that gets 282 miles to the gallon.

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"Broderick Crawford" <bcrawford2150 (AT) roadrunner (DOT) com> wrote

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Michael Pardee wrote:
"Broderick Crawford" <bcrawford2150 (AT) roadrunner (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Useful Info wrote:
Read all about it, here: http://Muvy.org

Don't worry, the US will ban it. They do not want to sell less oil.

What on earth makes you think that? Zero consumption vehicles, like
bicycles, are popular and encouraged in the US. I have owned several
myself
over nearly half a century and have never encountered a "not enough oil"
goon squad.

The consumption would not be an issue, but crash-worthiness and emissions
are showstoppers. ZEV and P-ZEV vehicles are in great demand by
regulators,
especially in California, but AFAIK diesels are still not available in
passenger cars there because of the emissions. The safety info in the
referenced article is not encouraging either; side impact standards
(mandatory in the US) appear to be lacking: "as safe as a GT sports car
registered for racing". That's damning with faint praise; if they could
say
it met US safety standards they certainly would have said so. Fuel
economy
really doesn't matter to grieving families.

Mike

Fuck safety, Drive right and you won't need it. Safety is just a
protection scheme invented by the American car companies to keep out the
competition. They WILL NOT make fuel efficient vehicles. Hybrids should
get over 100mpg by rights. Americans don't make a single car that gets
50mpg. Europe makes several, every car company makes 2 or 3 that get 50
to 80mpg. Diesel hybrids get 120 to 150mpg. The US will avoid these.
Give me a choice, my motorcycle don't have air bags, seat belts or crash
test and works just fine. I want a car WITHOUT seat belts and air bags.
I want to choose my safety devices, I don't want you to. We don't need
forced communist compliance at all.

Interesting thread for a Honda site, like who cares.

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Re: Volkswagon unveils car that gets 282 miles to the gallon.

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Re: Volkswagon unveils car that gets 282 miles to the gallon. - 05-22-2007 , 06:23 AM