Cars running at 70 mpg BANNED in the US by Fed Gvmt

This is ridiculous what about performance cars hot rods?

70mpg cars are quite common here

Basic BMW diesel engines are capable of that

But the gas is much more expensive, so i'm thinking there's no big difference (We're all equally fucked).

[link to www.nextgreencar.com]

That's not the point. Why aren't these cars available in the US?

Our high fuel prices are due to tax.

Because the way the system works in the US they have to produce cars with a lower mpg. If someone or group were to take out a suit against the government appealing that lower mpg vehicles damage the environment, they would just change the system to much the same as ours so that it does equal out.

Americans are the sheep of the world...bend over bitches!

Folks,,, Simple,,, all the other parts of the world have found a happy balance between clean air and good mpg..

Our EPA,, went way beyond common sense and is the reason why our cars get 1/2 of what they could get.. After all if we used 1/2 the fuel where would the TAXes come from to fix the roads?????????

Its all a big game to dig deeper in our pockets..

Sodbust

Emission laws?

....ffs


How can a person be this braindead.....

Watch the video dummy.

He works very very hard at it.

all electric vehicles are also almost impossible to get here. From my understanding the Smart Car in Europe is all electric.. not able to be bought here.

of course, i just heard a "clean coal" commercial. i do not watch tv and happen to be around people who do at the moment. seriously? what kind of propaganda are they feeding people? are people actually believing it?????? Clean Coal.. HA. not a damn thing clean about coal..

Ahahaahahaahahahaahahahahahaahaa.


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Land of the free!

Free to be slaves to rich elite!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaah!

It's true. Emission rules in USA esp California are more strict than other countries that tend to ruin fuel efficiency.

Just curious, but can anyone tell me if the Petrol in the US and the Petrol here is more efficient in one way or another.

I think i heard that a while back, but never looked into it.
Actually now i think about it, i think it was on Top Gear i heard that.

Silly man.

You could run your car on WATER!

The US gallon is smaller than the Royal UK gallon. Here is a great article debunking this video. I one starred this thread since it is not true and my debunking article is from May 1.

[link to pesn.com]

safety laws
continue adding weight as crash protection, crumple zones, side bars, etc and the cars get heavier

many countries do not hold our safety standards
and it makes us

"One of the list's surprises: the U.S., which ranks eighth most dangerous"

[link to www.forbes.com]

my 1972 dodge dart gets 30 mpg, weighs 3800#, and is easily repairable with even the most basic mechanic skills

how far we haven't come

dr

None of you watched the video did you?

I can't believe all you lazy SOB's that come on here and contribute to this thread, and it is so obvious that not a one of you have even watched the video that initiated the thread. You are a bunch of lazy worthless bitches. Get a life. The damn video explains all your dumbass questions.

I did.

Watch this one too.

Another problem is that if fuel efficiency suddenly got a lot better, there's a lot less taxes since tax is based on per gallon. Also, oil businesses will lose significant $$$ if we stay with current fuel price. If we get those kind of cars like others, expect fuel price to sky rocket with more taxes...

Nope, don't think they did. The 70+mpg TDIs are 10% more pollutant per gallon, but half as pollutant per mile, when compared to their gasoline counterparts. Roads are (re)built via gasoline taxes, so going all super high fuel efficiency will leave most states broke and unable to maintain the road infrastructure. Or so their myth goes.

I knew the answer and stated it before I watched the video...and I was right.


Fuck the EPA


What now trolls and idiots?

The man in the video had certain facts correct however, the importation issue concerning emissions is more complex than stated.

Foreign vehicles must meet US standards before they are allowed to be imported although you may import vehicles pre 1967 without concerning yourself with safety or emission issues.

Canada and the United States have adopted the same emission standards therefore most Canadian vehicles can be imported into the United States.


Importing Vehicles and Engines into the U.S.
[link to www.epa.gov]

Emission Standards Reference Guide
[link to www.epa.gov]

So, I guess we'll just ignore this debunking of this video?

[link to pesn.com]