naviathan Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Anyone read this? http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/26/obama-issue-memoranda-expected-far-reaching-effect-auto-industry/ Seems the already ailing auto industry is about to become further in the hole. Why make things more difficult on the American auto industry when they are barely keeping afloat as is? Someone help me understand this mess I'm inadvertantly paying for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZeee Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 From what I understand these standards were initiated by the last administration. The current one is just implementing actionability of enforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 The previous administration just required a plan of action to increase fuel mileage and build a better vehicle to compete in the world market today. This sets a time line and solid standards on them from what I can tell. The other part that kills me is the push for California's seperate standard which would require the auto manufacturers to build a more complex emissions system for Cali than any other state. Granted cali has always been "special" with the auto industry, but now allowing them go above and beyond federal standards is too much. Might as well just stop selling anything but hybrid/electric cars to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B00STDZ Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Always remember, there are loop holes to everything. There will be one for this plan of action probably as well. That being said I'm not worried about it, I dont think kentucky is going to do anything about emissions anytime soon... too many big diesels with muddin tyres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 I'm not so much concerned with local governments wanting to increase emissions standards as much as I am an overzealous federal government pushing California like emissions on the states. Granted the article says there are no plans to expand California's standards, I don't see it being an unreasonable possability from this administration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Heard that on the news today, good God, some gonna have to pay for it........ Good time to be poor! Here is 20 billion,,,, Oh and btw, you need to spend more money on stuff americans really don't like,, Just dose not jive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Doesn't apply to my Z so doesn't effect me much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 The law requires that by 2020, new cars and trucks meet a standard of 35 miles per gallon, a 40 percent increase over the status quo. Good luck with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 Doesn't apply to my Z so doesn't effect me much Yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montezuma Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Yet... Great point....our cars will be tagets unless we get classic plates on them which would make them unavailable for daily driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 If I read correctly. this is addressed directly to the auto companies, not the consumers. But I could see how it can be "revised" for our hinderance . Edit: found this screening through digg.com I think its a different article on the same thing. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/us/politics/26calif.html?ex=1390626000&en=b4472ff8adfc391a&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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