tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post1808227769697512544..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Techy Tuesday - About That 54.5 MPG CAFE Standard...SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-59905857462875694382016-08-19T21:22:06.609-04:002016-08-19T21:22:06.609-04:00And just "who" says the measure has to b...And just "who" says the measure has to be a "Fleet Average?" Fuel prices are always going to fluctuate so why not just aim to make targets for classes of vehicles? Am I dense or is it really so difficult? I know, I know, we are talking about bureaucrats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-81474503901908234612016-08-19T21:18:46.325-04:002016-08-19T21:18:46.325-04:00He he, I just commented on another site about the ...He he, I just commented on another site about the image coming to mind about streets in third world countries filled with motor bikes and tuk tuks hauling families and loaded down with "commerce". Yes, the Green weenies would like to send us back to that type of economy but then the law of unintended consequences (to them of course, not you and me!) of all those little motors with no smog controls and all that noise!! That would be paradise to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-38992801525559605692016-08-17T12:42:15.019-04:002016-08-17T12:42:15.019-04:00The EPA falls under the Senior Executive Service (...The EPA falls under the Senior Executive Service (SES). That management can turn a bureaucracy on a dime, if they are told to do so. If Cankles wins the election, they surely would not. On the other hand, Trump...<br /><br />Here's a subtle hint: Anyone who nominates Christine Whitman to head the EPA has no intention of changing the path of that agency.<br /><br />You doubt that the bureaucracy can be turned as quickly as I claim? Well, surely you are correct. After all, we're 7 1/2 years into Obama's presidency, and he hasn't been able to turn even one agency from its prior path. You do get that as sarcasm, do you not? In about 4 months after his inauguration, he turned the DoJ almost 180 degrees, to where they did not even choose to charge those Black armed terrorists at the Philadelphia polling places. But then again, DoJ is largely lawyers, so one would not expect them to know their rights under the civil service system. By the way, that is also sarcasm.Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-22986650143566463052016-08-17T10:36:00.530-04:002016-08-17T10:36:00.530-04:00You cannot under estimate the power of stupidity. ...You cannot under estimate the power of stupidity. If you don't know an anarchist greeny than you haven't seen real stupidity yet. Their goal is not to save the world, that is what they say because it sounds so much better than what they really want. They don't give a damn about global warming, they know it is and always was a scam to gain power and fund the green machine. Their goal is not some kind of efficiency or improving life. Their goal is to make the rest of us suffer, they are unhappy self-centered crazy people who believe some of what they spout but know most of it is simply intended to make the rest of us give up the good life because they are so unhappy with their life. If you argue with one of these nuts sooner or later you will get them to admit that none of their fine ideas will work but it is only fair that we all go down the toilet together. They don't like you, they don't like it that you have nice things and live a good life and they want to "get even" whatever that takes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-41480267404536631872016-08-17T08:42:16.005-04:002016-08-17T08:42:16.005-04:00This could be an excellent "come to Jesus&quo...This could be an excellent "come to Jesus" moment if the auto mfgs have the brains and balls to manage it properly. Lay out why what the fed dot gov wants is not possible, announce that the mfgs will continue to produce vehicles as efficient and safe as technology and practicality allow, the alternative being no cars produced at all. If you want to live in "Cuba North" where all cars are 40+ years old then support the EPA and the government, if you want choice then reign in the EPA, and by extension, the rest of the excessively intrusive and expensive federal government. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-40787856692413174962016-08-16T23:18:24.100-04:002016-08-16T23:18:24.100-04:00Actually,, the government can control the type of...Actually,, the government can control the type of vehicle we purchase. They just haven't issued that mandate ,, yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-77005344932828318782016-08-16T22:24:47.111-04:002016-08-16T22:24:47.111-04:00I think you're exactly right.
To deliver th...I think you're exactly right. <br /><br />To deliver the power it takes to move big things requires power out of the engine: long piston strokes and large pistons, which means large engines. The internal combustion engine has been optimized as a system for a hundred years, and they're not going to suddenly make it 70% more efficient (the difference in CAFE standards from now to 2025). Instead, to reach the new standard the cars will get lighter, with more plastics and thinner metal structures. The shorter way to say that is they'll be less safe. The new standard will cost more lives. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-83303457406017389302016-08-16T22:03:13.857-04:002016-08-16T22:03:13.857-04:00The EPA doesn't give a red rats ass about phys...The EPA doesn't give a red rats ass about physics, chemistry or reality.<br />They pull a number out of their ass and decree that will be the mandated CAFE. The number could be blatantly impossible to achieve but the nimrods at the EPA could not care less. They have spoken and the peons MUST comply.<br />Dannoreply@blogger.com