CARB has just passed sweeping new changes to their motor vehicle emissions regulations. This is going to be hard for many people to swallow… http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/27/national/a112411S80.DTL

“New Emissions Rules Will Kill Cars as We Know Them…” We can only hope.

When Chrysler introduced 4-wheel hydraulic brakes on lower-priced cars, the mfrs that did not have this technology predicted gloom and doom because those Chryslers “would stop too fast”. When seatbelt use was mandated in many states, some folks refused to use them because “thousands of people will …

Other than the obvious question about what happens if the public ain’t buyin’ in the ratio they desire I would take any stats quoted by the director of that board with a large grain of salt

Take a fuel efficient economy gasoline car that gets 35 mpg, equip it with a two gallon gas tank, and then make it a requirement that you can only fill the gas tank up once each day. That’s roughly equivalent to a all electric car available today. And people are wondering why electric cars have ne…

I’m willing to bet that, in some areas, it’s actually safer to breath the exhaust fumes from a brand new vehicle than the air the engine is sucking in. also:

If I read some of the more optimistic comments correctly, from VDC and the like, I agree there is no reason these mandates could not be met with ease. The technology has been with us for years. Getting rid of cars as we know them can be a really good thing. Electrics are capable of nearl phenomenal …

Degosa, No argument from me that a electric motor in comparison to a gas engine is a far superior propulsion devise. But the problem has been and still is battery energy storage (vehicle range), charging time, and the fact that everybody does not live in a house, with a driveway and garage to set …

The lack of appropriate battery technology is largely overblown as is the problem of the lack of infrastructure. It is guided by a faith that techno development is driven by markets and limited only by the laws of nature. As with many of the “faiths” we live by it is a half truth at best. But, he…

I am vary thankful for all the good CARB has done in making the air we breath cleaner. and also for setting the goals high to push new technology along. I am just pointing out the obstacles that need to be overcome.

New Emissions Rules Will Kill Cars as We Know Them

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FoDaddy January 28, 2012, 8:47am 12

It appears that this really only effects states that follow CARB mandates. Glad I don’t live in one.

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