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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is set to announce new regulations that would force the average gas mileage of new cars and trucks to nearly double in the next 13 years.
The rules, first proposed last year, would require new cars and trucks to average 54.5 miles per gallon in combined city and highway driving by 2025, up from 28.6 mpg at the end of 2011. Administration officials revealed details of the rule on condition of anonymity ahead of an announcement expected Tuesday.
Obama announced last year he had reached a deal with automakers to raise fuel-efficiency standards, saving drivers money at the pump and dramatically cutting heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes.
The changes will raise new car prices, but the government says that will be offset by savings at the pump
by 2025 he wants new cars to have 55+ mpg
Can you image the price/look of cars? I thought cars were becoming hideous enough with the terrible fashion trends Auto makers are following.
Like the front end on the new mazda 3, wtf is that shyt
inb4 cat in the hat movie, where everyone drove hybrid ford focus's
Maybe well see a 4 banger corvette, lul
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08-28-2012, 02:17 PM #1Registered User
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Goodbye Automotive Industry(obama of peace)
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08-28-2012, 02:17 PM #2
So whaaat. New 3 series 37 mpg.. Why American cars failin?...
Cmon now
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08-28-2012, 02:20 PM #3Registered User
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just get a bike if you don't have family to taxi around, 110 mpg
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08-28-2012, 02:22 PM #4Registered User
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Bull****, are you joking? Is there actually a limit in the US on 28.6mpg? How the **** do you guys build supercars?
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08-28-2012, 02:23 PM #5Yea I'm Different
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08-28-2012, 02:23 PM #6Registered User
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37 is not 54...Originally Posted by SwollenInOC
Car would not pass. And I hate american cars lol, bmw fan.Eats tuna with hands to seem like I fingered a girl crew
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08-28-2012, 02:24 PM #7Unregistered User
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I'm not much of a fan of anything built after the late 70's/early 80's anyways so this don't bother me.
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08-28-2012, 02:25 PM #837 is now .. 2025 is a long time from now...Originally Posted by ChikN10der
over 10 years to develop vehicles that will hit that quota? look @ fisker and tesla.. 54 MPG already done in prius.. why will it be so hard 10+ fking years from now? .. da fk
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08-28-2012, 02:26 PM #9Registered User
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supercars? plz we have a massive debt to worry aboutOriginally Posted by MiKey4
so were gonna work on it by setting ridiculously high prices/standards for regular cars, then give out tax credit to those who buy $40k hybrids.
ok, fisker, $100k, good luck with thatOriginally Posted by SwollenInOC
and prius, uh, read op, i didnt say it couldnt be done, I said cars will be hideos. Like the prius.Eats tuna with hands to seem like I fingered a girl crew
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08-28-2012, 02:27 PM #10Registered User
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good for Obama srs
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08-28-2012, 02:28 PM #11Registered User
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it's 33 and it has a 4 bangerOriginally Posted by SwollenInOC
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08-28-2012, 02:29 PM #12AKA Joseph Brony
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08-28-2012, 02:29 PM #13Om-nom-nom-nom'ing
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seems like a good thing to me. granted forcing industries isn't a good thing, but our populace is pretty stupid...
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08-28-2012, 02:30 PM #14Banned
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about time... great job Obama (srs)
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08-28-2012, 02:33 PM #15Banned
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MPG has been capped since the 1980-90's. Way to milk non-renewable resources and come out as the 'hero' when it's too fcken late for gas prices to go down. Shady ass politicians. All part of the plan.
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08-28-2012, 02:33 PM #16Làidir Cathach!
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You're shortsighted.Originally Posted by yelojackt
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08-28-2012, 02:33 PM #17Registered Operator
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"Hey Mr. Toyoda, we have figured out a way to make a car that gets 70 mpg. We will win every automotive award and completely sweep the market"Originally Posted by yelojackt
"Nahh.... scrap it"
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08-28-2012, 02:34 PM #18Banned
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Hideos....Originally Posted by ChikN10der
You care more about how the car looks than about the huge benefit of relying less on fossil fuels? lol troll.
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08-28-2012, 02:34 PM #19Registered User
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54.5 mpg by 2025. OP is a dumbass and doesn't understand technology progresses.
Corvette gets almost 30mpg highway btw.
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08-28-2012, 02:34 PM #20Banned
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Yeah, no, that's not how it worksOriginally Posted by 2swole2walk
goodnight sweet automotive industry
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08-28-2012, 02:34 PM #21Live Laugh Love
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good.
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08-28-2012, 02:35 PM #22Làidir Cathach!
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Location: CaliforniaOriginally Posted by 2swole2walk
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08-28-2012, 02:35 PM #23Exactly my point. OP what do for living?Originally Posted by Valeros
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08-28-2012, 02:35 PM #24Go Gata
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Smart move in the long run. Force automakers to innovate. And it isn't like car prices are already on the rise to inflation. Read while ago that Nissan raised the price of their cheapest Versa past 10k. First time in forever that there is no sub 10k car in America.
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08-28-2012, 02:35 PM #25Banned
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the standards we have right now are actually weak imo
not 'goodnight sweet automobile industry' so much as 'goodnight sweet Suburbans'.
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08-28-2012, 02:35 PM #26Viking Brah
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Politics. how do they workOriginally Posted by chevy72blu
my car gets a 1/4 mile to the gallon. feelsbadman.survived an 800k mod neg
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Get rid of requiring bike licenses and see how many people start buying them
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08-28-2012, 02:37 PM #28ChestHairBrah
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..."by 2025"...
Plenty of time for technology to advance even further. I think this is a good decision by Obama's administration.Liverpool F.C.
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08-28-2012, 02:37 PM #29Everybody loves me
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It's 33 highway.... Obama wants 54.5 COMBINED. That would be 60-70mpg highway with ~45 in city.Originally Posted by SwollenInOC
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i approve of this, if anything it'll just force the automakers to improve their technology. itll save money and mother nature. although i doubt it will go through, too many gasoline greedy americans!
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