Loud Pedal Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 ZoiksI wish I could mothball some of the latest muscle and pony cars coming out. Will be quite the rare item someday I suspect. 'Course most of us will probably be worm food by the time that day comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert and Elizabeth Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I think demand will keep the muscle car alive IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Pedal Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 I think demand will keep the muscle car alive IMHO.Demand won't matter if the Fed's won't sell you a plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXAZC6 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 ZoiksI wish I could mothball some of the latest muscle and pony cars coming out. Will be quite the rare item someday I suspect. 'Course most of us will probably be worm food by the time that day comes.Bah, I think it is all hype and the reporters that write the stories probably drive SUV's. If you wanted to raise domestic mpg instantly to 30 mpg, just cut production size of heavy trucks in half and presto. We are already at 30 mpg probably. Then, there are probably going to still be the loopholes left open for 'work trucks' like all the H2's you see running around town. If it is over 6k lbs and used for business purposes, it is (or at least was) not counted and you actually got a pretty hefty tax break when you bought it.I think it is a step in the right direction anyway as the technology is there to make it happen AND keep most if not all of the HP numbers that performance enthusiasts want. Let's use the beloved corvette for example. Before adding some go fast parts, I was getting 22-23 mpg (overall) with a 400 hp motor. Add something like Honda's variable valve timing and you get something heavier and more complex but you also get better mpg. Technology is an amazing thing there just sometimes needs to be an incentive for it to evolve. That is what will happen here and I think when it does you will see less big family trucksters and the same number of sports cars. Plus, I already got my so why worry about the sky falling, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadC Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I feel the US is one " Oil Embargo" away from spurring the Electric Car reveloution. The tech and science are there. Only the infrastructior and demand is missing. my 2 cts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sidewinder Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 The mid-east can supply the U.S. with 5 to 10 TIMES more petroleum a day but our refineries can't handle it. Dave is right though, no plate no drive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Are trucks even included in CAFE at this time? Are they going to be in the upcoming legislation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 They single out Vettes in that article, but Vettes aren't even the culprit here. On the way home from Laughlin (mostly alone), I got almost 30 mpg. How is it that the Vette is being singled out.Now that is hypocrocy IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Pedal Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 I feel the US is one " Oil Embargo" away from spurring the Electric Car reveloution. The tech and science are there. Only the infrastructior and demand is missing. my 2 ctsOh, and a place for millions of spent batteries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadC Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I feel the US is one " Oil Embargo" away from spurring the Electric Car reveloution. The tech and science are there. Only the infrastructior and demand is missing. my 2 ctsOh, and a place for millions of spent batteries... ok true... after so many Charge/discharge cycles they are not up to snuff.loot at this http://www.nanitenews.com/Research/Nanowir...isting_ones.asp it uses nanotubes to align the fibers in a neat pattern (instead of jumbled together) that is more efficent and can hold more power for the same voulme by a factor of 10. so the car batterys could last 30 years instead of 3 years. Im just saying that the USA gets a good "scare" (real or imagined) and teh electric car revelitoun will explode. ..now where is my spell checker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c7speed Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 GM will balance production. The next corvette could be a hybrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 7 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 GM will balance production. The next corvette could be a hybrid.That's a good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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