Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 19:12:25 -0400
From: Darryl Wally
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On Sep 3, 2011, at 11:04 AM, Chatham Chatlist wrote:
> From: “Tom Glendinning”
> Subject: Darryl Wally Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #4130
>
> I said nothing about regulation. Fuel mileage has nothing to do with regulation.
> My remembrance of an old Fiat and the condition of the auto industry referred to business and market movements, how we slept while Europe profited.
Exactly. “We slept” and still are fighting every step of the way to avoid competing on a basis of saving energy in vehicles.
Fat cats with money to burn or egos tied to vehicles will always want guzzlers, but I don’t think that is a majority of drivers, and certainly is not in the interest of the country.
As for actually benefiting the country and conserving energy, evidently, Detroit can’t keep up. Hence, force them to do so via regulation.