On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:48:34 -0600,
tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com
(Brent P) wrote:
>In article <1137712540.324823.269180@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, michaelanderson4@sympatico.ca wrote:
>> You'll never see the dollar equivalent in savings and they allow
>> automakers to "cheat" CAFE
>> standards.
>
>CAFE is fundamentally flawed in many ways. It's what led to the explosion
>in SUV sales. Fleet fuel economy would have been better off had the big
>cars been allowed to survive in great numbers.
>
>
>> http://www.physorg.com/printnews.php?newsid=10031
>
>But yes, every calculation dollar wise has been in favor of the conventional
>version of the same vehicle.
>
Also, nobody ever mentions the extra load on the environment by the
batteries. Once they are worn out, they will a) pollute some landfill
or b) need more resources to be recycled properly.
