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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
No. The point of the legislation is to get aggregate average MPG down. If it's cheaper to get that reduction by having some car companies do better and some do worse, then we still get our average MPG down and we do it for cheaper. Win-win.
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I thought the point is to save the planet. Early 80s economy cars were getting 30-40 MPG. Now we have hybrids getting 30 MPG. Whatever the act was meant to do, it didn't, and letting Ford off the hook is defeating the purpose.
AlGore paying for new green power misses the point that the planet is supposed to be dying. We need to reduce coal. similarly, letting Ford keep polluting because other companies are doing better and better doesn't take advantage of the "benefits"* of the legislation. I get what you're saying about still lowering the average, but the goal should be to correct the problem. What part of the goal is met by letting ford ignore the law? Tell Ford to get with it, or close down.
*and I'm not admitting there is any real benefit.
