[dubyagee]

Will this include Limousines, do ya think?

[MEGoody]

"car manufacturers should notify all the car dealers in California that they will be out of business on the day the state's new fuel efficiency standards go into effect."

I like this guy's thinking!

[rdb3]

Help me out here.

Why does any sane person remain in California? I don't mean to impugn the state itself, but, the policies that Californians must live with are insane!

I'd think that people would be leaving there in droves, but I guess not.

[Destructor]

"In recent years, it has been the greenies, environmental groups, anti-globalists and Californians who think that government laws can force General Motors et al to finally release these secret fuel-efficient technologies."

"It was cockamamie nonsense in 1952 and it remains just as harebrained today."

That's right! Big Oil is heavily invested in research and development for alternative fuel sources. Big Oil would have little to lose by switching to another fuel source, or a more efficent technology.

[Jhoffa_]

Never happen, Cali is like 40% of the market..

No one is going to put that up for grabs. Nice theory though.

PS: Wonder what's going to make up the shortfall from all the lost fuel tax revenue?

[HighWheeler]

Instead, car manufacturers should notify all the car dealers in California that they will be out of business on the day the state's new fuel efficiency standards go into effect.

I thought that the cigarette companies should have done the same thing when Florida was the first to blame cigarettes for excess state expense and sued the mfgrs. Can you imagine what screaming would go on if the cigarette mfgrs simply stopped selling in Florida?

[wattsmag2]

Gray D. Antionutte says, "Let them drive Kia's."

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Will it include 18 wheelers?

[TC Rider]

Instead, car manufacturers should notify all the car dealers in California that they will be out of business on the day the state's new fuel efficiency standards go into effect.

I always said that this should have been the response of the tobacco companies.

I wish the auto companies would really do this. California's pollution would then go UP. Since the fleet of cars in CA would continue to age and pollute more.

Worse yet, maybe they didn't include scooters. With a lack of cars, zillions of kids would start buying scooters as their first car. Then LA could have an atmosphere like Bankok or Rome or Paris or..

[1Old Pro]

Californians are strutting about congratulating themselves for their new state law requiring higher automobile fuel efficiency.

Let's hope it requires 50mpg and goes into effect immediately.

[CJinVA]

Ford is coming out with a 4.6 liter V-6 diesel to put in the F-150 and Explorer. 2003 for the F-150, and 2004 for the Explorer. My F-250 diesel don't have or need a cat.