[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

EnvironMENTAL Nanny State PING!

[laweeks]

If these rules and regulations are so helpful to the industry, wouldn’t such advancements come into the marketplace on their own?

Exactly . . . when did governmental eggheads ever come up with a profitable idea . . . ever.

I thought Squeaker of the House Boner was going to reign in on these asshats . . . and the NPR . . . and the Planned Predator tax money . . . (crickets}

[Rudder]

Recession, Depression...whatever. You just can’t spend too much money to save the planet.

[dennisw]

Nuke the EPA. Tell all the parasites they are fired and they just got their last Federale (welfare) check. Then bulldoze every EPA building.

[Erik Latranyi]

The trucking industry has been chasing better fuel economy for decades. A fraction of 1 mpg is a massive improvement for a Class 8 truck and a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

[joelt]

They will get the mileage increase by lowering the weight. that will mean more trucker jobs to haul the same amount of freight,,,,,,more union jobs,,,,,,

[twistedwrench]

We used to have good fuel mileage until the engines
had to meet ever increasing emissions standards.

The 20% increase their wanting, we lost, starting in 2004.

I stay pretty busy tuning engines, especially at $4.00 gal. for diesel.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Does Obastard think that drivers and owners haven’t been asking for engines that get better mileage? Does he not understand the physics of moving an 80,000 truck down the road? Why not just declare that the mileage of large trucks to be 20 mpg? Why not just make it 500 mpg?

[The Great RJ]

To meet the standard look for manufacturers to reduce engine power and/or load capacity while raising the price of trucks. That means more trucks will be needed to carry the same amount of cargo. This is the same kind of environmental malarkey that gave us ethanol in our gasoline that reduces mileage and increases oil consumption.

[libertarian27]

Guess we can all just turn off our engines when going down hill - coasting silent saves fuel *major sarc*

[tutstar]

Trucking is already taking a hit because people aren’t buying as much. The EPA needs to be dismantled.

[tutstar]

Gnip

[CSM]

“President Obama and the EPA promise the upfront costs will more than pay for themselves after a year or two,..”

Which is it? 1 year or 2 years to TARR the investment? The gov’t drones don’t really care or they would be able to answer that question, instead it is once again all about control and only control.