Obama Taps Consumers for Emission, MPG Standards

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If I choose to drive a truck that gets 20 mpg, I am going to do it. I choose what I want to drive and that is what makes my country great. My state does not regulate emissions like California. I hope they never do because the cost of transportation of goods will hurt our state economy if it happens. I will not buy a plastic vehicle the weight of a paper clip (Smart Car) so I can get crushed and killed by 18 wheelers weighing up to 80,000 Lbs. I have seen in person a head on collision of a Chevy Silverado and an 18 Wheeler. The scene has scarred me for life. The engine from the Silverado dropped in front of my vehicle spinning like a top on the interstate and the smaller truck had just the bed intact with the frame. If it was a smartcar or a hybrid the driver of the semi truck would hardly feel a bump and you wouldn't know what hit you.

Mad Scientist of AR 2:05PM June 09, 2009

Well http://www.forbes.com/2006/01/06/diesels-cars-hybrids-cx_dl_0109feat_ls.html
Read this article, and think for once.
Bring those turbo diesels over from Europe. Requirement fulfilled, instantly. Infrastructure is already in place. The cars have Air Conditioning. They can be built right here in America by Americans.
Electric Cars have problems similar to these:
"Matter Transporters" Like on Star Trek or Burger King commercials.
Jet packs that can fly more than 30 minutes.
Flying cars (Real ones, not nut case one-offs)
Personal Lasers/Particle Beams that can burn through 2" steel plate from 100 yards away, and be the size of a regular handgun.
Afore mentioned Warp Drive.
Honest Politicians/Car Salesmen.
Thin Americans
And finally:
Useful electric cars that can go at least 150 miles between charges, can go from 0 to 60 in under 15 seconds, and have a top speed of at least 75 mph. Oh, and Air conditioning.
Notice my requirement for an electric car are quite modest compared to a regular gas or diesel. It's even quite modest when you compare it to the Flying Car.
Quite impossible at the time.
But maybe in 30 years we will have enough Nuclear Power to support the requirements of a useful electric car.
There is no possible way so called "Renewable Energy" can put even a small dent in the demands of your electric car.
Please go back and check your Math. It does not add up.