Well Obama took another step yesterday towards controlling what everyone can drive.
The higher mileage and emissions standards set by the Obama administration on Tuesday, which begin to take effect in 2012 and are to be achieved by 2016, will transform the American car and truck fleet.
Transform in this case means destroy.
That means cars and trucks on American roads will have to become smaller, lighter and more efficient.
ie scarier
Eric Fedewa, vice president of global powertrain forecasting for the auto consulting firm CSM Worldwide in Northville, Mich., said the changes will make pickup trucks so much more expensive that they will be used almost exclusively for work.
The lefts plan all along ...
"I think what you'll see is a lot more creativity in interior packaging," Fedewa said. "You'll get more rows of seats where you traditionally had cargo space."
We don't need no stinking storage space ...
And what is the cost going to be for all this?
The Obama administration says the changes mean the average vehicle would cost about $1,300 more, although some private analysts say the increase will be much heftier. The administration says gas savings will make up the difference in about three years.
Bwahahahahahaha and if you beleive that I have a bridge I can sell ya ...
The money shot and what their goal really is ...
And instead of a minivan or SUV, more parents will haul their families in much smaller vehicles with three rows of seats
They are not even hiding their attempts to get rid of SUV's and Trucks anymore.
Oh and don't think that the new rules were being objected by just the Big 3, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and several European companies joined forces to try and get this stopped.
Posted by Quality Weenie at May 20, 2009 08:09 AM | TrackBackI know you've heard this before, but they'll have to pry my SUV out of my cold, dead hands. If I had the money I'd buy a brand new one right now so I know it would last the rest of my life.
That man is insane.
Posted by: Pam at May 20, 2009 09:30 AMSomeone should take that man out already.
Posted by: Rave at May 20, 2009 10:49 AMWe got our SUV after we had a serious accident with our other car. It's about protecting my family...oh wait, I shouldn't have FOUR children! How selfish of me killing the planet with their demands when I should have killed them through abortion! Then the farmers and ranchers wouldn't need such big trucks to do their work to provide food for my kids. Oh, wait...it'll balance out... when folks are killed left and right in these smaller vehicles that don't provide any damn safety...I effin' hate what Obama is doing to this country and the everyday, ordinary people.
I despise and loathe the self-serving egomaniac.
Posted by: Mrs. Who at May 23, 2009 08:19 AM