2016 CAFE rules.

[olegvolk]

Originally published at VolkStudio Blog. You can comment here or there.

I get a distinct impression that USGov is deliberately trying to make cars too expensive for the majority of the population. The so-called “clunker” destruction reduced the availability of inexpensive used vehicles. CAFE rules on fuel efficiency slated for 2016 phase-in would be

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[maineshark]

"First of all, not all electricity is produced by fossil fuels. Depending on where you live, you could be getting most of your power from nuclear or hydroelectric. Secondly, the primary fossil fuel used to generate electricity isn't oil, it's coal. The secondary fossil fuel to produce electricity isn't oil, either, but natural gas. Remember, it's the OIL market that's choking the economy."

Far too much of it is made using oil, for additional load to be irrelevant. Even if oil is the third in line, it's still a huge chunk of the total electric generation, and any change in electric demand will have a huge impact on oil prices.

"... the cost per mile for a Leaf or equivalent EV averages out to three cents, versus about sixteen cents for a modest pickup running on $4/gal gas."

The cost per mile is irrelevant, without knowing what's being transported. Three cents per mile to move one pound would be ridiculously expensive. Three dollars per mile to move a half a million pounds is cheap.

In terms of money split up among cargo moved, an electric car is horrendously expensive to operate.

"If you like your truck, you should be encouraging more electric vehicles so the demand for gas, amd thus the price of gas, will go down."

I don't burn any gas. I couldn't even tell you what current gas prices are, it's been so long since I've had any use for the stuff.