http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/02/14/auto/?rsssource=1 Craptastic. I for one hope the states lose their lawsuit against the EPA. One federal standard would be much better for all of us I think. This law would also be the end of DIY engine modding. Comments?
pretty sure I can drive my current car at ~25mpg for an awful long time before it would be cheaper for me to buy one that gets 30-35.
It looks like this legislation only deals with new vehicle to be sold, at least what I read there. It makes no mention of reverting to old system of testing every car every year. As tight a pawlenty seems to be I can't imagine freeing up the millions of dollars it would take to open all the testing stations and hire all the workers to run them. He would likely veto a new tax to fund this, and existing programs are almost impossible to cut.
I think it's a great idea. How can reducing our carbon foot print and lessening our dependency on foreign oil be bad? The title is also wrong. It says nothing about testing, only forcing auto manufactures to higher standards on new cars (by 2016).
