

All lawmakers in Washington aren't behind Obama's proposed CAFE standards








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RE: not even technically possible yet
By lagomorpha on 9/16/2011 5:36:26 PM , Rating: 1
The 10% gain from direct injection was a miracle by itself. You can not get enough energy to get 54mpg from a midsized car from gasoline, there is simply not enough stored chemical energy even if we assume a 100% efficient engine.

By Targon on 9/17/2011 6:17:48 AM , Rating: 2
The big problem is that government expects that technology and improvements come on a linear and steady basis, and that just isn't how the universe works. It isn't about how much effort goes into solving a problem, or money, and ALL politicians are clueless, because they have never had to develop a product themselves.

Now, some advancements are the natural culmination of multiple other advancements, and not pushing for technology and more research across the board will only slow things down. I believe that EVENTUALLY we will see that sort of fuel economy, but pushing for those numbers in such a short period of time is the problem.

Here's an idea, suggest that the government cut pay to government workers by 5 percent each year without reducing the number of employees, because you can do that each year, right, and it is in the name of reducing the cost of government. See if that idea works, and then get back to the American people.

