Comments on: Dems do in fact wimp out on CAFE for now http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/02/dems-do-in-fact-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:28:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/02/dems-do-in-fact-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now/#comment-4887 John Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:58:48 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/08/02/dems-do-in-fact-wimp-out-on-cafe-for-now/#comment-4887 The irony here is that Dingel, operating at the behest of his beloved Detroit trio, has damned them to irrelevance in the market. This year, for the first time, foreign car manufacturers outsold American car manufacturers here in Amerca. The fact that American car companies were busy manufacturing the best 20th century muscle cars, instead of efficient 21st century cars contributed to their demise. A 35 mpg CAFE standard was a farce to begin with -- abandoning it is irresponsible The irony here is that Dingel, operating at the behest of his beloved Detroit trio, has damned them to irrelevance in the market. This year, for the first time, foreign car manufacturers outsold American car manufacturers here in Amerca.

The fact that American car companies were busy manufacturing the best 20th century muscle cars, instead of efficient 21st century cars contributed to their demise.

A 35 mpg CAFE standard was a farce to begin with — abandoning it is irresponsible

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