Comments on: The 54.4 mpg milestone: How will new 2025 CAFE standards affect you?

By: Samvel Aleksanian

Samvel Aleksanian — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:24:33 +0000

I understand your point. But it doesn’t always work with supply and demand. It works by opportunity. They’ll see an opportunity to make more profit…they’ll take it. Simple as that. Maybe I’m being paranoid…but cautiously optimistic is the word.

By: Ron Dalessandro

Ron Dalessandro — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:33:46 +0000

BTW, new car markets like India and China are purchasing more gas and oil products so I do not think gas will go back down in the U.S. If we use less, then other markets still have demands.

By: Ron Dalessandro

Ron Dalessandro — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:32:26 +0000

Yes. This will eventually put a big strain on power/electric companies ability to make power for electric vehicles and will increase the costs to build more power plants. In the long run, I think we will be paying more for cars and more for anything that runs them. I read about solar power being harnessed then saved with old battery packs from the Prius so that a person can have power at night time. This will be an interesting time for the government, power companies,auto manufacturers and consumers.

By: qwertech

qwertech — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:53:50 +0000

I was just wondering about that myself…

By: JPWhite

JPWhite — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:36:11 +0000

How will cafe stds affect me? Very little actually. With our LEAF 75%+ of our family mileage is already electric. When Ford and Mitsubishi bring out phev suv’s this year and next, we should be able to do 90%+ on electric by trading the gas burner we have now.

By: JPWhite

JPWhite — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:29:36 +0000

Reverse your argument and what would happen if autos were less efficient? The price of gas would go down? Of course not, more demand would mean higher prices. That’s how it works. You have it backwards.

By: Royle Hill

Royle Hill — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:47:04 +0000

Not necessarily. As I understand it, part of meeting those CAFE standards will entail building cars that don’t run on petrol at all. As more and more car companies build cars that will go farther and do so with a battery, the need to purchase oil as a fuel source can, and will, diminish.

By: TechGod

TechGod — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:44:23 +0000

Speaking as someone who is infinitely fascinated by new technology, but also concerned about the environment I am glad that the government has stepped in and mandated that auto industry gets its act together and start building cars that are more efficient in all aspects, not just in regards to fuel economy. The new mandates might seem harsh,but its just the right kick in the pants the auto companies need.

By: TonyDovel

TonyDovel — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:19:01 +0000

Sounds like this article was written by the Whitehouse spin room. Better technology – I’m all for that. A government that thinks they can wave a pen any “solve” a problem – I’m all for voting that out!

By: Samvel Aleksanian

Samvel Aleksanian — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:57:40 +0000

seriously, you people are funny. If all cars consume less…all the big oil companies are going to do is increase the price of oil. You’ll end up paying the same amount at the pump. But you’ll be more green I guess in the end right? Just don’t expect to save that much money. If cars consume 50% of what they consume today…expect oil prices to increase by 50%. That’s how it works.