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He continues, “It turns out that Carter was right after all. He was right in seeking to raise the fleet auto mileage standard to 48 miles per gallon by 1995. (Even U.S. automakers admitted at the time that they could easily achieve 30 mpg by 1985.) Carter was right in exhorting Americans to turn down their thermostats, even if he did look nerdy in a cardigan while urging us to do so.
Quote from: M Dogg for Obama on July 16, 2008, 12:11:14 PMHe continues, “It turns out that Carter was right after all. He was right in seeking to raise the fleet auto mileage standard to 48 miles per gallon by 1995. (Even U.S. automakers admitted at the time that they could easily achieve 30 mpg by 1985.) Carter was right in exhorting Americans to turn down their thermostats, even if he did look nerdy in a cardigan while urging us to do so.I find this skeptical. Even today, with such high gas prices and high demand for fuel efficient cars, many cars aren't getting 30mpg. So how could they "easily achieve 30mpg" in 1985?
Quote from: Teddy Roosevelt on July 16, 2008, 12:18:16 PMQuote from: M Dogg for Obama on July 16, 2008, 12:11:14 PMHe continues, “It turns out that Carter was right after all. He was right in seeking to raise the fleet auto mileage standard to 48 miles per gallon by 1995. (Even U.S. automakers admitted at the time that they could easily achieve 30 mpg by 1985.) Carter was right in exhorting Americans to turn down their thermostats, even if he did look nerdy in a cardigan while urging us to do so.I find this skeptical. Even today, with such high gas prices and high demand for fuel efficient cars, many cars aren't getting 30mpg. So how could they "easily achieve 30mpg" in 1985?the Japanese did, we could have stole their technology the same way they stole ours with Toyotas being modeled after Chevy.
Quote from: M Dogg for Obama on July 16, 2008, 12:57:24 PMQuote from: Teddy Roosevelt on July 16, 2008, 12:18:16 PMQuote from: M Dogg for Obama on July 16, 2008, 12:11:14 PMHe continues, “It turns out that Carter was right after all. He was right in seeking to raise the fleet auto mileage standard to 48 miles per gallon by 1995. (Even U.S. automakers admitted at the time that they could easily achieve 30 mpg by 1985.) Carter was right in exhorting Americans to turn down their thermostats, even if he did look nerdy in a cardigan while urging us to do so.I find this skeptical. Even today, with such high gas prices and high demand for fuel efficient cars, many cars aren't getting 30mpg. So how could they "easily achieve 30mpg" in 1985?the Japanese did, we could have stole their technology the same way they stole ours with Toyotas being modeled after Chevy.What Japanese cars got 30mpg in 1985?