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Originally Posted by Ming
and from some Democrats, who say it isn't tough enough.
If the government forced car makers to hit a 35 mpg standard by 2015, according to calculations by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the U.S. would save an additional 300,000 barrels of oil a day in 2020. By comparison, the offshore areas currently subject to a federal drilling ban would produce about 220,000 barrels a day at peak production in 2025, according to the Energy Information Administration, an independent forecaster.
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Ever wonder what goes through the minds of some of our legislators? I imagine it's a little something like this:
Even though I'm not an engineer or a designer, and have no idea what's realistic, it's still my duty to make a rukus and get reelected, so I should propose significantly more stringent CAFE regulation. If it will save that much money and fuel at 35mpg, why not make it 40mpg, or 50mpg? Who's with me? While we're at it, let's make cars safer, with more electronic monitoring systems since people can't check their own tire pressure.