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WASHINGTON -- A Bush administration proposal to boost fuel efficiency of automobiles to 31.5 miles per gallon by 2015 is raising hackles on two sides: from car makers, who say it is too tough, and from some Democrats, who say it isn't tough enough.
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And naturally it easy to say the law isn't tough enough when you know full well you wont be spending one penny to assist any of the manufacturers meet the law you want to impose.
People maybe moving to public transit and more efficent cars because of higher gas prices, but at the same time as prices fall again we will again reach price points where it becomes more beneficial to drive every where as opposed to taking a bus or train. The shorter the drive or the longer the commute by public transit the quicker people will turn back to driving all the time, hopefully just in the more efficent vehicles.
By the time I can walk to the bus stop to get a bus I would have driven about 3/4 of the way to work, I will use public transit to go downtown for concerts if the timing is good as it is free parking at the park n ride and 2 return tickets on the train is less than the parking down town and obviously less gas used.
As to GM being conservative, getting a few thousand Volts sold, on the road, being seen, especially on the coasts, will bring lots of warm and fuzzies, even more so if it meets/exceeds expectations. Just the announcement of the Volt has given GM lots of free "green" press.