58 MPG by 2032

[sd455dan]

EPA

They have been busy this week...

They just fined Gorilla Performance a million dollars and the owner could be facing up to two years in jail.

Was on their site a while back looking for a new exhaust for the Cummins on my 03 but they don't carry exhaust.

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/08/idaho-diesel-tuner-gets-1-million-fine-for-defeating-emissions-devices-owner-faces-jail-time/

 

[Deleted member 371759]

EPA

They have been busy this week...

They just fined Gorilla Performance a million dollars and the owner could be facing up to two years in jail.

Was on their site a while back looking for a new exhaust for the Cummins on my 03 but they don't carry exhaust.

https://www.carscoops.com/2023/08/idaho-diesel-tuner-gets-1-million-fine-for-defeating-emissions-devices-owner-faces-jail-time/

They are hitting the diesel shops hard. Gonna mess around and see a bunch of hillbillies drag their 7.3, LB7, LLY, LBZ out of the woods and build some 700HP coal rollers. I know the demand for pre emission diesels is sky rocketing. I'm so sick of these trash bag politicians. Ship kids to a island and meh no problem, remove your EGR and you can expect a armed raid. Absolute scum.

 

[tradosaurus]

I'll give up mine, when you give up yours.

Seriously, any talk of banning one luxury over another can turn into a slippery slope, pretty quickly.

My comment was a poke at the climate change adherents who want us to eat bugs, drive EV's and ban gas stove while traveling across the planet in private jets that have a carbon footprint in one trip more than your car has in a lifetime.

 

[kyryder]

How many vehicles get 58 mpg now? Will electric vehicles somehow get factored into that. Between this new standard and all the standards on all the home appliances things will get expensive.

Electric vehicles actually run on coal or nuclear power, or a combination of both.

 

[kyryder]

I wasn’t happy to see the Challenger going to be replaced by an electric. It will be fast so I thought it might be OK. Then I saw a video of some idiot designer talking about the “exhaust” on the new EV performance car. He went into all the details. I just wanted to find the guy, slap him around and make him admit that “exhaust” is just making fake noise. It’s an electric car, at least have the guts to leave the fake engine noise out. I lost all respect for them when I saw the video.

Ford has said that future ICE Mustangs will be rev-able from the key fob. As though they aren't noisy enough now, owners will be revving their engine from the kitchen table over coffee. Why?

 

[Deleted member 371759]

Ford has said that future ICE Mustangs will be rev-able from the key fob. As though they aren't noisy enough now, owners will be revving their engine from the kitchen table over coffee. Why?

I suggest you watch Idiocracy. Its not fiction its a prophecy.

 

[davideubanks]

You do know the 'litmus' test as to whether a big truck will run or if they are slugs don't you?

Just look at the speedometer. It it goes to 80, it's a slug truck. If it goes to 100, it's a runner.

Well, after putting in over 20 years with tractor trailers and 80 plus mph, I got news for you, 80,000lb truck running 80 plus is down right dangerous, even on the interstate. Mine will run 87 but you have to calculate stopping distance when some idiot does something stupid in front of you. I am not a fan of limiters in any way but 80 plus is just not ever needed.

 

[Grebber52]

Just think how much fuel would be saved if Big Rigs were limited to 65 mph…. !?

Have another glass of Kool Aid!

 

[Robin Veerman]

After you…

 

[WinterDeere]

Electric vehicles actually run on coal or nuclear power, or a combination of both.

That’s sort of claiming your chainsaw runs on 2-stroke oil alone. Of the 4 Billion megawatt hours of electricity we produce each year, roughly 0.8 billion of that comes from coal, which is even less than the fraction of our electricity coming from renewables.

As to nukes, bring it on! EVs charging overnight will increase off-peak base load, and finally permit us to actually use nukes for a larger fraction if our daytime demand, further diminishing coal. Good.

This has already been hashed out, just a few pages back in this thread:

58 MPG by 2032

When I drive our 2016 CRV, I obtain about 35mpg. When the wife drives, it's around 30mpg. The difference is 10mph. The car is far more efficient at low speed than high. I love leaving my last trip MPG on the screen for her to see when she gets in to drive 😂

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