>>> Read all about it, here:
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>>> Don't worry, the US will ban it. They do not want to sell less oil. >>>
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>> What on earth makes you think that? Zero consumption vehicles, like
>> bicycles, are popular and encouraged in the US. I have owned several >> myself
>> over nearly half a century and have never encountered a "not enough oil" >> goon squad.
>>
>> The consumption would not be an issue, but crash-worthiness and emissions
>> are showstoppers. ZEV and P-ZEV vehicles are in great demand by >> regulators,
>> especially in California, but AFAIK diesels are still not available in
>> passenger cars there because of the emissions. The safety info in the
>> referenced article is not encouraging either; side impact standards
>> (mandatory in the US) appear to be lacking: "as safe as a GT sports car
>> registered for racing". That's damning with faint praise; if they could >> say
>> it met US safety standards they certainly would have said so. Fuel >> economy
>> really doesn't matter to grieving families.
>>
>> Mike
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> Fuck safety, Drive right and you won't need it. Safety is just a
> protection scheme invented by the American car companies to keep out the
> competition. They WILL NOT make fuel efficient vehicles. Hybrids should
> get over 100mpg by rights. Americans don't make a single car that gets
> 50mpg. Europe makes several, every car company makes 2 or 3 that get 50
> to 80mpg. Diesel hybrids get 120 to 150mpg. The US will avoid these.
> Give me a choice, my motorcycle don't have air bags, seat belts or crash
> test and works just fine. I want a car WITHOUT seat belts and air bags.
> I want to choose my safety devices, I don't want you to. We don't need
> forced communist compliance at all.
>
>
Interesting thread for a Honda site, like who cares.