On one hand, this is positive. Greater gas consumption will result in higher gas prices, motivating people to move to hybrid and electric vehicles sooner than they would with low gas prices.
On the other hand, we'll be altering the planet's climate and destroying species, if not entire ecosystems, at an even faster rate. Also, higher gas prices means more exploration, drilling, and pumping of petroleum through pipelines, resulting in more local environmental devastation.
The net result is pretty terrible for everyone who isn't a childless oil or auto executive nearing retirement.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/03/trump-begins-process-to-roll-back-fuel-economy-goals-automakers-rejoice/
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ReplyDeleteIf hybrid and EV tech can push hard enough and fast enough to make significantly more sense economically than fossil fuel cars before the 2025 deadline, and evidence so far indicates that is likely, then none of this will matter anyway. People will follow the better economic option purely by the nature of the free market.
ReplyDeleteThe last two paragraphs are critical.
ReplyDeleteFor now, however, automakers still have to adhere to California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions and fuel economy standards.
As long as California has the legal authority to impose its own stricter rules, no auto company will want to write off the huge California market.
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