On 12 Oct 2002 at 4:01, josh wrote: > *How* is the ZEV mandate a fuel economy standard?
The automakers fought to place CAFE (fuel efficiency) under the control of the highly cooperative NHTSA, and get a guarantee of no "interference" in the matter from state control. Then, they made the bizarre and brazen contention that CA's proposed rulemaking controlling CO2 emissions was an attempt to regulate fuel efficiency because -- according to them -- the only way to reduce CO2 emissions is to reduce fuel usage. Of course, it's complete rubbish. Using different fuels, such as hydrogen, natural gas, or electricity (!) in a vehicle will change the vehicle carbon emission profile. Hydrogen, even burned in an ICE, emits ~no~ CO2. None. The automakers are trying to say, in substance, "you can't pass any laws that require us to change anything in our vehicles." The federal justice department has apparently bought this completely specious argument, which just goes to show you how thorougly big business (including GM, DC and Ford) have every government branch -- executive, legislative, and judicial -- under control. As I've said before, corporations are now the de facto government of the US. The fox has tenure as chicken coop guard, and he's licking his chops. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Want to unsubscribe, stop the EV list mail while you're on vacation, or switch to digest mode? See http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA 1991 Solectria Force 144vac 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc 1974 Avco New Idea rider 36vdc = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Thou shalt not send me any thing which says unto thee, "send this to all thou knowest." Neither shalt thou send me any spam, lest I smite thee. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
