Reply #8: It's a step in the right direction, but, like everything else they do, it doesn't [View All]

[salguine]

go nearly as far as it could or should. The Chinese are making cars that get 50 miles to the gallon. The CHINESE, for chrissake. Maybe a better idea would be to provide some kind of incentive/reward to any US automakers that can produce a car that gets 50 mpg or more, and have it ready to go into production, within 12 months. It's like the moon launch—at one time, we were at our best when presented with a "bet-you-can't" challenge.