Honda to stop making hybrid Accord

[onedomino]

40mpg does not seem very good for such a small car:

Will America Accept The Micro Car Option?
Are People Ready To Trade Interior Space For Better Gas Mileage?

Complete article: http://news.originalsignal.com/article/354289/will-america-accept-the-micro-car-option.html

(CBS) When it comes to better gas mileage, size matters. The "ForTwo" is the latest "micro-car" to try to fill the need for improved fuel efficiency, reports CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason.

"Americans have never been more ready for this car — right car, right place at the right time," said Dave Schembri of Smart USA.

It saves gas by averaging 40 miles per gallon, almost double fuel efficiency standards. And the sleek compact, set to hit U.S. streets next January, is half the weight of average cars.

 

[red states rule]

40mpg does not seem very good for such a small car:

Looks like a golf cart with bucket seats

 

[onedomino]

Looks like a golf cart with bucket seats

That's right. And the 40mpg is hardly better than a much larger Honda Civic. I think that such a small car would have to deliver 60mpg+ to be viable in the market.

 

[red states rule]

That's right. And the 40mpg is hardly better than a much larger Honda Civic. I think that such a small car would have to deliver 60mpg+ to be viable in the market.

Your chances of living in a bad crash is small in those tiny things

 

[red states rule]

If we all do not start driving tiny golf carts with bucket seats, the world will come to an end - per the Al Gore belivers

 

[BaronVonBigmeat]

The supreme irony of course is that there are lots of liberals who would love to have compact electric cars, but they aren't available. Why?

Because of our asinine safety laws, which they also championed. You aren't even allowed to do the sensible thing and sign a waiver saying "yeah I know it hasn't gone through the rigorous federal crash tests and doesn't have airbags, gimme one anyway". It takes gazillions of dollars just to run through the test and associated red tape. You could design a car with a padded 12 point roll cage, but it's not legal until you get through all the testing. Tesla motors would already be selling their electric sports car by now, but they're still getting ready for the testing.

So, if you want to get super MPG, your're left with driving a scooter, which is far more dangerous than any electric car, simply because it has 2 wheels. At least an untested toy car won't fall over and leave you with road rash when you hit an oil slick or loose gravel. You're also left exposed to the elements, so you'll show up to work alternately sweaty, freezing, or drenched.

Well actually now that I think of it, you can have a three-wheeled enclosed vehicle and it's considered a motorcycle. Add a fourth wheel and it's suddenly a car, even if everything else is the same. Makes perfect sense.

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[red states rule]

The supreme irony of course is that there are lots of liberals who would love to have compact electric cars, but they aren't available. Why?

Because of our asinine safety laws, which they also championed. You aren't even allowed to do the sensible thing and sign a waiver saying "yeah I know it hasn't gone through the rigorous federal crash tests and doesn't have airbags, gimme one anyway". It takes gazillions of dollars just to run through the test and associated red tape. You could design a car with a padded 12 point roll cage, but it's not legal until you get through all the testing. Tesla motors would already be selling their electric sports car by now, but they're still getting ready for the testing.

So, if you want to get super MPG, your're left with driving a scooter, which is far more dangerous than any electric car, simply because it has 2 wheels. At least an untested toy car won't fall over and leave you with road rash when you hit an oil slick or loose gravel. You're also left exposed to the elements, so you'll show up to work alternately sweaty, freezing, or drenched.

Well actually now that I think of it, you can have a three-wheeled enclosed vehicle and it's considered a motorcycle. Add a fourth wheel and it's suddenly a car, even if everything else is the same. Makes perfect sense.

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The answer is more like they suck as a mode of transportation

 

[JeffWartman]

You are always in a foul mood - it is hard to tell you from the usual angry tree hugger crowd

No...I just think the Echo is a car only fags would drive. It's a gay-looking car. Not fit for a real man.

 

[onedomino]

No...I just think the Echo is a car only fags would drive. It's a gay-looking car. Not fit for a real man.

The Toyota Echo won the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Dependability Award for sub compact cars. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/08/jdpowerwinners/source/1.htm. And there is nothing wrong with the way it looks:

What do you drive Wart?

 

[JeffWartman]

The Toyota Echo won the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Dependability Award for sub compact cars. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/08/jdpowerwinners/source/1.htm. And there is nothing wrong with the way it looks:

What do you drive Wart?

Oh I'm sure its a nice car. I never said it wasn't.

What I said is that it's a gay looking car...and it is.

"sub-compact car"

 

[red states rule]

The Toyota Echo won the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Dependability Award for sub compact cars. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/08/jdpowerwinners/source/1.htm. And there is nothing wrong with the way it looks:

What do you drive Wart?

and Consumer Reports gave it their Best Buy rating for several years in a row

 

[BaronVonBigmeat]

The answer is more like they suck as a mode of transportation

For most people, yes. For a few people, no. That doesn't explain why the federal government makes them illegal while allowing 3-wheelers and scooters. If someone wants to spend their own money on them, they should be able to drive them.

 

[red states rule]

For most people, yes. For a few people, no. That doesn't explain why the federal government makes them illegal while allowing 3-wheelers and scooters. If someone wants to spend their own money on them, they should be able to drive them.

Not on the freeway if they can't maintain the minimum speed

 

[Shattered]

Not on the freeway if they can't maintain the minimum speed

Old people, and soccer moms can't maintain the minimum speed on the freeway - they let them on.

 

[red states rule]

Old people, and soccer moms can't maintain the minimum speed on the freeway - they let them on.

In some states they can be ticketed for not maintaining a minimum speed

 

[Shattered]

In some states they can be ticketed for not maintaining a minimum speed

Obviously Wisconsin isn't one of those states.

Painball guns, however, ARE legal, tho I don't think pelting strangers in barely moving vehicles is. If I thought I could get away with a drive-by pelting of paint, I sure as hell would.

 

[red states rule]

Obviously Wisconsin isn't one of those states.

Painball guns, however, ARE legal, tho I don't think pelting strangers in barely moving vehicles is. If I thought I could get away with a drive-by pelting of paint, I sure as hell would.

I have seen minimum speed signs on the PA Turnpike

 

[Shattered]

I have seen minimum speed signs on the PA Turnpike

We have minimum speed signs, too.. That doesn't mean you're going to get pulled over and ticketed.

 

[red states rule]

We have minimum speed signs, too.. That doesn't mean you're going to get pulled over and ticketed.

The amount of money the states can make off the fines, I would be surprised if they did not

 

[BaronVonBigmeat]

Not on the freeway if they can't maintain the minimum speed

Of course. They would be fine for 35~45 city/suburban streets, and not freeways (unless maybe they have lithium batterie$ ).

My main point was the eco-liberals inability to buy cars they want, because of safety legislation they themselves supported. Surely you of all people can appreciate the delicious irony, no?