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| Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 17:45:31 -0700 (PDT) | |
Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier 39 Churchill Drive, Elverson Pa 19520 610.525.8949 Save these dates: September 12th & 13th 100 Motorcars of Radnor Hunt fantastic 2 day event ......www.radnorconcours.org ........ _________________________________________ September the 27th Garden State Ferrari Fall Festival __________________________________________ And of course, go to: ................www.PhilvilleUSA.com
--- Begin Message ---We live in the country that took the internal combustion engine and squeezed more profit from it than one could count, measure or even weigh...finally the industry sees the need fot survival and incentive looms large do it or die....I am betting that we have the big SUV's when the dust stops flying and the smart guys get to work..what say you ROL? ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Cook <stevec [at] cheatcodes.com> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:22 pm Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Say goodbye to your SUV's : BO just made them extinct To: Phil Tegtmeier <philville [at] dejazzd.com> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> > Wow - nothing says "f-you!" like handing car companies billions > in one > fist and f''ing them with the other! > > -steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick [mailto:Forza355 [at] verizon.net] > Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5:03 PM > To: scook [at] gear21.com > Cc: The FerrariList > Subject: [Ferrari] Say goodbye to your SUV's : BO just made them > extinct > No dout banning 7 series BMW's and large Benz & > lexus imports is next. > Coffin cars with 2 stroke Brings & Stratton engines are > coming your way > in 4 years.Imagine what penalties we criminals that drive gas guzzling > sports cars will face under the BO gestapo soon. > > > http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090519/D989J3F00.html > > DETROIT (AP) - Some soccer moms will have to give up hulking SUVs. > Carpenters will still haul materials around in pickup trucks, > but they > will cost more. Nearly everybody else will drive smaller cars, > and more > of them will run on electricity. The higher mileage and emissions > standards set by the Obama administration on Tuesday, which > begin to > take effect in 2012 and are to be achieved by 2016, will > transform the > American car and truck fleet. > The new rules would bring new cars and trucks sold in the United > Statesto an average of 35.5 miles per gallon, about 10 mpg more > than today's > standards. Passenger cars will be required to get 39 mpg, light trucks > 30 mpg. > > That means cars and trucks on American roads will have to become > smaller, lighter and more efficient. > > Eric Fedewa, vice president of global powertrain forecasting for the > auto consulting firm CSM Worldwide in Northville, Mich., said the > changes will make pickup trucks so much more expensive that they > will be > used almost exclusively for work. > > And instead of a minivan or SUV, more parents will haul their families > in much smaller vehicles with three rows of seats - something > more like > the Mazda 5 small van, he said. The Mazda 5 gets about 28 mpg on the > highway. > > "I think what you'll see is a lot more creativity in interior > packaging," Fedewa said. "You'll get more rows of seats where you > traditionally had cargo space." > > Already on Tuesday, some drivers were skeptical. Dixie Bishop, > who runs > a plumbing business in San Antonio that uses vans, worries the new > requirements will drive up her costs at a time when customers are > cutting back on repairs. > > "Are they going to take my horsepower down?" she asked. "I have > to be > able to carry old water heaters and toilets. It's not beneficial > for me > to haul one water heater at a time. We need the power to pull these > heavy items." > > The changes will start with smaller cars and trucks, and > improvements to > the internal combustion engine, Fedewa said. Automakers also already > working on new technology, including direct fuel injection and high > compression of the air-fuel mixture, that will make cars and > trucks more > efficient. > > Car companies are rewiring vehicles so components such as air > conditioners and power steering pumps are powered by electricity > ratherthan by the engine, saving fuel. > > And they're developing computer-controlled transmissions with > six or > more gears, adding efficiency, and rolling out more gas-electric > hybrids- among the few cars sold today that meet the 2016 > standards. > > Of course, developing the technology will cost money - billions of > dollars - and automakers will pass that on to their customers. > > The Obama administration says the changes mean the average > vehicle would > cost about $1,300 more, although some private analysts say the > increasewill be much heftier. The administration says gas > savings will make up > the difference in about three years. > > Automakers have said they need stable, relatively high gasoline prices > to create a market for electric vehicles. General Motors fears rolling > out its rechargeable Chevrolet Volt next year with gas at $2 per > gallon. > > American consumers have already shown their car-buying habits > can change > rapidly depending on gas prices. When fuel cost $4 a gallon last > summer,people flocked to smaller cars. Gas is much cheaper now, > and sales of > hybrids have plummeted. > > "The U.S. consumer has consistently chosen performance over fuel > economygiven the relatively low cost of fuel," David Leiker, > senior automotive > analyst for Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee, wrote in a note to > investors. > > The Volt is designed to run 40 miles on battery power when it is fully > charged. After that, a small internal combustion engine kicks in to > generate electricity and keep the car going. Other automakers are > working on similar systems. > > But the Volt is expected to sell for $35,000 to $40,000, and > buyers may > be unwilling to pay that much for a sedan, even if tax credits > help ease > the burden, unless gas prices soar. > > Rechargeable electric vehicles, which under government calculations > could get 100 mpg or more, will help automakers meet the > standards and > offset sales of larger, less-efficient models. > > Under Obama's plan, the sale of of electric vehicles and plug-in > hybridscould also generate "super credits" that would count as > more than one > vehicle when an automaker determines its average fuel economy and > emissions figures. > > The new rules cause manufacturers "to accelerate their > technology plans, > probably a little more aggressively than they originally > thought," said > Tony Posawatz, who heads development of the Volt's technology. > "For us, > we feel comfortable that we've got choices." > > Just a few years ago, GM and other auto executives were doubtful they > could meet even less stringent standards, but Posawatz said the > technology has changed since then, especially with new lithium-ion > batteries. > > GM also is looking at electric trucks, which may bring them even > closerto the goals, he said. > > Earlier this year, Toyota said it planned to launch as many as > 10 new > hybrid models worldwide by early 2010, and it plans to bring a new > version of the Prius to the U.S. in the coming weeks. Honda's new > Insight hybrid is already on sale in the U.S. Mazda, meanwhile, > has said > it plans to focus less on hybrid vehicles and more on > improvements to > its basic internal combustion engine. > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: > http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/scook%40gear21.co m > > Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com > and F1 Headlines > http://www.F1Headlines.com/ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: > http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/philville%40dejaz zd.com > > Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com > and F1 Headlines > http://www.F1Headlines.com/ Philip "Phil" Tegtmeier 39 Churchill Drive, Elverson Pa 19520 610.525.8949 Save these dates: September 12th & 13th 100 Motorcars of Radnor Hunt fantastic 2 day event ......www.radnorconcours.org ........ _________________________________________ September the 27th Garden State Ferrari Fall Festival __________________________________________ And of course, go to: ................www.PhilvilleUSA.com
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