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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1027333" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>No...we <strong>cant</strong>. The subcompact, hyper-efficient, biodiesel-compatible cars like the VW Lupo that are common in Europe can <strong>not</strong> be imported here because of EPA emissions laws that are conveniently biased in favor of less efficient gasoline-engined cars.</p><p></p><p>I <em>agree</em> with you that here in America we should be free to choose for ourselves what sort of vehicles we want to buy. If you <em>want</em> to commute to work by yourself in a full sized SUV or truck that gets 10MPG, that should be your choice to make. However...you should <em>also</em> be required to pay the full, <em>true</em> cost of the fuel you buy at the pump. That means an additional <em>tax</em> on that fuel of, say, $2 a gallon that would be directly earmarked towards paying for the huge military presence in the Persian Gulf that protects our access to that fuel. Right now, we are passing the cost of that military presence off onto our great-grandchildren in the form of <em>debt</em>. That is <em>morally wrong. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em>Basically, I am advocating a <em>free market</em> solution to our energy and debt problem. A tax on fossil fuels that supported our military, combined with eliminating restrictions on hyper-efficient biodiesel compatible cars, would result in <em>more</em> choices for the American consumer rather than less and it would create economic opportunities for American farmers and entrepenuers who would have a eager market for new, renewable fuel products. All the money that we are currently sending to the Persian Gulf nations for oil would instead stay in <em>our</em> country and stimulate <em>our</em> economy.</p><p></p><p>Full disclosure; I own a gas hog....its a '96 F250 4x4 that gets about 12 MPG. Guess what? I only drive it when I <em>need </em>to. The rest of the time, I drive my new Prius that gets 50MPG. Before that, I had a 2006 VW Jetta TDI that could get over 40MPG on the highway using biodiesel. Unfortunately, the new EPA regulations on diesels made since 2007 require these vehicles to have complicated emissions equipment that makes them incompatible with pure biodiesel. This needs to change if we want biofuels to be part of our future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1027333, member: 14668"] No...we [B]cant[/B]. The subcompact, hyper-efficient, biodiesel-compatible cars like the VW Lupo that are common in Europe can [B]not[/B] be imported here because of EPA emissions laws that are conveniently biased in favor of less efficient gasoline-engined cars. I [I]agree[/I] with you that here in America we should be free to choose for ourselves what sort of vehicles we want to buy. If you [I]want[/I] to commute to work by yourself in a full sized SUV or truck that gets 10MPG, that should be your choice to make. However...you should [I]also[/I] be required to pay the full, [I]true[/I] cost of the fuel you buy at the pump. That means an additional [I]tax[/I] on that fuel of, say, $2 a gallon that would be directly earmarked towards paying for the huge military presence in the Persian Gulf that protects our access to that fuel. Right now, we are passing the cost of that military presence off onto our great-grandchildren in the form of [I]debt[/I]. That is [I]morally wrong. [/I]Basically, I am advocating a [I]free market[/I] solution to our energy and debt problem. A tax on fossil fuels that supported our military, combined with eliminating restrictions on hyper-efficient biodiesel compatible cars, would result in [I]more[/I] choices for the American consumer rather than less and it would create economic opportunities for American farmers and entrepenuers who would have a eager market for new, renewable fuel products. All the money that we are currently sending to the Persian Gulf nations for oil would instead stay in [I]our[/I] country and stimulate [I]our[/I] economy. Full disclosure; I own a gas hog....its a '96 F250 4x4 that gets about 12 MPG. Guess what? I only drive it when I [I]need [/I]to. The rest of the time, I drive my new Prius that gets 50MPG. Before that, I had a 2006 VW Jetta TDI that could get over 40MPG on the highway using biodiesel. Unfortunately, the new EPA regulations on diesels made since 2007 require these vehicles to have complicated emissions equipment that makes them incompatible with pure biodiesel. This needs to change if we want biofuels to be part of our future. [/QUOTE]
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