Having a winter is not the same as requiring a block heater. 

This was my immediate reaction. I was next to a Colorado at a stop light yesterday; it was the same size as my 1500.

My regional manager at Pizza Hut had one when I worked there back in the 90's. 

This is the most interesting thing I’ve read on Jalopnik today, and could be a teaser for an upcoming episode of VINwiki.

I don’t think it would be feasible to go back to that model in Montana today simply because of the amount of times I’ve been stuck behind some clown on US-2 between E. Glacier and Kalispell going 40 because the posted limit of 75 makes it almost impossible to film the trip for their 50-subscriber YouTube channel.

How many people would have to pay the toll each year to pay for the first mile of road? 

Newer ones can be turned off as long as you don’t plan on keeping it off for too long. Since mine tends to burn about a quart of oil every 500 miles, I find myself turning it off to add more oil almost daily.

Sometimes I leave my engine idling while I'm shopping, even if I plan on being a few hours.

Sounds like someone utilizes one of the mentioned spaces.

I agree that a proprietary solution is not a good one for the consumer, ever. I think the best common solution will be a product of the competition as consumers decide what works best for them. Cooperation between the major players can be a good thing but the line between cooperation and collusion is a fine one.

In other words: private enterprise using government funds. The government didn’t meet any challenge there, other than spending the money. It could also be argued that every previous generation of the US government was more effective than the one after it. I think we’re all better off letting the people who designed…

You average 10,000 miles a year AND you "regularly" make 600 mile roundtrip drives? The math is incongruent with the word choice.

Who built the railroads?

The government didn’t have anything to do with Blu-ray vs HD DVD thing. Nor did it help people choose between VHS and Betamax. Let’s leave the government to create and fix its own problems; the market will take care of the important stuff.

If the people selling it can't make it convenient for the consumer, their company will fail. This is not the responsibility of anyone other than the business owner.

What's the benefit of owning an environmentally friendly vehicle if you replace it every two years? 

“Pretending to have the extravagance of a reverse lamp when you don’t?”

You label someone a denier because they don't agree with your exact argument but you ignore what they say about reducing their own carbon footprint. I hate to spoil the surprise but you're not going to gain much support that way. 

It’ll be 53 trillion per year if everyone gets free health care a la Ms. Warren.

You forgot to defend your argument against capitalism. It sounds like consumerism is the actual problem you are addressing.