Well, it is simple. Compare just about any car engine with an equivalent one from say, 15 or 20 years ago. It will have more horsepower, pollute much less, and almost certainly have similar or better fuel economy. And we want to stop this progress because...?

“Will focus on bringing jobs back the US”

We should not value things based on money alone. Sure gas is cheaper now and we use less imported fuel but the real issue is emissions and consumption. the fleet average of 54.5 by 2025 is not unreasonable. that 54.5 is really more like 40 because of how its calculated. And as we shift more cars to hybrids and…

You think Trump’s easing of EPA regs is only going to apply to the auto industry?

Both. From the article above

You say that, but he has the House, Senate and Presidency.

Awesome. Lets go ahead an encourage an increase in oil usage until we become dependent on foreign oil again! Lets return to the days of massive clouds of smog hanging over cities!

I mean fuck it, it worked, we achieved our goals right? So lets scrap the plan that got us there.

You can drive any car you want, no fuel regulations or safety regulations. It’s none of our business. We want to stay out of your lives.

Unfortunately, one of Trump’s many problems is that nobody knows what his actual policy ideas are.

Engine technology has made huge strides in the past few decades in areas such as power, emissions reduction, and yes, fuel economy. It’d be shame if all of that progress was to stop now, just because “well, the government says that we don’t have to anymore and gas is cheap and stuff”.

you can see shit flying in the car before he goes into the grass.

To me, it looks like it was fuel. Watch the video again, you hear a pop and then the fuel starts spraying. You can see the spots on the dash that get wet from the drops.

Crashes like this are why I stopped watching Talledega, the enthusiasm of those announcers makes me cringe. I’m a NASCAR fan, but I hate Talledega.

Personally I wouldn’t be able to live with the guilt of buying a base Model X and knowing the only difference was a software limitation.

If there’s nobody around I tend to leave the right lane open for for people merging on and off.

Why? There’s nobody around.

Half a brain describes most of his supports and about half of those undecided. It doesn’t matter what he says.

Hyperbolic or not, it’s still incorrect since they’re firing 0 employees....

He apparently doesn’t mean anything he says, so that’s at least consistent.

Cars are a multi trillion dollar industry with global reach and political importance. This is literally writing about auto news.