The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have
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From: Joplin MO
As of July 1, 2008, the average amount of tax imposed on a gallon of gasoline sold in the United States was 49.4 cents per gallon, up 2.4 cents from the January 2008 report. For diesel fuel, the national average amount of tax was 56.4 cents per gallon, up 2.8 cents from the January 2008 report.
This morning's price at the Flying J truck stop:
87 octane gas: $3.35
Diesel cash price: $3.83
This morning's price at a small Conoco:
87 octane gas: $3.37
Diesel: $3.99
Missouri taxes:
Gas $0.36
Diesel $0.42
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Eventhough Europe has emission and crash test standards like the US, they do not always go hand in hand. Often European cars will not pass US emission standards or crash test ratings; therefore making it financially irresponsible to "re work" the vehicle and bring it here.
Europe also tests emissions differently than the US. So just because a car passes emissions in Europe doesn't necessarily mean it will pass in the US.
Add the emissions difference and crash test differences together and some european autos won't make the cut in the US and vice versa.
Europe also tests emissions differently than the US. So just because a car passes emissions in Europe doesn't necessarily mean it will pass in the US.
Add the emissions difference and crash test differences together and some european autos won't make the cut in the US and vice versa.
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I was also surprised a while back when I read that the army and the marines were looking at importing (100 mpg) diesel motorcycles as they try to go with 1 fuel for all vehicles.
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US diesel fuel is 5 PPM sulfur.
Euro diesel fuel is 15 PPM.
That emissions argument does not fly.
Same for crash standards. They have the autobahn.
Unless the dollar rises from the dead this morning, it's still cheaper to make cars in the USA as the US is sinking towards turd world wages. Why else would Ford be shifting some Euro car production here?
I don't believe their stance on diesels. I believe it has more to do with the Fords donating heaps of cash to the Sierra Club and maintaining an image more than anything else.
If that's what spells Ford's death in the USA, so be it. There are plenty of used Panther cars or F-trucks to buy as a second vehicle for myself.
Euro diesel fuel is 15 PPM.
That emissions argument does not fly.
Same for crash standards. They have the autobahn.
Unless the dollar rises from the dead this morning, it's still cheaper to make cars in the USA as the US is sinking towards turd world wages. Why else would Ford be shifting some Euro car production here?
I don't believe their stance on diesels. I believe it has more to do with the Fords donating heaps of cash to the Sierra Club and maintaining an image more than anything else.
If that's what spells Ford's death in the USA, so be it. There are plenty of used Panther cars or F-trucks to buy as a second vehicle for myself.