About This New Green Deal

[esmith]

Seems that the American automobile buying public isn't exactly in tune with those that support the "New Green Deal. Seems that in 2018 over 17 million vehicles were purchase and approximately 68% were SUV's and pickups. Not exactly your "green" type cars. Do you really think the American public is going to give-up their love affair with these types of vehicles without a whimper?
The 10 best-selling vehicles in the United States in 2018 were mostly trucks and SUVs

 

[Altfish]

Seems that the American automobile buying public isn't exactly in tune with those that support the "New Green Deal. Seems that in 2018 over 17 million vehicles were purchase and approximately 68% were SUV's and pickups. Not exactly your "green" type cars. Do you really think the American public is going to give-up their love affair with these types of vehicles without a whimper?
The 10 best-selling vehicles in the United States in 2018 were mostly trucks and SUVs

Probably not.
BUT if it is anything like my experience. My last car did 35 (at best) to the gallon; my new car does 52 - I wonder what my net will do?
My car automatically shuts down when I stop and starts again when the car in front moves or I depress the clutch.
The fuel we use is not ideal but it is a lot cleaner than when I was younger.
Battery and solar and other power sources will continue to improve.

So cars will probably always have our undying love but the cars we now drive and what we will drive in the future will not be the same.

 

[Woberts]

Those cars don't work underwater, so they better start getting rid of them.

 

[tytlyf]

No one is banning vehicles esmith (or airplanes).
Another climate change denier and their weak arguments.

Climate change is influenced by man's pollution. If someone tells you otherwise, ignore them.

 

[suncowiam]

Seems that the American automobile buying public isn't exactly in tune with those that support the "New Green Deal. Seems that in 2018 over 17 million vehicles were purchase and approximately 68% were SUV's and pickups. Not exactly your "green" type cars. Do you really think the American public is going to give-up their love affair with these types of vehicles without a whimper?
The 10 best-selling vehicles in the United States in 2018 were mostly trucks and SUVs

That's because there's still a surplus of gas AND gas is still cheaper than going green.

I'm not a fan of the green deal either because the current economic plan does not make sense. However, that doesn't mean the overall essence of the green deal is wrong. Time will prove global warming and hindsight will prove if all the money we saved by not going green was our undoing. Or it would prove that we were paranoid and too cautious.

The problem is that most of the scientists in the world seem to agree that global warming is true and is happening. So maybe the current green deal doesn't make sense but that doesn't mean there shouldn't be a green deal to replace fossil fuel.

 

[Quagmire]

Seems that the American automobile buying public isn't exactly in tune with those that support the "New Green Deal. Seems that in 2018 over 17 million vehicles were purchase and approximately 68% were SUV's and pickups. Not exactly your "green" type cars. Do you really think the American public is going to give-up their love affair with these types of vehicles without a whimper?
The 10 best-selling vehicles in the United States in 2018 were mostly trucks and SUVs

I don't think you understand how this works, esmith: the American public is all in favor of nagging their neighbors into making sacrifices for the sake of the environment. The way it works, as I understand it, is something along the lines of, "If I make enough noise about a good cause that excuses me from actually having to contribute anything to it".

Which is why we still see "GO GREEN" and "SAVE THE EARTH" bumper stickers on VW vans and converted bread trucks that get 8 miles to the gallon and spill oil all over the road.

 

[Twilight Hue]

No one is banning vehicles esmith (or airplanes).
Another climate change denier and their weak arguments.

Climate change is influenced by man's pollution. If someone tells you otherwise, ignore them.

Still waiting for those islands to go underwater.....

 

[BSM1]

Still waiting for those islands to go underwater.....

You must have missed it:

U.N. Predicts Disaster if Global Warming Not Checked

 

[Father Heathen]

Still waiting for those islands to go underwater.....

Would you settle for a starving polar bear?

 

[Daemon Sophic]

Still waiting for those islands to go underwater.....

Here ya go. And this one is populated with voting Virginian citizens.

 

[sun rise]

More right-wing distortion and straw man attacks. It's as predictable as sun. Along with that is ignoring the key provisions and careful wording such as

as is technologically feasible, including through investment in

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

Seems that the American automobile buying public isn't exactly in tune with those that support the "New Green Deal. Seems that in 2018 over 17 million vehicles were purchase and approximately 68% were SUV's and pickups. Not exactly your "green" type cars. Do you really think the American public is going to give-up their love affair with these types of vehicles without a whimper?
The 10 best-selling vehicles in the United States in 2018 were mostly trucks and SUVs

Is there a practical, affordable alternative available?

 

[esmith]

Is there a practical, affordable alternative available?

Nope.
Either diesel or gas is the only viable means for the life style in many parts of the U.S.

 

[whirlingmerc]

Seems that the American automobile buying public isn't exactly in tune with those that support the "New Green Deal. Seems that in 2018 over 17 million vehicles were purchase and approximately 68% were SUV's and pickups. Not exactly your "green" type cars. Do you really think the American public is going to give-up their love affair with these types of vehicles without a whimper?
The 10 best-selling vehicles in the United States in 2018 were mostly trucks and SUVs

On many levels it's a flawed deal. Not the least of which is that a global situation and seems 'incomplete' of a solution at best. Also seems a bit short on practicality.

 

[We Never Know]

Nope.
Either diesel or gas is the only viable means for the life style in many parts of the U.S.

Some don't think about it much but there are an average of 100,000 flights per day world wide. The Aviation Safety Network estimated there were nearly 37 million flights in 2017.

A plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon of fuel(about 4 liters) every second. Over the course of a 10-hour flight, it might burn 36,000 gallons (150,000 liters). According to Boeing's Web site, the 747 burns approximately 5 gallons of fuel per mile (12 liters per kilometer).

 

[tytlyf]

Nope.
Either diesel or gas is the only viable means for the life style in many parts of the U.S.

And no one said those are going anywhere. Stop living in a paranoid bubble.
You really need to check your radical RW sources. They're lying to you on purpose and you don't even notice it.

 

[Revoltingest]

On many levels it's a flawed deal. Not the least of which is that a global situation and seems 'incomplete' of a solution at best. Also seems a bit short on practicality.

It isn't even a "deal", since it lacks real policy proposals.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

Nope.
Either diesel or gas is the only viable means for the life style in many parts of the U.S.

Kind of silly trying to make out like people are in love with fossil fuel users based on sales figures if no other option is available, then, huh? I keenly await your imminent strawman, generic well poisoning and ad hominem response.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

On many levels it's a flawed deal. Not the least of which is that a global situation and seems 'incomplete' of a solution at best. Also seems a bit short on practicality.

And you have a more practical suggestion, obviously?

 

[sayak83]

Seems that the American automobile buying public isn't exactly in tune with those that support the "New Green Deal. Seems that in 2018 over 17 million vehicles were purchase and approximately 68% were SUV's and pickups. Not exactly your "green" type cars. Do you really think the American public is going to give-up their love affair with these types of vehicles without a whimper?
The 10 best-selling vehicles in the United States in 2018 were mostly trucks and SUVs

They should be forced to.