Omg, the nazi commie socialist horror!! Jerome will have a fit!

[Watser?]

New cars sold in Europe will have to slash their carbon emissions by a third by 2020, according to leaked European Commission documents seen by the Guardian.

The proposed regulation would be legally binding and the document plans for even stricter emissions targets for 2025 and 2030, which could only be met if hybrid or electric vehicles become mainstream.

“Tighter CO2 standards for cars will be welcomed by drivers across Europe who will save €500 per year at the petrol pump on average if this proposal is adopted,” said Greg Archer, from campaign group Transport & Environment. However, car manufacturers warned tough regulation could harm an industry already struggling with the economic crisis and foreign competition.

Europe requires new cars to slash carbon emissions by a third | The Raw Story

[ceptimus]

Originally Posted by Greg Archer

Drivers across Europe [will] save €500 per year at the petrol pump on average if this proposal is adopted.

No we won't, because the fuel companies will still charge us the same total amount, but for using less of their product; that's what always seems to happen when these efficiency measures are bought in. However, drivers who can't afford to buy a new more efficient car will pay more than ever, so it's all good.

[Jeroll]

Originally Posted by ceptimus

No we won't, because the fuel companies will still charge us the same total amount, but for using less of their product; that's what always seems to happen when these efficiency measures are bought in. However, drivers who can't afford to buy a new more efficient car will pay more than ever, so it's all good.

That's what happens when governments try to regulate the market -- the markets pass along those regulatory costs to consumers.

Please, please tell me this isn't news to you?

[Jerome]

How much more will these cars cost?

[Clutch Munny]

Originally Posted by Jeroll

That's what happens when governments try to regulate the market -- the markets pass along those regulatory costs to consumers.

Corporation owner saying that gov't costs are passed on to the consumer!

[Watser?]

You was Jerolled

[Clutch Munny]