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Well said BillActually there were quite a few rules and regulations when the automobile came out, we just were not around to observe them. Speed limits meant vehicles were severely limited initially and in most areas when they came out folks were required to have someone walk in front of a car so as not to spook horses , people and more.
History is so similar, generation to generation, with laws and regulations put on folks because humans do not like change. I was there kicking and screaming about catalytic converters when the came out but one trip to LA at that time and not being able to breathe or see made it apparent we needed to do something both for the smog , and getting the lead out - literally.
The analogy BS1 put down is funny , but as TMS noted Electric and Steam were around early in the build of the automobile. Change is often mandated by Governments and we will complain, yet for some reason we do not usually stop and realize the true reality we have as consumers. As we speak we are seeing a shift in Sales towards more hybrids instead of TVs, and of course ICE vehicles are still rocking. I love technology with automobiles and trucks and like in the past we may be pushed by Government pressures, but just like in the past we need to just stop and pause because as consumers we usually end up determining what will actually occur.
Stop and think of just a few decades past where we all thought we would be in tiny economy cars forever with fuel prices, then the Manufacturers went to work and trucks, minivans, and full size cars all equaled or bettered what a Honda Civic maybe got in 1977?
I am still optimistic that before I kick the bucket or so after there will be a Hybrid car with solar panels, regenerative electric power units and even more advanced Internal Combustion Engines that ranges of 700 -1000 miles will be attained.
I was lucky to get 9 mpg with my fast cars in the 60s and 70s and I came home at 75mph yesterday averaging 31.3 mpg in an almost 400 HP car. Companies will not do anymore than we do without being pushed , and yet the reality is that is what has gotten vehicles to the state they are today ---------- it is not just in the US but Worldwide, but I hope we continue to be the Leader in innovation.