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Plenty is achievable. The question is whether manufacturers will put the resources into achieving what is beneficial to our society and humanity without regulatory pressures.
Since corporations are in the "business" of selling stuff, and not helping humanity, my money is on them continuing to seek profit. There is little profit to be had on a quarterly basis from cutting fuel consumption when it costs the manufacturers sales, because most consumers are far more motivated by sales price than getting a couple more miles to the gallon.
Posted by censored at 2025-12-05 09:56 PM | Reply
Bears repeating