What if Mazda made a Porsche Cayenne type of vehicle
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Don't get too excited it will not apply to the EPA regulation on emission control requirements for new automobiles. You still will need to comply with EMISIION regulations for older vehicles as do the auto manufactures. Whatever changes many will be grandfathered back into any new regulation that may be changed. This topic has actually been a "what-if" conversation on other none vehcle forums for a decade or more.
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I was reading about a battery in development that will potentially achieve 1000 mile range and charge to 80% in about five minutes. It's not a lithium battery and won't be compatible with current setups and is expected to be practical for marketing in about ten years. Maybe then, if I'm still around and able to drive, I will consider a voltswagen.
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batteries are totally another subject. On one forum I belong to it is well talked about by actual engineers and scientists. Not sure if we have to many scientists on this forum. These people I mention use real empirical information not usually found on a casual internet search and rarely ever posted on an automotive forum. lol
I never comment on any of my scientific forums that I also belong to a car enthusiast forum for good reason... rolmao.
I never comment on any of my scientific forums that I also belong to a car enthusiast forum for good reason... rolmao.
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currently listening to a podcast with Siddharth Kara who's an author that wrote a book on cobalt mining where he visited most of the cobalt mines in the congo where something like just shy of 3/4 of the worlds cobalt is mined by slaves and kids and the horrible conditions that these people have to deal with so they can supply the worlds rechargeable devices with cobalt for their internal batteries
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The "new" EPA just announced it is going to dump just about every environmental regulation, meaning you may have your ICE vehicles ala 1960's style, provided it gets past the inevitable court challenges.
If it does, along with it you'll get the increase in air and water pollution and a steady reduction in gas mileage back in that era.
I can't wait go back to the thick factory and diesel smoke, lead fouled smog and the polluted beaches and drinking water of my youth...
Ahhh...there was nothing like the early morning smell of the local chemical company hazmat byproduct wafting over the town every other day.
As their tanker trucks pumped their loads into the old limestone quarries.
If it does, along with it you'll get the increase in air and water pollution and a steady reduction in gas mileage back in that era.
I can't wait go back to the thick factory and diesel smoke, lead fouled smog and the polluted beaches and drinking water of my youth...
Ahhh...there was nothing like the early morning smell of the local chemical company hazmat byproduct wafting over the town every other day.
As their tanker trucks pumped their loads into the old limestone quarries.
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