Not no, but hell, no! on the Cali standards!!! The CA fuel isn't work the match to ignite it, and the MTBE that the CARB mandated several years ago for gasoline out there (and used in several other states until recently) did wonders for the environment, wreaking havoc on eco-systems and water tables all over, plus the damage it caused to fuel systems in vehicles. Yeah, those California bureaucrats have the right idea, all right!
Conservation is only one aspect of a total energy plan, the other aspects must include exploration, drilling, development, and infrastructure to process the product. Coal, natural gas, and nuclear must also be included. Once again, wishful thinking and government decrees, and wind power are NOT the answer here! As alternative sources are developed, then they can be brought online as part of the total energy plan. Automobiles are only one small compomnent of fossil fuel usage. The manufacture of plastics and artificial building products consume huge quantities of fuel. The truth is that our economy, our commerce, and our world revolve around fossil fuel, like it or not. Until an alternative(s) is/are developed and are ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, we MUST develop known sources of crude and explore for more. Some things are just plain and simple, and this is one of them.
Anyone out there have an alternative that's ecomically feasible, today, now??? Bring it on, and be the next Rockefeller of the energy world. If not, you just have to deal with what you have now. Again, it's just that simple.
And my Bolt will run on good ol' hi-test for as long as I can get it!
