{"id":1192,"date":"2005-05-20T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-20T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/05\/20\/toyota-is-going-to-eat-their-lunch\/"},"modified":"2005-05-20T22:55:00","modified_gmt":"2005-05-20T22:55:00","slug":"toyota-is-going-to-eat-their-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/toyota-is-going-to-eat-their-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"“Toyota is going to eat their lunch.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
That’s how Sen. Dianne Fienstein responded to the claim that setting higher fuel efficiency standards for light trucks and SUVs would hurt the auto industry economically<\/a>. She was right on target, but, of course, her proposed amendment to raise those standards failed anyway. From what I understand, the Senate version of the energy bill isn’t quite as draconian as the House’s, but $200 million annually for 9 years “to promote clean coal technologies” demonstrates once again that our fearless leaders in Washington just don’t get it.<\/p>\n Technorati tags: energy<\/a>, fuel efficiency<\/a>, politics<\/a>, US Senate<\/a><\/p>\n