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The regulations already function as you describe. Changes in car design reflect what consumers are willing to pay for - or at least what manufacturers believe c
by devmor 3y ago
The regulations already function as you describe. Changes in car design reflect what consumers are willing to pay for - or at least what manufacturers believe consumers are willing to pay for.
- jessriedel 3y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38483046 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38483046
- devmor 3y agoDo you think consumers desire lower fuel economy?
- jessriedel 3y agoI think they do not value fuel economy nearly as much as they should because they do not bare most of the costs of externalities from carbon emissions.
- xp84 3y agoYeah. It's simply too juicy to pursue policies that artificially make cost of using petroleum lower. Many elections have been won and lost based on when fuel prices increased or decreased. This means incentives will never be what they should be to be efficient with use of gasoline.