{"id":1162,"date":"2008-12-05T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=1162"},"modified":"2008-12-05T12:51:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-05T16:51:00","slug":"are-two-cars-more-economical-than-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=1162","title":{"rendered":"Are Two Cars More Economical Than One?"},"content":{"rendered":"

That what the NY Times seems to think.  In today’s editorial<\/a> (hat tip NewsBusters<\/a>), we find this sentiment.<\/p>\n

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Experts say that Detroit\u2019s automakers could achieve 43 m.p.g. by then even without technological breakthroughs. If the companies were willing to make smaller cars, they could achieve 50 m.p.g. Congress could consider demanding that Detroit simply phase out S.U.V.\u2019s and vans by a certain date.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Eight years ago, my family exceeded what I called "critical mass"; we no longer all fit in a sedan, legally or comfortably.  So now when we drive about 1,000 miles to visit my folks or even the 10 miles to visit my wife’s, we should drive 2 sedans?  That’s more economical and green…how, exactly?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That what the NY Times seems to think.  In today’s editorial (hat tip NewsBusters), we find this sentiment. Experts say that Detroit\u2019s automakers could achieve 43 m.p.g. by then even without technological breakthroughs. If the companies were willing to make smaller cars, they could achieve 50 m.p.g. Congress could consider demanding that Detroit simply phase […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doug","category-economics-taxes","category-government"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t