tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29160495.post8531164694134557872..comments2023-12-19T18:28:59.870-05:00Comments on Life Cycle Analysis: Don Thiemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230623150123606969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29160495.post-16152980300167512122008-08-02T06:34:00.000-04:002008-08-02T06:34:00.000-04:00Alan Blinder was on CNBC yesterday afternoon talki...Alan Blinder was on CNBC yesterday afternoon talking this up there. Both Dr. Blinder and the interviewer cited a trend toward increasing fuel efficiency through time for an "average" personal automobile. I would like to see the evidence for that. I see relatively few cars on the roads these days which I would describe as "clunkers," and a lot of the older vehicles seem to be smaller and lighter than the newer ones. However, there probably have been major changes in the design of manifolds, exhaust systems, etc.... that make current vehicles "cleaner."Don Thiemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230623150123606969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29160495.post-53074709377890584292008-08-01T23:21:00.000-04:002008-08-01T23:21:00.000-04:00I think it's a great idea - and in addition to a h...I think it's a great idea - and in addition to a high sale price, give the seller a 1-year bus pass.<BR/><BR/>It's an easy way to focus the stimulus on people in the lower income strata.george.whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893495384863805805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29160495.post-69990256805021143902008-07-28T07:45:00.000-04:002008-07-28T07:45:00.000-04:00So good to have your comment, Cath, and to know ab...So good to have your comment, <A HREF="http://www.planetargonautes.eu/" REL="nofollow">Cath</A>, and to know about your own fascinating blog. I can only wish that the United States could go back 15 years or so in terms of the fleet of automobiles we were driving. Then it would make sense to pay too scrap the older vehicles. As it stands, people here are "downsizing" from the newer SUVs by picking up old "clunkers" on the used market.Don Thiemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230623150123606969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29160495.post-85333991184349009442008-07-28T07:21:00.000-04:002008-07-28T07:21:00.000-04:00"La prime à la casse" ou cash for clunker has also..."La prime à la casse" ou cash for clunker has also enabled our beautiful French countryside to get rid of horrible rusty wrecks here and there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com