4xFUN
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- First Name
- Mike
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- Dec 9, 2019
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- Scottsdale AZ
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- 2020 2-door Rubi. 2023 RAM TRX
The one reason we are all suffering with ESS: Unrealistic CAFE standards / timelines imposed by our government (previous administration was especially egregious) on auto manufactures...They are effectively being asked to squeeze blood from a turnip. Washington bureaucrats are great at making knee jerk policies / demands without thinking through all the ramifications of those policies...Take ESS for example, an idea adopted to gain a few tenths of an increase in MPG to help meet CAFE standards. Never-mind the additional resources (additional battery, wiring, electronics) needed to manufacture the ESS components and lets not even mention the shortened longevity of other systems due to constant cycling (starter, batteries, A/C components, engine components themselves)...These more than offset any perceived / claimed MPG gains...
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