Climate Change -- conspiracy theory or is it time we all drive a Prius?

Quote: Pacomartin

Does anyone else have a memory of more than three decades? These were the average horsepower numbers of the Asian brands from 1975 to 1990 (excluding Isuzu and Suzuki). Subaru did not surpass 100 hp until they began to manufacture cars in Indiana.

The first-generation Honda Accord was launched on 7 May 1976, while the second generation debuted on 22 September 1981. Honda began production in Marysville Ohio in November 1982, but that was more to avoid political backlash against Honda as it began to threaten Domestic automakers. The Plaza Accord was in 1985 when the world's central bankers decided to interfere in the foreign currency market with the goal of making the USD considerably weaker against the Deutsche Mark, the Great British Pound, and the Japanese Yen. By the late 1980s all the Japanese automakers had to move much of their production to Northern America simply because the JPY was too strong to make a profit by manufacturing in Japan. Acura was founded on 27 March 1986, Lexus was Founded in 1989, Infiniti on November 8, 1989.

Horsepower had to increase as they were no longer producing just budget vehicles.

Nissan	Toyota	Mazda	Year	Honda	Subaru	Hyundai
138	124	115	1990	121	116	89
113	114	106	1989	110	88	75
100	108	107	1988	105	90	68
102	107	95	1987	93	90	68
106	101	93	1986	90	88	68
103	96	85	1985	84	86	-
101	91	81	1984	84	73	-
91	88	82	1983	74	73	-
90	84	78	1982	71	71	-
90	79	76	1981	71	70	-
84	81	78	1980	68	68	-
86	83	91	1979	64	67	-
106	85	55	1978	63	67	-
106	82	81	1977	62	65	-
107	87	114	1976	56	61	-
112	90	115	1975	54	58	-

Quote: AZDuffman

My Hyundai has some kind of L4 with 180 or 190 hp. Back in the 1970s or early 80s that is what most small block V-8s had.

Quote: kenarman

My first car was a VW beetle with 36HP from 1200cc. In the 60's VW brought out the model 1500 (1500cc) and it jumped all the way to 40HP.

Quote: Wall Street Journal By Christopher M. Matthews and Katherine Blunt
Updated Aug. 1, 2022 10:01 am ET

America’s New Energy Crisis
Fossil fuel plants are closing faster than green alternatives can replace them. Producers of oil and gas can’t keep up with a surge in demand. How did this happen, and what will it take to fix it?

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Quote: Wall Street Journal By Christopher M. Matthews and Katherine Blunt
Updated Aug. 1, 2022 10:01 am ET

America’s New Energy Crisis
Fossil fuel plants are closing faster than green alternatives can replace them. Producers of oil and gas can’t keep up with a surge in demand. How did this happen, and what will it take to fix it?

America is wrestling with the worst energy crisis in nearly five decades, a period of high prices and limited supply. What makes this crisis different than the troubles that roiled the country in the 1970s is how it started and the fixes required to make it end.

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My nephew is doing his part
Lives in Baltimore
Uses an electric scooter to get all around town