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Originally Posted by Mavdog
your argument is only valid if the capability to produce vehicles that meet these new standards is shut to some manufacturers and available to other manufacturers.
that's not the case, every car company has the opportunity to produce vehicles that will meet the standards. the technology is not owned by one company and their exclusive right, quite the opposite....all the domestic companies can compete, they have the ability, they have the resources, they have the know how.
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I disagree...You can easily pick winners/losers by mandating certain products will be favorably accepted, therefore choosing which company has a competitive advantage and extending it. Sure the dis-advantaged company can spend resources to try and catch up, but they would not necessarily have done that if it was not mandated that a particular technology was not being favored. Nor would they necessarily do that if the government did not decide what the market desired.
Let's say the government decides that diesel automobiles will be advantaged, that would immediately provide companies with diesel engine expertise a competitive advantage. Same with smaller autos.