Letters to the editor: ‘Conservatives should draw the line against Poilievre for PM long before getting to his stand on vaccine mandates alone.’ The Conservative leadership race, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 2

‘Conservatives should draw the line against Poilievre for PM long before getting to his stand on vaccine mandates alone.’ The Conservative leadership race, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 2

moment, accelerating toward the cliff of fossil fuel oblivion.

Sure, there is much hype surrounding the development of electric vehicles, aided by enormous government subsidies, but the bulk of the industry is still focused on the internal combustion engine, and will be for many years. I lived through the oil crisis in the early 1970s. At that time, the auto industry pivoted to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Mileage numbers became a competitive battleground.

This time around, however, we get more horsepower, bigger SUVs and trucks and a relentless pursuit of faster acceleration. Fuel efficiency is almost totally absent from the narrative I see. I suppose the industry will defend this strategy by saying it is simply giving people what they want. So let’s demand better. Help our pocketbooks, and the planet.

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