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TODAY
• Where we are
• Car buffs
react
• Ohio’s role
ABOUT THIS SERIES
The Lima News looks at the changing automotive world. Catch up on the series at LimaOhio.com/tag/DrivingChange.
The auto evolution
Brook Hall, salesman at Allan Nott Honda-Toyota in Lima, briefly drives hands-free using the lane-keeping assist system in a new 2018 Honda
CR-V along Elida Road.
Moving to self-driving and electric cars
By David Trinko
dtrinko@limanews.com
LIMA — The salesman
cruised the 2018 Honda
CR-V west on state Route
309 out of Lima, talking
about the features.
For a few seconds, Brook
Hall, a salesman for Allan
Nott Honda-Toyota, took
his hands off the steering
wheel. The car continued
to stay in the middle of its
lane, following the con-
tours of the road. If a car
ahead slowed down, this
automobile would too, Hall
explained, thanks to its
adaptive cruise control.
“When you hear ‘self-
driving car,’ it seems like
the kind of thing that
wouldn’t be available yet,”
Hall said. “With the CR-V
and a lot of the other Hon-
das and Toyotas, there are
some of those driver-assist
features. … I don’t think
self-driving cars are here
quite yet, but the safety
features in them mean we’re
getting closer to that.”
The automobile industry
is in an era of immense
change that could have an
immense impact on the
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issues week all on
immigration
By Josh Ellerbrock
jellerbrock@limanews.com
LIMA — The controversial
“zero-tolerance” policy institut-
ed by President Donald Trump’s
administration that resulted in
2,300 children being separated
from their parents at the border
had Congress chomping at the
bit to take action.
But as last week came to a
close, few legislative actions
have made legitimate headway
against the issue except for
Trump’s executive order that
reversed family separations.
As for the region’s national
representatives, reactions to the
pressure caused by public senti-
ment widely differed.
U.S. Senate
Reactions by both of the
senators representing Ohio fell
mostly along party lines.
Democrat Sen. Sherrod
Brown joined his party at the
start of the week backing the
Keep Families Together Act
originally introduced by Sen.
Dianne Feinstein (D-California)
two weeks ago. Brown spoke on
the Senate floor Wednesday.
“I’m glad the president is
reversing course and signing
something putting a stop to his
administration’s cruel, point-
less, and heartless policy of
Craig J. Orosz | The Lima News separating children from their
parents at the border. But that’s
just the beginning of the work
that needs to be done to undo
the damage this policy has
inflicted on these children, and
to create a more human immi-
gration solution,” Brown said
Lima region, known for
on the Senate floor. “Of course
its oil refinery and its
we know we have a lot of work
Ford engine plant. Some
to do to fix our broken immigra-
day, the idea of hopping
tion system. But tearing fami-
in your car and pushing
lies apart won’t solve anything.
the pedal to the metal
We need to come together and
and hearing the roar of a
work on a bipartisan solution
gasoline-powered engine
that recognizes we aren’t going
may just be memories.
to deport 13 million people here
Over the next seven
already, but we can secure our
days, The Lima News
borders and create a pathway
shares its findings on
for people to earn citizenship if
how close the nation
they follow the law, have a job
really is to autonomous
and pay taxes.”
and electric vehicles
Sen. Rob Portman, like
Merri Hanjora | The Lima News becoming mainstream
many other Republican sena-
Lombardo’s Wednesday breakfast crew: Gary Swallow, Mike Burden, and what that means for
tors, opposed Trump’s original
Dave Semer, Roger Griffith, Dave Dotson, Andy Maravola and Harold a community.
Van Horn. These local car enthusiasts meet every Wednesday morning policy of separating families at
“The Jetsons are com-
at Lombardo’s for food and conversation. the border, but also like other
ing. Driverless cars are
Republican senators, he avoided
‘If I trust it, I’ll try it’
definitely on the way,”
supporting Feinstein’s bill and
said Larry Webb, presi-
stood behind the Republican
dent of Webb Insurance
bill – a similarly named but dif-
By Merri Hanjora Company in Lima, who’s
ferent “Keep Families Together
mhanjora@limanews.com been part of the effort
and Enforce the Law Act.” Port-
to re-imagine the role of
man spoke on the Senate floor
LIMA — Like clockwork, a group of local car enthu- insurance in the future.
Thursday about his position.
siasts show up at Lombardo’s every Wednesday to solve While technological
“I believe we can have strong
the world’s problems. And a some point, the discussion advances push cars clos-
border security without sepa-
turns to cars. er to being able to drive
rating families at the border.
“The future is definitely going to be electric cars, themselves, companies
I believe we can enforce our
and we have got to see that coming and we have got to invest billions in making
nation’s laws, and we should,
accept it,” said Jim Thoman, of Lima. “The technology more electric vehicles.
while remaining true to our val-
is already here, and it’s here to stay.” “Certainly that instant
ues. “ Portman said.
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Auto does, said Eric Martin, the

Sam Spoffofth, the execu-
general manager at Allan
tive director of Clean Fuels
Nott Toyota.
Ohio, said possible answers
From page 1A Still, a prediction from
including a tax on recharg-
the U.S. Energy Informa-
ing vehicles, changing
ride, how smooth it is and tion Administration sug-
license plate fees or restruc-
then not having to go to gests petroleum-based
turing the roads themselves
a gas station,” said Eliza- fuels will continue to fuel
to charge a by-the-mile tax.
beth Winter, a spokesper- the majority of vehicles
“We want to do it the
son for General Motors. through 2050. That means
smart way,” Spofforth said.
“Until you drive EV’s, that a continued need for
“Obviously, it’s going to
experience of just being the Husky Energy Lima
have to happen at some
able to plug in and wake Refinery, since the energy
point, but not today.”
up to essentially a full demand “includes demand
Perhaps owning a car will
‘tank’ is something we’re for gasoline and diesel,
become a thing of the past
finding customers really produced responsibly at
too, as ride-sharing ser-
enjoy,” the Lima Refinery,” said
vices make a dent in larger
Kim Guttormson, of Husky
cities. Swiecki expressed
Gradual automation Energy.
doubts about that in mid-
“Autonomous cars are sized cities such as Lima,
so far in the future that Changing the game though.
there’s no forecast of when When the automobile’s “These are all good
we will actually see one,” Craig J. Orosz | The Lima News doing the driving or it’s replacements for owning
said Bernard Swiecki, Brook Hall, a salesman at Allan Nott Honda-Toyota in Lima, stands outside a new 2018 Honda CR-V. fueled, some of our every- your own car,” Swiecki
Director of Automotive day notions become chal- said. “However, if you use
Communities and Senior nology, though. The Honda They’re not going to know.” that interest to grow.” lenged. your car a lot, as most peo-
Motive Analyst at the Sensing Suite includes Manufacturers aren’t “I mean, there’s going to ple who live in the suburbs,
Center For Automotive adaptive cruise control, It’s electric waiting on that. Ford be no brake, no accelerator, rural areas and little towns
Research in Detroit. “We automatic emergency brak- Most automotive makers invested $11 billion in elec- no steering wheel (with do, it just would make more
are nowhere near the point ing, lane keeping assist and have electric options avail- trified vehicles, committing autonomous cars). How sense to own your own
where you can just buy an a road departure mitigation able now, but the interest to 40 of them globally, can you, the consumer, be vehicle.”
autonomous car and have system. locally hasn’t been strong. including hybrids, by 2022. liable?” said Webb. “But The rapidly evolving
it drive you around.” Toyota Safety Sense is Blake Cole, new car Fiat Chrysler announced then, let’s say you don’t technology also challenges
The closest you’ll get to a similar package that’s manager at Reineke Ford a $10.5 billion investment maintain your vehicle by the people who must fix
that is the Tesla Model S, already standard on its in Lima, said the dealer- in gas-electric hybrids and having the necessary soft- them.
which theoretically has a popular Yaris, Highlander ship doesn’t keep a Fusion fully electric vehicles. Gen- ware upgrades installed. “The automotive indus-
full self-driving capability and Prius models. It Energy, a fully electric eral Motors wants to have Then you may have some try in general is constantly
package that needs govern- includes a pre-collision vehicle, in stock because at least 20 new all-electric legal exposure and you may changing, and new technol-
ment approval first before system, including pedes- there’s no demand for it. It models on the market by want to purchase your own ogies and systems and stuff
you can type an address trian detection, a dynamic does keep five to 10 Fusion 2023. liability insurance, but it are coming out,” said Jason
onto its panel and go. That radar cruise control and a Hybrids on the lot, though, “Reducing our depen- will cost a lot less than it Duvall, an automotive
vehicle has a $74,500 price lane departure alert. as there’s some demand for dence on oil is one of the does now.” instructor at the University
tag, though. Companies continue the combination vehicle single, greatest challenges Similar questions pop of Northwestern Ohio. “So
The price is similarly to invest in completely that gets 45 miles to the that our society faces,” up about the need for a we’re constantly updating
high for the Mercedes- autonomous vehicles, with gallon and can travel 700 Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio driver’s license. our curriculum and looking
Benz E-Class, a $63,000 some testing in real-world miles on a single tank of Marchionne told financial Then there’s the ques- at what were covering in
vehicle that can change conditions. gas. analysts. tion of how you pay for class and what we need to
lanes itself if it sees an “Oh no, it’s going for- “We are not really notic- There’s a benefit to own- roadways. Increasingly fuel be covering for the newer
opening. The $56,000 ward, and you can’t stop it. ing an increase in interest ers, too. efficient cars are already vehicles.”
BMW 5 Series can park It’s like a tidal wave,” said (from the buying public) in “Actually, everything cutting down on the Reach David Trinko at 567-242-0467,
itself in parallel or perpen- Webb, the insurance vet- hybrid or electric vehicles,” about a hybrid is cheaper amount of fuel tax area by email at dtrinko@limanews.com or
dicular parking spots. eran. “Twenty years from said Blake Cole, new car to own and maintain, county engineers receive, on Twitter @Lima_Trinko. Reporters
That doesn’t mean the now, your grandchildren manager at Reineke Ford mostly because the engine and a transition to electric Josh Ellerbrock, Merri Hanjora, Camri
Nelson, Bryan Reynolds, Sam Shriver,
average Joe can’t get his are going to ask you, ‘What in Lima. “But if gas prices doesn’t run as often” as a cars leaves them looking J Swygart and from the Associated
hands on some of the tech- did a steering wheel do?’ keep going up, I do look for gasoline-powered motor for alternatives. Press contributed to this story.

Try gases; it does not cre-

ate too much noise; and
in my days when I was not
walking in the light of the
had been out for a while
before I decided it’s time
bile industry by reading.
“A famous drag racer,
control.
“I don’t have any desire
the maintenance cost is Lord because you could to get my feet wet and Don Garlits, is trying to for the autonomous car. I
From page 1A cheaper, he said. sneak in and out, there’s check it out.” get up to 200 miles an want to be in control,” said
Dave Semer, of Lima, no noise,” Semer said. “It According to Semer, the hour on an electric car. Dave Dotson, of Elida.
The benefits of owning has leased a 2018 Ford C would have been perfect electric vehicle has “much, He’s like at 185 now,” said Andy Maravola, of
an electric car are it is Max Hybrid. when I was a kid because much, much more torque” Gary Swallow, of Lima. Lima, agreed.
ecologically friendly as “I love it. It would have when I left the house, than the gasoline engine “You put a Tesla against a “I like sitting in the car
it does not emit harmful been neat to have it back nobody would have heard does, causing the car to Corvette, my money is on that I have control over. I
me. It’s just eerie, it’s so go faster. the Tesla.” like shifting gears, I like
quiet. As with all car enthusi- The men feel that in lifting the hood and look-
“I was encouraged asts, these guys gain their another five to 10 years, ing under it to see what
Creative Counseling by the fuel economy. It knowledge of the automo- the majority of the vehi- we do, and I like to be in
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