Dan wrote: > > > I googled for that and found nothing that hinted at that. Given China's > only two priorities: > > 1) The government keeps total control > 2) The economy keeps expanding
Excellent points Dan, but what you fail to see is how requiring electric vehicles would accomplish both more control and an expanding economy. As China's economy expands more of their people can afford luxury items such as cars, but most cars are made outside the country and they are powered by petroleum products that are not readily available in China. Furthermore, because of concerns about climate change and unrest in the middle east, a prediction that batteries and cheap electric cars are going to be in great demand over the next several decades is a good bet. So a move to all electric strengthens government control by alleviating dependence on foreign oil and automobiles and expands the economy not only internally but globally. > > Even if that were pronounced, it would have to be taken with kilotons of > salt. > > For example, several years ago, there were pollution regulations passed. > They have all been ignored, with no real consequences. The only exception > to this was during the Olympics, when some industries had to shut down and > most people had to stop driving so Beijing looked as good as possible. Well, you can only crap upstream for so long before you figure out that it's a pretty stupid habit. Perhaps the Olympics has been a wake up call for the Chinese. Doug _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
