If CO2 is a problem, then stop breathing :) Right now I think I pay about 50 cents a gallon or so in state fuel taxes, which puts the gas here at about $1.40 a gallon, not horrible. I have to fill my Jeep up around every 9 days or so. I wish it were cheaper, with a 20 gallon tank it comes to about $28 a fill up, about 3 to four times a month it comes to about $100, a little less usually.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 9:57 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: SUV break? > > In the Uk a litre of petrol is about 75p. You are looking at close to �3 > for > a gallon or about $4.50 per gallon. The US I think pays around $2 per > gallon. > > People with your argument over here choose to purchase Estate cars, > particularly Volvos, as the running costs are so much lower. > > The USA is completely up its own arse when it comes to this issue. If the > US > government put an environmental tax on petrol/gas that put the cost of gas > up to $3+, you would find the whole I need a SUV cos argument go away as > it > is bull and realistically is an image thing. > > You would also find that there would be greater consumer demand for > cheaper > alternative, rather than states (i.e. California, LA I think) having to > put > things into law to force manufactures to invest in alternative fuel cars. > > As to your emissions argument. It's the CO2 that is at issue here. Older > cars release more toxic gases, but it is the amount of C02 that is > produced > that is at issue here. A 100% clean emission from a car is CO2 and H2O. So > that argument is bull as well. > > Adam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
