On 7 Nov 2014 at 2:07, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > Why the push to another way to pay? Gas use has declined steadily since 2005 > as fuel-efficient and alternative energy cars have flourished.
Right, so let's discourage that. Great. I see this sort of notion and have to conclude that the US has the world's most (literally) backward governments. In most countries, they ENCOURAGE use of EVs and high-MPG ICEVs. Here, we're discouraging them by making them pay an extra tax. These state legislators seem to have forgotten that by taking better care of the environment, EV drivers are SAVING them tax dollars. (As the old saw says, no good deed goes unpunished.) I suppose one reason for the legal difference is that most (all?) European nations have laws requiring them to reduce carbon emissions, though how fully they're enforced I don't know. I'm preaching to the choir, I suppose. > Over the past four years California drivers have purchased more than > 100,000 plug-in electrical vehicles. Bottom line: Carpool lanes will > continue to jam up. >From the standpoint of encouraging EV adoption, it appears to me that carpool lane access for EVs has been a huge success in CA. The problem is that it's a self-limiting perquisite. The more vehicles you let in, the less desirable the carpool lanes are. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
