I think that we have the same situation both in Europe and US on the insurance side. The only country that i think have a sort of personal liability option is UK. Maybe there are others that I have not heard about.
On the other hand, the fuel price + tax in Europe are so high, that if it was the same in US, it would be a civil war instead instead of an Iraqi one. The purchase tax (often called the real road tax) is substantially higher in Europe also. Taken together, it is a part in the equation that makes European cars more fuel efficient and the larger use of clean diesels. http://energy.saving.nu/biofuels/dieseltech.shtml It is a lot more to say about economics etc., but I will leave that to an other occasion. Shortly it can be said that many belive that the cheap oil in US is fueling not only the cars, but also the US economy. Hakan At 12:55 AM 3/4/2003 +0000, you wrote: >I am not sure if Hakan is aware of the absolutly scandelous rates that >insurance goes for here. The insurance companies double dip us and >have conned our gov't into requiring insurance. Each car and each >driver must be insured. You would think that the required liability >insurance would follow the driver regardless of the car that that >driver was in but they tie it to the car as well. If you own two cars >you pay two times ( a little less for the car you drive less). > >Additionally, maybe, its not necessarily how much you feed it. Maybe >its more about what you feed it. As I look at the whole issue of >BioDiesel and its polution profile it looks like the problems we face >can get much more managable. > >td > >--- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "motie_d <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The idea of having a second car for commuting is both a responsible > > > and economical alternative. Tell me if you can find choices of > > American, > > > clean, small and fuel efficient diesels for your purpose. > > > > > > > > > Hakan > > > > > > > > > Hi Hakan, > > The idea of having a second car may indeed be responsible and > > economical, but putting the idea into practice is not. My 2 youngest > > sons both drive 4X4 pickups exclusively. Neither of them can afford > > the economics of owning 2 vehicles, the mandated insurance being the > > real spoiler for them. One of them also owns a Subaru, which is paid > > for, but he had to cancel the insurance nearly a year ago, for > > economic reasons. It's sitting in my back yard with flat tires right > > now. His current plan is to give it to his Girlfriend when her > > current car needs replacing. > > Economic reality dictates that a few dollars worth of gasoline per > > month is much cheaper than the insurance costs to owning an > > additional vehicle, particularly for younger drivers with extremely > > high insurance rates. > > > > Motie Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
