As you might know, gas in the US has taken a dramtic drop over the fall and winter (though it's up a bit now). We, being the short termin thinking people we are, are back on the big car bandwagon. I heard the other day that the Prius, the first real hybrid over here, has seen its sales drop sharply in the last few months. Along with that, the urgency we once had during the primaries and election has faded.
It's unbelievable that no one even gives it a thought anymore. What goes down must come up..... shein sheing (I know I mispelled that, but you get the idea). On Jan 26, 5:18 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Regarding my message, car makers, BYD launched its plug-in electric > cars in 2008. It has been introduced in Detroit, at the car exhibition > few weeks ago. 400 or 500 units served succcesfully during Olympics. > Unfortunately BYD is an small company yet, but it will compete next > year with Honda, at east in Chinese market and in some Asian markets, > once Honda launches its electric plug-in car in 2010. The good news is > that the BYD technology is in place, in use, affordable and available. > Hopefully the bigger brands such as SAIC will use BYD technology, or > they will choose another system, does not matter. But an affordable > gas-free category of cars will be a must for all car makers within > five years or so. > > Also, step by step, taxes on gaz raise and rebates on low-pollution > cars (small sized cars or hybrid cars) or on zero-pollution cars > (hydrogen or electric plug-in) raise as well. This is making low > pollution or zero-pollution cars almost compulsory for all car > manufacturers. > > That is what I think. > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi > > On Jan 26, 4:28 pm, Kamakazee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Just a guess. You have a much better understanding of these things > > then I, what do you think? > > > On Jan 26, 7:54 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Really? 20 years? wow ! > > > > :) > > > > On Jan 26, 3:09 am, Kamakazee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It is great the US car makers are finally waking up to the pollution/ > > > > global warming threat. > > > > > It most likely will take the Chinese govt another 20 to have something > > > > even close to the same understanding.... > > > > > But hell, they can sure put on a good Olympics! > > > > > On Jan 24, 1:43 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Great ! > > > > > > A pity it has not been done years ago. US car makers would not be into > > > > > trouble nowadays and they would be exporters. Probably they would not > > > > > export assembled cars, but they would export green engines. > > > > > > In any case, congratulations ! > > > > > > It is a turn toward the right direction and it will produce fruits in > > > > > years to come. > > > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > > > Xi > > > > > > On 24 ene, 17:57, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > First 100 Days: Obama’s first climate change target > > > > > > > After eight years of inaction on climate change by the federal > > > > > > government, we can now look forward to the Obama administration > > > > > > tackling global warming head on. With not a minute to lose, Lisa > > > > > > Jackson, the soon-to-be new head of the EPA, should move quickly to > > > > > > capitalize on the momentum of states that have so far been the > > > > > > leaders > > > > > > in fighting global warming. There is no better place to start than > > > > > > by > > > > > > establishing a national greenhouse gas emission standard for > > > > > > automobiles based on California’s landmark clean car law. > > > > > > >http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2009/01/22/first-100-days-obama... > > > > > > > My hope would be the new EPA tackling coal burning utilities and > > > > > > bringing them to thier knees!- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
