Not everyone here is on the big car bandwagon, Kam. People are still buying the hybrids.
Did you see the new 2010 Honda hybrid that's coming out? It's a total remake of the Insight, and it looks promising. On Jan 27, 8:14 am, Kamakazee <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
