Calif Bill wrote:
> Screw the people who need a bigger vehicle for business, or a larger family
> or have to tow something. Buy a 40 mpg vehicle and you save on gas costs
> over a 20 mpg vehicle. That should be enough incentive.
Actually what needs to be done is to find ways to encourage people to
leave the SUV or mini-van at home, and use a smaller vehicle for
commuting, and use the larger vehicle only when necessary.
Unfortunately, besides the initial cost of the vehicle, there are the
recurring costs of the extra insurance, extra licensing, etc., so unless
you have a really long commute it never makes sense to buy the commute car.
If not for being able to use the carpool lane with a hybrid, few people
would be buying them, as financially and environmentally they make no sense. |
