[Oeva-list] Tuffer times for EV's and alternative energy.

[Myles Twete]

Uh, so I missed it.what part of the 45cents per gallon or so that we now pay
as gas tax is too hard for Americans to swallow?

-MT

 

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A gas tax would be a tough thing for Americans to swallow. However, to quote
Friedman again:

"A gas tax reduces gasoline demand and keeps dollars in America, dries up
funding for terrorists and reduces the clout of Iran and Russia at a time
when Obama will be looking for greater leverage against petro-dictatorships.
It reduces our current account deficit, which strengthens the dollar. It
reduces U.S. carbon emissions driving climate change, which means more
global respect for America. And it increases the incentives for U.S.
innovation on clean cars and clean-tech.

Which one of these things wouldn't we want? A gasoline tax "is not just
win-win; it's win, win, win, win, win," says the Johns Hopkins author and
foreign policy specialist Michael Mandelbaum. "A gasoline tax would do more
for American prosperity and strength than any other measure Obama could
propose."

Regards, 
Pat



On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Ray Blackburn <oeva_treas at yahoo.com>
wrote:

It is all about the money.  They will only build what they can sell.  EZ-Go
would sell hwy EV's if they sold like Cessna's and Bell Helicopters.  In my
opinion 90% of all Americans are motivated  to change if it effects there
wallet in a positive nature.  Sure if kids are choking on pollution that is
motivation for change but short of that it is money.  The government gives
incentives but it is not enough.  What really kills the EV is inexpensive
gas.  Main stream Americans will look harder at EV's when gas is high.  Now
with the down economy and low gas prices main stream people have much less
reason to consider EV's as a mode of transportation.

 

What might work is to put a floor on gas prices.  Use the funds between the
floor and the real price of gas to fund olny green projects like EV's ,
solar panels, electricity infrastructure and so on.  Oil needs to become
less attractive to mainstream people.  If something like this were
implemented now, we could get a leg up on things. When it becomes apparent
to the mainstream population via exsorbdent gas prices that they need EV's
massed produced, we would not be so far behind.

 

As it is now, we have these peaks and lows of both funding and awareness for
EV's and alternative energy that ebb and flow with the price and or demand
of fossil fuels.  

 

Oh yea thanks for the info.  I wrote the Senator.    Ray.  

  _____  


Rather than a bail out ICE producers, should our legislators spur on Tesla's
sedans or other electric production in Oregon too? What if we were building
American Electric cars good enough to export to world? Seems like we should
write our increasingly green lawmakers and suggest that they support green
automobile production in Oregon. The pen is mightier than the sword. I did
not see that Jeff Merkley has his official contact through the Senatorial
website yet, nor does his campaign website have a good contact option.
Mekley campaigned as supporting environmentally friendly options and job
creation. I believe Senator Wyden's contact info is below:

It would be great if EZ-go started making vehicles for civilian usage too.
They ought to have the know how since they own EZ-Go, Cessna and Bell
Helicopters. They also just bought Lancair aircraft in Bend Oregon.
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http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=123034332547055500

 


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