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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

November 16, 2009: 06:01 PM ET. WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Move over, cash for clunkers. lawmakers are supportive of the idea. Here’s the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. By Judith Burns. Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

What weve got to get people used to is the idea that electric cars will become quite normal, quite usual," said Hoon. BST on Thursday 16 April 2009. It appeared in the Guardian on Thursday 16 April 2009 on p1 of the Top stories section. BST on Thursday 16 April 2009. My Web del.icio.us It was last updated at 14.16

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Poll: 81% of Americans Oppose Gas Tax Hike To Encourage Sales of More Efficient Cars

Green Car Congress

These sentiments remain largely unchanged from nearly two years when 86% said they opposed the idea of raising gas taxes by $0.50 In a poll earlier this year, 73% rejected the idea of taxing drivers based on how many miles they drive to help fund the building and repair of roads and bridges. Only 18% supported a mileage tax.

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