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Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2010
users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. The demand for new roads and the cost of expanding and maintaining the transportation system have increased with population and economic growth. The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e.,
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 6, 2010
The policy, intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil consumption, is geared to a nation where most people rely on cars for transportation. Tags: EV Chargers EV Economics Obama Energy New York City. According to a previous PlaNYC study, car trips produce five times more carbon emissions than a trip on mass transit.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. One thing is for sure; - electric cars bring down the air pollution, but they sure create another waste pollution problem. Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. The group pointed to a B.C.G. report titled, “The Comeback of the Electric Car?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history. People wont buy a full car.
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