| Sorry Alex I have to disagree with you, somewhat, on this point. The most effective and efficient way to "manipulate" the populace into more environmentally friendly cars is to.
A. Give them what they want.
B. Give it to them at a lower price.
So. If you want people to buy alternative fuel vehicles, Personally, I would prefer to see Hydrogen cars take over, then get make these cars available at the same or lower prices than the gas powered cars. And, this is very important, these vehicles MUST perform to the same standards as the gas powered cars.
Americans REFUSE to drive around in tiny matchbox cars that are passed by people on ten speeds.
In order to accomplish the above criteria. Auto makers need to kick in the R&D. H2 cars already perform as gas cars, except they have about half the range per tank of fuel. Fix that problem and ALL our car woes are over. Economies of scale will reduce the per item price of any new type of vehicle.
This dilemma is almost over since within the next 15-20 years H2 cars will replace the gas ones. |