Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
>don't you think that if consumers ~wanted~ fuel-efficient cars, then they
>would be made in huge
>numbers? Until you find a way to force people to buy them, why force the auto
>makers to build
>them?
The quickest way to achieve both objectives is for the US government to tax
fuel to the same level
as in Europe. Here in the UK, approx 75% of the pump price on a gallon of
gasoline goes straight to
government in tax. It's more still for diesel, though LPG is still pretty cheap
- by comparison and
about half the cost of gasoline. This now makes heavy-footing a big six Triumph
around our roads a
very occasional pleasure than heretofore.
Jonmac
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