Fuel economy, cars and politics
Large gas-guzzlers still qualify for tax incentives
Democrats are the party for greens, right? So, why are solar tax credits set to expire? Why are tax credits for hybrid cars expiring while tax incentives for huge gas guzzlers are not?
We shouldn’t be surprised according to an interesting chart The Fast Report sent to Hybridcarblog. The chart shows a strong correlation between gas prices and the ratio of small to large vehicle sales. Overall, higher gas prices lead to less guzzler sales, more small car sales and greater US fuel economy. Great for greens, right?
And yet Democrats want to tap into oil reserves, grill oil executives and whatever else to try to lower gas prices, an event that will only lead to more gas-guzzler sales and decreased fuel economy. Contradictions?
Republicans couldn′t run Congress and now Democrats can′t either. Talk, talk, talk. Spend, spend, spend. Man, I gotta run for office. What a job!
Original post by Dahcredyns