SENATE BILL: Efficient Automobile Rebate System Act (rejected) (user search)
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snowguy716
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« on: January 02, 2012, 02:50:26 AM »

Ugh... I'm regretting not chiming in earlier.  I think the rebate amount should be lowered a bit and the qualifying vehicles' fuel efficiency raised a bit.  Then create a fuel efficiency CEILING for eligibility rather than a floor.

Like... a car with fuel efficiency of under 24 mpg makes you eligible for a $3000 rebate on a car with a fuel efficiency rating of 35mpg or higher.

People driving cars with fuel efficiency over 24mpg aren't the ones we should be encouraging to trade up.
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snowguy716
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2012, 04:41:25 AM »

Besides the fact that this legislation is anti-envitonment with a nice wig, I really think that subsidizing more automobiles weakens the move away from car culture and hurts the mass transit programs we've invested so much in. We're not going to change our transportation habits if we promote the automobile in such a way. Atlasia has made a commitment to green energy and mass transit bolth. Let us honor it.
At the same time you have to recognize that Atlasia is still a car dependent nation, and that much of it will rely on a personal transportation indefinitely.

While we should be making transit systems that are efficient and convenient while also promoting its use through planning and development... there are still places that will require cars for travel.

In such cases, car pooling, bicycles, etc. need to be promoted.. along with more fuel efficient cars.

We can't hobble ourselves into a green, car-less economy.  We have to use the transportation options that are most efficient and convenient for the given situation.
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