Comments on: On motor cars and climate change http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/11/on-motor-cars-and-climate-change/ now with extra source Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:38:17 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brian Taylor http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/11/on-motor-cars-and-climate-change/#comment-5983 Brian Taylor Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5983 While I abhor government bailouts to the vehicle industry, we must not lose sight of the employment impact of letting the big three dodos go to the wall.<br /><br />I suggest there be handouts and assistance based strictly on the performance of the vehicle produced - not planned for year 2100. There should be no holiday or phase in period that only lets the dodos snooze on.<br /><br />Grants or handouts based on the well to wheel fuel efficiency will allow new entrants to join the market and also keep the dodos on life support but only if they abandon their futile opposition and act immediately. <br /><br />Electric vehicles can deliver 1.15 km/Mj or nearly 200 kms per litre (fuel equivalent). That class of fuel consumption gets well rewarded in my model. Hummers, at 4 or 5 kms/litre get extra taxes over what they pay today. The Toyota Prius would get no subsidy until it becomes a plug in hybrid in my model.<br /><br />How else can we force the vehicle industry on to environmentally sustainable transport?<br /><br /> While I abhor government bailouts to the vehicle industry, we must not lose sight of the employment impact of letting the big three dodos go to the wall.

I suggest there be handouts and assistance based strictly on the performance of the vehicle produced - not planned for year 2100. There should be no holiday or phase in period that only lets the dodos snooze on.

Grants or handouts based on the well to wheel fuel efficiency will allow new entrants to join the market and also keep the dodos on life support but only if they abandon their futile opposition and act immediately.

Electric vehicles can deliver 1.15 km/Mj or nearly 200 kms per litre (fuel equivalent). That class of fuel consumption gets well rewarded in my model. Hummers, at 4 or 5 kms/litre get extra taxes over what they pay today. The Toyota Prius would get no subsidy until it becomes a plug in hybrid in my model.

How else can we force the vehicle industry on to environmentally sustainable transport?

]]> By: Rob Gibson http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/11/on-motor-cars-and-climate-change/#comment-5984 Rob Gibson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5984 I recently joined the electric vehicle association. I my first visit I stood about with a whole bunch of car nuts staring under the bonnet of an electric powered 1986 Charade in awe and rapture. And still these rev heads don't get it. V8 super cars chopping down trees in the green zone of Olympic park. Wake up petrol sniffers. I recently joined the electric vehicle association. I my first visit I stood about with a whole bunch of car nuts staring under the bonnet of an electric powered 1986 Charade in awe and rapture. And still these rev heads don’t get it. V8 super cars chopping down trees in the green zone of Olympic park. Wake up petrol sniffers.

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