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White House Wants 1M Electric Cars By 2015
coondoggie writes "The White House has outlined a wide-ranging plan for putting one million of what it calls 'advanced technology vehicles' on the road by 2015. Most observers would say that is a good start, but is it reasonably doable? The next White House budget will include a number of investments and enticements to make the goal achievable in theory. Of course, not all of the provisions are likely to make the cut."
It slows down the dependence on foreign oil, but it increases pollution. The mining for the batteries, shipping those around the world to build the batteries, making of the cars, producing energy for those cars.
If fuel taxes were raised, it would greatly encourage people to drive less and it provides economic subsidy for other forms of transportation instead of cheap oil. But that would make us exactly like Europe and our states would be declaring bankruptcy.
Same thing with national healthcare. I've worked in countries with it and it kicks ass. It would lower costs for people and businesses and we'd be able to compete on the world market. But, the powers that run the show know each other and they personally don't have a problem. Otherwise, GM, Apple, Microsoft, Ford etc would lobby for healthcare because that's costs they no longer have to cover.
It took 30 years of dictatorship for Egypt to get off their ass. How long for the US?