User: cowtz

Why subsidize cars at all?

On: Japan To Offer $20,000 Subsidy For Fuel-Cell Cars

I frequently miss this important point green car discussions: Cars, no matter what engine, need a lot of space, are loud and dangerous when driven fast and expensive. Thus, in our urbanizing world they are an ultimately unsuited means of transportation, for most daily activities. Electric cars solve exactly one problem in urban spaces: pollution.