If we had cars that get 45 to 50 miles to the gallon it would cut the amount of tax money for local and federal goverment gets in half . and they wont stand for that. They blame it on the car companys . In other parts of the world they have cars that get good millage but are not allowed to sell them in the United States.
2006-06-21 04:45:45 · 13 answers · asked by yankee 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
You can get them, you just don't want them. There won't be a change in gas prices and taxes until people change their mentality and stop buying the big SUV gas suckers. It's all supply and demand.
2006-06-28 03:26:14 · answer #1 · answered by kalsmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil company profits...didn't the Volkswagon Rabbit many years ago advertise 50MPG? The technology is there.
Also, the whole ego driven need to drive a car capable of going 150 MPH or some enormous truck that gets 10 gallons to the mile (Nice Hummer!).
Once the oil companies lobbyists quit manipulating our govt officials, maybe they'll get serious about alternate fuel vehicles. Right now hybrid cars are MORE expensive than regular gasoline cars and the rebate you get is only on NEW cars for the first year! Some incentive...
2006-06-21 04:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tax matters and oil company profits aside, if at all somebody brings out a car that gives more mileage per gallon than average, I am sure they will be favorite, provided the initial cost is not too far high. The problem is too much car weight to give the required safety to the inside passengers and limitation on speed to get advantage of aerodynamic design. If somebody can workout a design in favor of the above points, the race is half won-! May be in future there will be a gadget, to counter the gravity and we can have lighter-powered engines to propel-:).
2006-06-21 04:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by yakrithy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
toyota prius - hybrid car
According to EPA tests, the 2004-2006 Prius gets 60 mpg in the city, compared with 51 on the highway, and Natural Resources Canada estimates 58.8 mpg (4.0 L/100 km) in the city and 56.0 (4.2 L/100 km) on the highway. This means the greatest advantages of a hybrid are mainly in city driving, though factors including driving style, air conditioning use, and short trips may offset some of this advantage
2006-06-21 04:47:26 · answer #4 · answered by abimono 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its all to do with rich countries obsession with speed and great big massive engines. My sister and her boyfriend drove around in a great big 4 by 4 even though there was only two of them (and no luggage). I don`t know why this obsession exists, but you can`t blame me for it I use a push bike to get everywhere I want to go.
2006-06-21 04:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by MARTIN B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the government is controlled by coorporations and if they don't make as much money as they want to then they don't give the government as much money as it needs, everyone is in on this, the car companies, the oil companies, computer people, you name it they're in on it and as long as this earth is still here the little man (you and me) will continue to be screwed that is the way it is and the way it has been ever since man decided that government was necessary
2006-06-21 04:51:22 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jetta TDI gets 52 MPG. It's a diesel.....diesel cars always get tons more gas mileage than regular cars do.
2006-06-21 04:49:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting speculation. It has more to do with oil company profits than it has to do with government tax revenue.
2006-06-21 04:47:52 · answer #8 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hybrid. a toyota hybrid like a prius gets like 50 mpg
2006-06-21 04:49:21 · answer #9 · answered by cuteseesee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's right, and everyone in power in America has one hand in our pockets and the other dipped in oil.
2006-06-21 04:50:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋