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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (5108)	2/19/2001 6:30:03 PM
From: Andrew	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 59480

Hey - it's no problem, unless you are one of the 10% that gets the cars without engines. < requirement which mandates that 10% of the cars sold in California by 2003 would have to be zero-emission>

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (5108)	2/19/2001 6:44:43 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 59480

I read somewhere that the state environmental agency will not go back and revise a requirement which mandates that 10% of the cars sold in California by 2003 would have to be zero-emission. I believe this is the resault of a requirement mandated by the federal government.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (5108)	2/19/2001 10:21:34 PM
From: CVJ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 59480

Yes, California has come a long way since Reagan was Governor. Unfortunately a long way down. If I was an automaker, I would provide a ulev like the Honda Insight and Toyota whatever, and pay the $5000 fine per unsold zlev (10% of sales). It would be a lot less costly than losing 10-100k per vehicle. If the government then wants to play hardball, the first thing I would do is announce that because of irrational government meddling in my business I will move every company asset-plants, studios, etc out of CA and if necessary to Mexico or Taiwan or wherever. I think Ford and GM should have enough economic clout to have the issue re-examined rationally. Besides, where will the electricity coming from and what to do with the mountains of discarded batteries with who knows what toxic effects? We can't even be sure from day to day whether or not the lights will be on, much less be sure that we can recharge our vehicles every 60 miles. Another forced march into oblivion by the wacko envirolibs. Has anyone else noticed the irony of the electric vehicle mandate being put out by an agency called CARB? (California Air Resources Board) Chas