Comments on: market for efficient technology

By: Liam

Liam — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:16:31 +0000

Of course, the problem with high gas prices is that the rich can afford to pay them, and will grumblingly continue to do so, without much difficulty. The poor who need to travel will also do so, it will simply cost them a much greater percentage of their income.

The environmentally friendly designs may have a lower cost when we consider the hidden costs of gasoline powered automobiles, but as it stands now, the people who tend to buy these designs tend to be those who have the money to do so. Perhaps government subsidies to environmentally friendly vehicles to allow them to compete on price more effectively with conventional cars of the same class.

By: Jean-Sebastien

Jean-Sebastien — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:47:29 +0000

Although it would be great if people would change their mentality that everyone needs
their own vehicule, I don’t think most people are ready to give up the freedom cars
give them. I have more in people switching to more environmentally friendly cars.
Hopefully, in the near future the price of the gas will continue to go up, the price
of hybrid cars will go down and create a better economic advantage for buying an hybrid.
I think this would drive more people to buy hybrids in the short term.

By: Ira

Ira — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:49:36 +0000

I agree that cars, even if they are hybrids or zero-emission or whatever, aren’t necessarily the solution. We have to get away from this mentality where everyone needs their own vehicle all the time.