Comments on: Hummer vs. Prius, Regulation vs. Market Signals

By: Chris Tindal » All the news that’s fit to crib

Chris Tindal » All the news that’s fit to crib — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:09:53 +0000

[...] a few much more humble achievements myself. For example, I’ve not seen anyone else report on the connections between a supposedly independent study about the Hummer and the Hummer’s manuf…, nor do I know of any columnist who noticed some disturbing parallels in two news events separated [...]

By: Cam Holmstrom

Cam Holmstrom — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:52:25 +0000

Anyone who thinks a Hummer is more efficient than any hybrid vehicle seriously needs to give their head a shake. The only way a Hummer is more efficient than a hybrid would be if the Hummer only sat in the driveway and was never used.

By: jenny

jenny — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:05:26 +0000

I still believe in govm’t grants and surcharges (like the air conditionner tax you pay when u purchase a new car). If they put a $2000 tax on the inefficient SUVs and gave prius buyers a discount, this could work.

If Harper’s plan is failing, it is in its implementation.

Let’s not throw out the baby w/ the bath water. Maybe a liberal govm’t could get this right. They were good at sending cheques to voters (Chretien’s right-b4-xmas gift from several years ago).

:-)