Comments on: D.C. Mayor: Tax Breaks for High-MPG Hybrids Only

By: Rent Sprinter Vans

Rent Sprinter Vans — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:52:29 +0000

As they come. These bio Gas are efficent if you only maintain the sprinter vans on a monthly basis with the right care.

By: Raffy Long

Raffy Long — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:16:05 +0000

Incentives should be given to fuel efficient cars but this Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid really Drive me crazy because the ride were really good and very relaxing.

By: Don Rowland

Don Rowland — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:45:34 +0000

I have always felt that the federal governments tax relief on any vehicle called hybrid was proof of the stupidity of congress. It did nothing to encourage gas savings. It just allowed the big gas guzzlers a reprieve so Detroit would not have to improve gas millage or develop alternative fuel vehicles. Now foreign manufactures are ready to enter the market and our auto companies are falling behind again. We are losing our position as the leading research and development country of the world and becoming a second rate country. We will soon become a major importer and minor exporter. We are becoming a follower, not a leader.

By: Armand

Armand — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:42:26 +0000

We should also add a RETARDED AND STUPIDITY TAX to Hummer, Denali, Escalade, etc drivers....

These people are the dumbest of the dumb. They should be taxed for it.

By: Gerald Shields

Gerald Shields — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:35:19 +0000

40 MPG baby! While it’s regettable that city, county & state goverments have to create a environment of fuel efficient “haves & have nots”, I don’t see much of a choice given the feds refusal to enact tougher CAFE standards.

By: Mike J

Mike J — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:13:36 +0000

I agree with the $1 tax on every gallon.

Some of you guys have to get off of your high horse with saying things like people should buy vans and mercedies that get better gas millage. I also share the same opinion about SUV's with most of you but lets remember THIS IS AMERICA. Americans are pig headed and usualy get what we want! So let us be americans and come out with new inventions and technologys to give us what we want. Every Car and Truck should be able to get over 20 Miles Per gallon or else it can't be sold in the United States. And if they can't make a Hummer that gets 20.1 MPG then you can't sell it. But this Chevy Tahoe is the perfect example that any car or truck no matter how big it is can get over 20 MPG.

We need to attack this from the bottom up. Switching Prius to lithium or plug in and getting 75-100 MPG doesn't have the same effect if we can get the Ford F Serries(#1 auto sold in the US) to go from 15 to 25 MPG.

By: BigMcLargeHuge

BigMcLargeHuge — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:00:38 +0000

Note: the ^^post was not a selling point for everyone to go buy a Sprinter. But it is showing that the TaHybrid is far from its maximum allowable efficiency.

The sprinter can carry 9 (or 10 in some configurations) at 22mpg average. So lets say 10 at 22. That is roughly the same as 2 Prius' at 5 at 45. So the Sprinter should be more eligible for tax breaks than the TaHybrid.

But ideally, the Tahoe should be getting 30 mpg , and still towing 6,000lbs with 7-8 people. If it did, I'd say it was a success.

By: BigMcLargeHuge

BigMcLargeHuge — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:45:26 +0000

The problem here isn't large families. The problem here is the vehicle in question. Its # people carried to gallon burned ratio is terrible in comparison with other hybrids and diesels.

I'm not opposed to Chevy building a 7-passenger SUV, its just if you're going to do it, do it right. A vehicle that size should be capable of 25-30mpg.

How do I know? Because Dodge has an even bigger vehicle that costs less, hauls more and gets better mpg.

http://www.bandago.com/sprintervan.htm

Only downside is its towing capacity. But despite blowing the TaHybrid out of the water on #of people carried per gallon burned, does not get a tax break.

By: Chivirico

Chivirico — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:19:38 +0000

High efficiency is the way to go… it sad to see local vehicle manufacturers be so cheap in terms of making cars minimally effective… a hybrid with a 24MPG rating is an insult to all thinking minds. More so to Energy Engineers!!!

By: Jack Streete

Jack Streete — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:33:03 +0000

One of the main problems we face now is too many people on the planet. Two or three children per family is enough, but given that you have passed that point, I doubt that more than a few trips a year see all 7 of you packed in your gas guzzler.