Comments on: Nonsensical Tax Credits Benefit Mercedes Diesel SUVs

By: 传奇世界私服

传奇世界私服 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 06:33:03 +0000

I want to express my admiration of your writing skill and ability to make readers read from the beginning to the end.

By: mah jong free

mah jong free — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:19:39 +0000

These vehicles are work trucks and should not be used for personal transportation. I do not care how much money you have, these vehicles pollute my air.

By: rbjosh1

rbjosh1 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:02:34 +0000

The oil and auto industry have too much control in Congress to prevent them from being more aggressive in hybrid/electric and alternative fuel driven vehicles. GM canceled the EV-1 car and destroyed the remaining vehicles. I bought my 2nd Toyota Prius this year. People say that the tax credits should be only for American made cars. Why don’t I get a tax credit for my car? Toyota and other Japanese automakers are leap years ahead of the American auto industry. The American industry doesn’t have much of a forward looking mentality. They spread a good icing on the cake, but what’s underneath? Congress needs to get out of their pockets.

By: save fuel

save fuel — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:01:41 +0000

That should not be an excuse for congress not to fix the problem. If a car, truck or SUV cannot get at least 25 MPG in both city and highway, there should be no tax credit. That would get rid of tax breaks for all of the GM trucks, GM large SUVs, all Chrysler SUVs and all non-VW Diesels.

By: JackZero

JackZero — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:18:31 +0000

Everyone seems to be missing the fact that the Bluetec Diesel produces less greenhouse emissions than a Prius. Yes, it get’s worse mileage but it also pollutes less.

By: CPA I

CPA I — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:20:35 +0000

I think the tax credit on hybrid cars in general are ridiculous. My 48/55 mpg civic VX and 50/56 mpg CRX hf don’t receive tax credits nor HOV lane privileges. Of course those cars were built in the late 80s and early 90s and don’t have batteries to dispose. Hypocrisy at its best. Maybe this silly hybrid car trend will die when the real fuel savers come from over seas.

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Sun, 16 May 2010 14:33:46 +0000

"This is still a problem with the exception of Ford. When GM and maybe Chrysler catch up with more available hybrids, they may reinstate the tax credit without limitations. However, one of my Senators responded to me about he "cash for clunkers" program. It is still alive and two versions are being prepared, one in congress and one in the senate. Hopefully, they will be able to come together on one agreeing auto insurance quotes bill, which my Senator says right now BOTH bills contain language that the new vehicle MUST be manufactured in America."
Agreed with you.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:53:44 +0000

Conspiracy? I think not!

By: TI994A

TI994A — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:58:00 +0000

I’ll take you a step further, it should be a biodiesel plug-in hybrid

Actually there has been a lot of promising tech involving farming algae in the desert, which can then be processed into biodiesel. No farmlands or produce are tied up, corn prices don’t go sky high, etc. There has also been a lot of progress on other fronts making biodiesel from various waste products, grasses, etc.

Unfortunately for the tree huggers, those of us with a family can’t drive our families around in a tin can. I am actually a proud owner of the new BMW X5 diesel, I needed an SUV for my larger size family, and it was easily the most economical choice for a larger vehicle that will see a lot of highway miles, that was still extremely fun to drive. When its just me commuting I still use my VW TDI that easily does 40-50 MPG on the highway.

I can feel good about what I drive, and enjoy the driving. If our auto producers can succeed in making cars that are fun to drive but still increasingly energy efficient, that will go a long way toward nudging americans away from the guzzlers. After all, the goal should be to make the entire fleet more efficient, and ultimately wean us away (and eventually totally) from reliance on oil, whether you believe in global warming or not.

By: ex-EV1 driver

ex-EV1 driver — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:15:22 +0000

Biodiesel is ok but if we used all our fertile land to grow plants to produce enough bio-diesel to feed our transportation needs, there wouldn't be enough plants to feed us.
Biodiesel is fine for those applications that absolutely cannot use other alternative energy sources and then, only coupled with a hybrid drivetrain.
It shouldn't be diesel or hybrid, it should be diesel plug-in hybrid.