Should governemt require all people to buy enviromentally friendly cars?

Question

Should governemt require all people to buy enviromentally friendly cars?

Answer 1

Absolutely not!  People should be able to make that decision for themselves!

Answer 2

Should the government take steps to protect public health? You're probably too young remember LA back in the 40s and 50s but I'm sure you've heard of smog.

http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?...

California did something like what you're asking, and today it's possible to drive through LA without your eyes burning; it's possible to live there without risk of respiratory disease.

But the California state government didn't regulate what individuals could buy, they regulated what manufacturers could sell. Then they required individuals to pass regular safety and emissions tests for their cars. It was for the greater good and saved a bundle in public health expenses. Of course things could always be better.

http://www.capcoa.org/healtheffects.shtm...

Should the government require food processors to sell safe and uncontaminated food? Same thing....

Answer 3

I would modify this question - should the government prevent large corporations from interfering with small alternative fuel companies?

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We had an excellent electric car battery, developed several years ago (NIMH), which is no longer being manufactured in sizes large enough for electric cars. The reason? Chevron/Texaco bought the patents for NIMH batteries, and then sued to get the EV-sized batteries off the market.

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So what's happening now? Take a look at this electric car:

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http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/fleet.ht...

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The phoenix is powered by another new revolutionary battery, the Altairnano Nanosafe. This battery can give electric cars full freeway-capable driving ranges of hundreds of miles, with only a ten-minute recharge time. The Phoenix is a real car, being manufactured right now.

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Don't let a big corporation stomp on this little company!

Answer 4

it would help the evironment

Answer 5

too much government is not usually a good thing but as oil becomes more and more expensive to discover, pump, transport & refine into gasoline, most people will be forced to buy fuel efficient vehicles

maybe a better idea would be to let those people who want to drive the gas-guzzlers pay an environmental impact fee based upon how many miles per gallon their car got and use the money to give tax breaks to people who bought more efficient cars.

Answer 6

No way! If I want to have the most polluting car on the planet, I should be free to do so! The government should stop making too many rules.

Answer 7

even though it would help the enviroment, it might not work with people pay check (salary) and people might get angry for feel focused too

Answer 8

No, more effective policy would to regulate the auto industry to     produce environmentally friendly cars. Unfortunately, the auto industry are extremely effective lobbyists and would oppose such regulations. In addition, the current administration has no interest in the environment with strong ties to the energy industry (i.e. EPA libraries closings, authorizing Arctic drilling, etc).