Alternative vehicles at White House
· By: Drivers.com staff
· Date: 2002-02-28
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The U.S. White House was the scene of a display of alternative-fuel vehicles
this week as President Bush looked over Ford, Chevrolet, and Chrysler hybrids
parked in the South driveway. According to GlobalAutoNet ,
the display was part of Bush's promotion of fuel cell development and intended
to further his aim of getting his energy legislation passed by the Senate.
One of the tenets of his plan is drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge. With even the National Council of Churches weighing in against it and
calling for "safer, more sustainable strategies," Bush is also pressing for
tax credits amounting to some $3 billion for buyers of fuel-cell-powered and
other hybrid vehicles in the coming decade. Bush vociferously opposed similar
tax credits championed by Al Gore during the late presidential campaign. Nevertheless,
Bush said, "There is a role for the federal government, not only to encourage
research and development, but…to provide tax credits to enhance the marketplace." He
expressed hope that alternative-fuel vehicles will be widely available to consumers
soon.
- Wired article on GM's move toward fuel cell cars
- Drivers.com's section on Greener Cars
- Honda Civic hybrid page; for sale in spring 2002, gets 50 mpg
- Details on Honda's Civic hybrid…Drivers.com article
