Comments on: MPG - Us & Them http://www.davidhenderson.com/2007/10/15/mpg-us-them/ author, journalist, media strategist Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:25:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: diane wright http://www.davidhenderson.com/2007/10/15/mpg-us-them/#comment-115 diane wright Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:09:10 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/blog/2007/10/15/mpg-us-them/#comment-115 It truly does not make sense that Congress is debating whether or not to pass the Clean Energy Bill. People are clamoring for ways to help improve our environment, especially through the cars they drive. I think this is evidenced, in part, by the recent popularity of cars like the Prius. I personally couldn't afford the Prius but purchased a Honda, precisely because of the good gas mileage. If Congress passes the bill and car manufacturers are required to make cars that get 35 mpg (by 2020), they will sell. Any American that drives a car will save money, car companies that are suffering now will likely sell more cars, and everyone will benefit. I am actually working with a coalition in support of the bill and there is a <a href="http://www.energybill.org" rel="nofollow">petition you can sign</a> to support it too. It truly does not make sense that Congress is debating whether or not to pass the Clean Energy Bill. People are clamoring for ways to help improve our environment, especially through the cars they drive. I think this is evidenced, in part, by the recent popularity of cars like the Prius. I personally couldn’t afford the Prius but purchased a Honda, precisely because of the good gas mileage.

If Congress passes the bill and car manufacturers are required to make cars that get 35 mpg (by 2020), they will sell. Any American that drives a car will save money, car companies that are suffering now will likely sell more cars, and everyone will benefit.

I am actually working with a coalition in support of the bill and there is a petition you can sign to support it too.

]]> By: Brenda Griffiths http://www.davidhenderson.com/2007/10/15/mpg-us-them/#comment-94 Brenda Griffiths Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:46:51 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/blog/2007/10/15/mpg-us-them/#comment-94 On the other side of the Atlantic again - I get nearly 70mpg from my Peugeot 206. Our petrol costs more than yours and we tend to drive much smaller cars. Every time I visit the US I am always surprised at the size of the"gas guzzlers" on the road. On the other side of the Atlantic again - I get nearly 70mpg from my Peugeot 206.
Our petrol costs more than yours and we tend to drive much smaller cars.
Every time I visit the US I am always surprised at the size of the”gas guzzlers”
on the road.

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