Australian government wasted no time bailing out their auto industry... this despite the fact that automobile manufacturers in Australia are essentially foreign owned and build for the most part gas guzzling monsters.
And yet, the government has its detractors on this policy and there are more than a few. Here is one scathing piece:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24643119-664,00.html
The author is right to attack a rediculous bail-out, but wrong to think that electric cars are the answer. I would wager that no new technology is going to fill the gap that is about to be rent open by Gen X and Y forsaking automobiles. Walkable built environments are the answer, not automobiles, electric or otherwise. GenX and GenY know it already, and the oldies are beginning to cotton on also despite having for generations seen car and suburban house as the God-given fruits of life in the New World, are getting the picture.
We don't need to spend money redesigning our cars - we need to spend money redesigning our ROADS so that we don't NEED cars so much.
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