ronmcdon you raise some great points. environmentally, sure theoretical fuel savings are a definite possibility. but whats not to say that drivers who have suddenly lowered their per/mile operating costs wont drive more because they can more easily afford it, you saw the reverse happen last year w/ 4.50 gas.
also, the fundimentals of why this this program was enacted are surely questionable. political motive is always in the politicans best interest first. checkout this acceptance speech on that noble prize winning concept.
The Prize in Economics 1986 - Presentation Speech (a link to nobleprize.org a zilvia first woo hoo)
"The same individuals that act mainly in their self-interest as members of households and firms and seek to increase utility or profit are also members of the political system. It is hard to believe that these individuals drop the self-interest and turn into economic eunuchs devoting themselves completely to social engineering in the service of the general interest."
its called public choice theory. (a link to nobleprize.org a zilvia first woo hoo)
basically, a political action is undertook always holding the self-interest of the acting politician as its primary influence.
these notions are my primary concern why now is suddenly the time to incentivise a market in a way that hasn't been done (or more importantly NEEDED) in its 100+ year history.
lets end this quazi-academic rant with some beautiful jags getting killed in the name of some baby yaris or kia shitbox that needs to take its place at home
haha these vids are on par with old yeller being taken out to pasture
80s jags are another junky favorite.. they are just soaked with style. the ubiquitous chev v8 swap makes these things reliable daily-chuggers