Hybrid Owners of
August 19th, 2006
Wonkette calls to our attention that a “New lobbying group, “Hybrid Owners of
I own a hybrid. I sure hope that I don’t have a “smug attitude.”
I bought it for a number of reasons.
Not in any particular order… Although one of the main reasons I purchased it is because I wanted to reduce the amount of money I send to folks in the middle-east who want to cut off my head. Talk about playing a role in our own victimization.
I don’t think continuing to depend on fossil fuels (dinosaur crap) is good for the environment.
I like the cost savings.
The article can be found here: Detroit News
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Hybrid owners get lobby
Organization will push for the existing and new incentives for users of alternative fuel cars.
David Shepardson /
WASHINGTON -- Hybrid vehicle owners have it pretty good: tax credits, unlimited access to car pool lanes and free parking in some places.
Now they'll have their own lobbying group in
Taking a page from the SUV Owners of America, a new group calling itself "Hybrid Owners of America" will kick off its lobbying efforts today to "advocate for the interests of the more than half a million Americans who already own hybrid gas-electric cars and other vehicles."
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The hybrid owners group is founded by the Newton, Mass.-based Civil Society Institute, a group that lobbies for higher fuel economy requirements. Its Web site is www.40mpg.org.
Read the rest here.
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