Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announces a U-CAIR clean air initiative in Salt Lake City Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. The governor is surrounded by alternative fuel source vehicles during the news conference.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
I was encouraged by the Desert News article "Governor announces clean air initiative" (Jan. 31). There is no doubt that, with Utah's growing population and industry, our winter inversions are becoming exponentially worse every year. It is paramount that we take steps to reverse those trends.
I deem it ironic, however, that at his U-CAIR news conference Gov. Gary Herbert was standing next to both an electric car (EV) and a compressed natural gas vehicle (CNG). Why ironic? Because the CNG vehicle qualifies for a whopping $2,500 tax incentive, yet the EV only a paltry $605.
Such inequity undermines the goals of his U-CAIR initiative. After all, EVs now head the EPA's top ten list of clean vehicles: www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/topten.jsp Is the purpose of Utah's clean fuel tax incentives to support U-CAIR, or merely to subsidize Questar Gas? To truly embrace the governor's initiative, the Legislature needs to put an end to such favoritism, and award EVs the same $2,500 incentive as CNG vehicles.
Mark D. Larsen
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I agree with Mark.
Tax incentives on EV and CNG vehicles should be equalized.
I add my voice to his call for equalization of the tax incentive on EV/CNG vehicles....
at Zero.
If Mark, or anyone else, More..
The subsidies should indeed be equalized - across all cars including standard gasoline - by all subsidies going to zero. That's right - end the subsidies and let electric cars compete with with normal cars. By all means, everyone should buy more More..
I have to agree if someone wants to drive electric, they should pay for it.
Saw one such owners park his car, pull out his cord and plug it into a outlet outside
of a business and then walk down the sidewalk to have lunch.
I wonder More..