I don’t know what it’s like in other countries - here, the powers that be speak fancy and idealistic words about the environment, and do very little.
For example - we know that motor companies work hard at making more enivironment-friendly cars. They have to, as their customers become more savvy and aware.
Cars are a fact of life, the number will increase, and to reduce CO2 emission from engines, the only way is to develop new technology within the cars themselves.
Mercedes-Benz Blue TEC is one example of motor companies doing their bit for the environment. More information can be obtained at the site, but they claim to have developed the cleanest diesel engine in the world. I don’t know much about these things, but I find it highly improbable that Mercedes-Benz could afford to tell lies about something as important as this.
BlueTEC reduces nitrogen oxides by up to 80%, and it’s the only engine that meets the strict exhaust emission standards of the future.
OK - this is wonderful. I’m sure it’ll cost a bundle though, certainly in this country. Just to put you in the picture - when a new car is sold over here, about 1/3 of the price goes to the state. Around $20000 dollars on average, depending on motor size and the motor company’s pricing.
So - in the spirit of the good of the environment, one would have thought that the hybrids and the engines that emit less toxins would be exempt from some of this tax, no?
No. Safer cars? Same tax. Less CO2? Same tax.
Mercedes-Benz may well be mapping out the future of environmentally sound automotive engineering. They probably are. I wish they’d rally their lobbyists over here too!
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