May 21, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 21, 2010
"For those who want to attack my view, let me save you the trouble of reading the entire book. On pages 325-6, I wrote, ‘It ought to be possible to establish a coordinated global program to accomplish the strategic goal of completely eliminating the internal combustion engine over, say, a 25-year period.' It is possible; it needs to be done; it will create more jobs, not destroy jobs. I'm proud that I wrote those words in 1992, and I reaffirm them today." Al Gore in the new foreword to Earth in the Balance.
Additional cost of cars, in 2016, due to Cap & Trade and new CAFE standards
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Source: Congressional Research Service.
Hoven's Index for May 21, 2010
Changes in US vehicle sales, 2007 to 2009:
Chrysler: -55%
GM: -46%
Ford: -34%
Changes in GM, from 2008 to 2009:
US employees: -18%
US production: -48%
Source: Congressional Research Service.
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