Biden infrastructure plan proposes Cash for Clunkers -style rebate program. Would it work? Print this article
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal promises to give consumers point-of-sale rebates to buy American-made electric vehicles in order to help battery-powered cars become affordable for everybody.
The idea is modeled after a $392 billion plan released last year by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to provide drivers rebates to swap old gas guzzlers with zero-emission vehicles, in what would be a major expansion of the Obama administration’s $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program.
Obama administration’s 2009 Cash for Clunkers, which experienced mixed reviews, was designed to boost consumer spending to help the economy recover from the Great Recession while offering credits to buyers who traded in vehicles for new ones with better fuel efficiency, not necessarily zero-emission ones. The Schumer plan, by contrast, would specifically prioritize deploying c
President Joe Biden is a muscle-car guy; one of his most prized possessions is a 1967 Corvette that he got from his father. But he is trying to make this an electric vehicle world.
The $2 trillion infrastructure plan that he unveiled Wednesday is aimed at tackling climate change in part by spending up to $174 billion to encourage Americans to switch to cars and trucks that run on electricity, not gasoline or diesel. That is a large investment, but it might not be enough to push most Americans toward EVs.
Despite rapid growth in recent years, electric vehicles remain a niche product, making up just 2% of the new car market and 1% of all cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and pickup trucks on the road. They have been slow to take off in large part because they can cost up to $10,000 more than similar conventional cars and trucks. Charging EVs is also more difficult and slower than simply refilling the tank at far more prevalent gas stations.
Listen To Soft Rock s Debut Album The Sun And Other Stars Chris Cudby / Tuesday 9th March, 2021 12:18PM
Soft Rock has unfurled her debut album
The Sun And Other Stars. Sounding to these ears like a loop-loving mellow vibes cousin to such sonically adventurous types as extraplanar exotica artist Spencer Clark (Monopoly Child Star Searchers), Soft Rock guides listeners on a mind-expanding five track armchair journey, not unlike
flying around infinity on a giant blue rock . Mastered by
Pat Kraus and
Joshua Lynn,
The Sun And Other Stars is a perfectly immersive accompaniment to the coffee I m sipping on right now maybe you should grab one too?
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From left, Regent Jane Richards and Dr. Emily Chow speaking on periodontal disease and heart issues. (Photo Provided)
PARKERSBURG The James Wood Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Parkersburg Country Club on Feb. 7.
Members attending were Regent Jane Richards, Chaplin Betty Boot, Julia Hoffman, Susan Nutter, Elaine Cook, Ruth Callihan, Sandra Cowen, Karlyn Lowers, Anita Scott, Dina Braniff, Louise Wince and Katie Brown. Visitors included a prospective member, Pebble Freeland, Cynthia Buskirk, Dr. Emily Chow and Beverly LaRocque from the Caladesi Chapter in Florida.
Richards and Boot led daughters in the DAR Ritual.
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