Comments on: McCain Calls Electric Vehicles ‘Vital,’ Says He’d Support Federal Tax Credits

By: McCain Calls Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles “Vital” | ecopolitology

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:07:27 +0000

[...] published at Red, Green, and Blue] After getting a tour of the design room for the GM prototype battery-powered, Chevy Volt, Sen. [...]

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:26:13 +0000

Thanks for your comments, folks.

Yes, electric cars will need to be part of our changing energy portfolio and system. But we cannot forget that adding all of those battery-operated cars to our electrical grid will put lots of new demand online and that will need to be addressed with something, too.

Tim, I don't know if he's making a 'hard run', but he's making a run, that's for certain.

Politically, it's a smart move on McCain's part, and the Obama camp will want to make some strong differentiations between the two if they want to hold onto some of those independent enviros.

By: Tim Coyne

Tim Coyne — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:54:05 +0000

Interesting.

I think McCain also had somewhat positive things to say about Gore's recent bold statements.

Is McCain making a hard run at the environmental vote?

Could make things interesting.

By: Kishalaya

Kishalaya — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:19:47 +0000

It would be gr8 to have battery operated cars, which will make less dependent to the rising fuel prices.

By: Greenpointer

Greenpointer — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:17:22 +0000

McCain looks like Johnny Carson in that pic… but not as funny… but he is SCHTICKY!

Since when was it a good idea for our government to go game show with Green standards? And leaving emissions standards UP TO GM???

I'm writing in a vote for Bob Barker.

By: Jigar Shah

Jigar Shah — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:45:27 +0000

Great idea. Using electricity for powering cars is far more viable than switching our infrastructure to natural gas vehicles.