Comments on: Why Bill Ford (Yes, That Ford) Wants a Gas Tax Hike

By: Clifford @ motoring

Clifford @ motoring — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:35:22 +0000

So the government made the best fuel cheap? Now it is said that diesel cars are beating the new hybrid and electric cars all round for there eco friendly vehicles. So why was a grant of $2.6 billion granted to go into hybrids if they are not meeting there targets of use?

By: Bob Lutz: Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars Without a Gas Tax Hike

Bob Lutz: Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars Without a Gas Tax Hike — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:31:51 +0000

[...] subject. Yet Lutz isn’t the only auto executive pointing to a gas tax hike as a solution. At the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference earlier this year, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford described increasing gas taxes as a way to help car companies [...]

By: Tesla Roadsters a Tough Sell Mid-Recession? No Way, Says Musk

Tesla Roadsters a Tough Sell Mid-Recession? No Way, Says Musk — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:10:08 +0000

[...] cars in general, including cars like Tesla’s planned Model S sedan, might benefit from a spike in gas prices, but it’s hard to see someone considering spending $109,000 on a car basing the decision on [...]

By: Ford & DOE Chiefs Weigh In on Planning for High Oil Prices

Ford & DOE Chiefs Weigh In on Planning for High Oil Prices — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:30:05 +0000

[...] If fuel prices go up long term, it can actually help car companies minimize their risk in the high-efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicle market. If it was up to Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, fuel prices could go up, and stay up — thereby helping to sustain demand for high-MPG vehicles — through a gas tax hike, as he suggested at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference earlier this year. [...]

By: A Tale of Two Mid-Recession Green Car Markets: U.S. vs. Japan

A Tale of Two Mid-Recession Green Car Markets: U.S. vs. Japan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:01:53 +0000

[...] companies and startups like Tesla to really drive down prices, at the same time that policy makers, as Ford Motor Co. executive chairman Bill Ford has suggested, keep prices up at the pump. So that when the incentives coming into play during this period of [...]

By: Electric Car Glut on the Way?

Electric Car Glut on the Way? — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:47:30 +0000

[...] don’t want to be caught with a glut. But as Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., said at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference earlier this year, “Our ability to forecast has been just horrible.” He said regulations — such as a [...]

By: Chrysler goes bankrupt!! - Xtreme CPU

Chrysler goes bankrupt!! - Xtreme CPU — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:27:24 +0000

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By: Fortune Green: Carbon, Congress, and the Patriot Tax | Max Gladwell

Fortune Green: Carbon, Congress, and the Patriot Tax | Max Gladwell — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:46:21 +0000

[...] moment during Bill Ford’s interview at Fortune Green was when he made the business case for raising gas taxes (a carbon tax). His point was that gyrating fuel prices made it impossible to forecast the types [...]