Comments on: Toyota’s ‘Green Halo’ Challenged http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/10/05/toyotas-green-halo-challenged/ The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:02:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dani http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/10/05/toyotas-green-halo-challenged/comment-page-1/#comment-17426 Dani Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:01:55 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/10/05/toyotas-green-halo-challenged/#comment-17426 Will, you make a valid point. This legislation cannot effect the cars that are already on the road. However, better fuel economy for future cars does not necessarily entail a smaller car, it means a better made car. A car that uses lighter, stronger materials, and is more efficient when it comes to gas-using features such as A/C and heating. Though Toyota's lobbyist are having a negative effect on the bill, the concerned public can have a positive one. I am working for a coalition that is trying to keep the CAFE standards at their current level. Everyone can help pass this important bill by going to <a href="http://www.energybill2007.org/" rel="nofollow">www.energybill2007.org</a> and petitioning their representatives. Will, you make a valid point. This legislation cannot effect the cars that are already on the road. However, better fuel economy for future cars does not necessarily entail a smaller car, it means a better made car. A car that uses lighter, stronger materials, and is more efficient when it comes to gas-using features such as A/C and heating.

Though Toyota’s lobbyist are having a negative effect on the bill, the concerned public can have a positive one. I am working for a coalition that is trying to keep the CAFE standards at their current level. Everyone can help pass this important bill by going to http://www.energybill2007.org and petitioning their representatives.

]]> By: Will http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/10/05/toyotas-green-halo-challenged/comment-page-1/#comment-14980 Will Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:46:18 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/10/05/toyotas-green-halo-challenged/#comment-14980 Well, I think that Washington is really trying to hoodwink us into thinking these high CAFE standards are really going to have any progressive environmental change. There was an interesting article in yesterday's Financial Times titled "Posturing will not save the planet" that talk about how little effect they would have - they don't effect consumer habits, they don't effect cars already on the road, and cars actually only make up 20% of emissions to begin with. I do some work with the AAM, and Americans want to buy trucks more than SUVs. If there's no consumer demand for smaller, more fuel efficient cars this legislation doesn't make sense. AutoChoice.org has some good info on current consumer demand right now. Well, I think that Washington is really trying to hoodwink us into thinking these high CAFE standards are really going to have any progressive environmental change. There was an interesting article in yesterday’s Financial Times titled “Posturing will not save the planet” that talk about how little effect they would have – they don’t effect consumer habits, they don’t effect cars already on the road, and cars actually only make up 20% of emissions to begin with. I do some work with the AAM, and Americans want to buy trucks more than SUVs. If there’s no consumer demand for smaller, more fuel efficient cars this legislation doesn’t make sense. AutoChoice.org has some good info on current consumer demand right now.

]]> By: S.K. CHUTANI http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/10/05/toyotas-green-halo-challenged/comment-page-1/#comment-14396 S.K. CHUTANI Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:21:32 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/10/05/toyotas-green-halo-challenged/#comment-14396 Recently there have been reports about Toyota going Eco friendly. This attitude of Toyota shows that they have only tried to reduce the cost of their product by efficent means and are only trying to hoodwink their customers by trying to show they are eco friendly. Recently there have been reports about Toyota going Eco friendly. This attitude of Toyota shows that they have only tried to reduce the cost of their product by efficent means and are only trying to hoodwink their customers by trying to show they are eco friendly.

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