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OT: Plebiscite 24-Jun-2011 At 9:44:57 AM bones

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On 23/06/2011 One Day Hero wrote:
>On 23/06/2011 bones wrote:
>> The Prius was Japan's
>>best selling vehicle in 2009,
>>
>
>You know that Prius's aren't that great, right? Sure, it makes you feel
>better about yourself, but on the highway/in the hills a small diesel car
>is way more efficient. The only place a Prius saves fuel is when its stuck
>in traffic in the city............and if you're really such a greeny, you
>should be on public transport for that commute anyway.

I agree, but the point is that when fuel prices went up, cars marketed as fuel efficient all of a sudden took the spotlight. Even the big aussie V8 manufacturers seem to spend more time on smaller fuel efficient cars these days.

When fuel prices topped AU$1, everyone was saying that no one could afford it, industry would topple and everyone would lose their jobs. The media was spruiking it as the biggest issue going around and everyone was screaming for the government to intervene to keep fuel prices down. (Does this sound familiar?) Now everyone's forgotten about it and pays ~AU$1.30 per litre without complaint.

A carbon tax will come in, everyone will complain and complain about how it's the end of the world and we'll all go broke, then everyone will want more energy efficient appliances, then we'll all forget about it and the consumer market will be better off. Just like petrol prices and small cars.