A recent poll by The Electrification Coalition (EC) suggested that Americans are high on electric cars no matter what side of the political fence they ride on. Not much of a surprise after the huge Gulf oil spill, but a big reversal from the past election where we heard the chant by idiots of "Drill baby, drill!" every other news story.
With plenty of camcorder recordings of the trouble in the Gulf to push people towards cleaner fuel options even the EC is surprised at the results of the poll.
"The results of this poll surprised even us," EC President Robbie Diamond said. "Regardless of party affiliation, the American people are in favor of a national plan to deploy electric vehicles and infrastructure, starting in cities selected in a competitive process. Typical Americans have seen firsthand the consequences of our addiction to oil, and they not only understand the enormous potential of electric vehicles, but have made it clear that they will support policymakers who lead on this issue."
Among other results, the poll showed that:
-- Electric cars are seen favorably by majorities across party, ideology,
and education level.
-- Voters believe electric cars will lead to increased security, more
jobs, and a cleaner environment.
-- Voters support using tax credits, loan guarantees and other incentives
to create a system for building and recharging electric cars.
-- Voters overwhelmingly prefer a candidate who supports the proposal to
employ temporary, targeted incentives to deploy electric vehicles in
select geographic areas.
-- Of particular appeal in the plan was its ability to test the
deployment of electric vehicles in select areas instead of an
immediate full national rollout, and immediate credits to offset costs
of electric vehicles.
-- The more voters heard about these proposals, the more they supported
them.
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