[LINK] 'Smart' cars as fuel-efficient as hybrids

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Antony Barry wrote:
> 
> On 15/05/2007, at 11:56 PM, Chris Maltby wrote:
> 
>> That might be a long wait... perhaps till our policy makers wake up
>> and back renewable energy sources with equivalent amounts to what
>> they are putting into so-called "clean" coal.
> 
> 
> The attempts to get a Reva car <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REVA>  into 
> Australia have run into resistance by the automotive industry.  As a 
> cyclist the suggestion that it is "unsafe' is a bit laughable.  It's 
> safety has also come into question in the Uk recently <http:// 
> www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007210569,00.html> but do you apply  the 
> same standards as you would to a car or treat it as a quadricycle  and 
> their standards it meets?

If we cared about Safety, Health, the environment or the economy SUVs 
wouldn't exist

"In 2002, statistics showed that nearly 11,000 people died in rollover 
accidents, with 61% of SUV rollovers accounting for the fatalities. The 
number of people killed in SUV rollovers has increased by 14% in the 
last year."
<http://www.suvrollovernews.com/html/general.html>

"dunes, pull a horse float or a barra boat, but many will never get a 
whiff of country air.
At least those high and mighty four-wheel-drives that ferry the kids to 
school are safe, right? John van Tiggelen explores suburbia's love 
affair with the SUV, and meets the growing band of critics who say 
they're death machines."
<http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=8722>

I was going to give you the reference to last week's Clarke and Dawe but
all I get when I go to <http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/> is
> The 7.30 Report website takes advantage of Flash Player 9. Please upgrade your plugin here.

Marghanita
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