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Should Detroit's bailout bucks be paid with a gas tax?

Now that gas is once again (relatively) cheap, there's a renewed sense that adding a higher tax on each drop of petroleum might be a wise plan. It's often suggested that revenues from a higher gas tax are necessary to keep America's vast roadways in good working order, but some believe that there might be other uses for these taxpayer funds. For instance, we are all well aware by now that the Detroit-based automakers are losing money much faster than they are taking it in, which has led the Feds to offer extra funding in the form of guaranteed ... Read more →

Detroit to get $15 billion to tide them over until Obama takes office Sam Abuelsamid

After spending the better part of two days giving the CEOs of the Detroit automakers every indication that they were going to be hung out to dry, Congress has at least partially caved in to the ...

Motown to Washington caravan a bust Jeremy Korzeniewski

The plan to drive a slew of Detroit's best new cars from the Motor City to Washington, DC is over before it even got started. Amazingly, there was just too much support for the idea, which led to a ...

Tesla opposes using advanced vehicle fund for Detroit bailout Sam Abuelsamid

When the Detroit automakers went to Washington to press their case for financial assistance to get through their current cash crunch, the hope was to get $25 billion from the $700 billion fund that ...

Malcolm Bricklin on the bailout opinions: green, not cost-cutting Jeremy Korzeniewski

Malcolm Bricklin surely has an interesting view of the American automotive industry after having successfully launched the Subaru brand in the United States. Bricklin then went on to create his own ...

Should Detroit's bailout bucks be paid with a gas tax? 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that gas is once again (relatively) cheap, there's a renewed sense that adding a higher tax on each drop of petroleum might be a wise plan. It's often suggested that revenues from a higher gas tax are necessary to keep America's vast roadways in good working order, but some believe that there ...

Detroit to get $15 billion to tide them over until Obama takes office 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

After spending the better part of two days giving the CEOs of the Detroit automakers every indication that they were going to be hung out to dry, Congress has at least partially caved in to the reality a large number of constituents would almost certainly loose their jobs soon if nothing was done. ...

Motown to Washington caravan a bust 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The plan to drive a slew of Detroit's best new cars from the Motor City to Washington, DC is over before it even got started. Amazingly, there was just too much support for the idea, which led to a complete lack of control over the event and leading to its cancellation. It's just as well, really. ...

Tesla opposes using advanced vehicle fund for Detroit bailout 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

When the Detroit automakers went to Washington to press their case for financial assistance to get through their current cash crunch, the hope was to get $25 billion from the $700 billion fund that was set up to bail out Wall Street. The Bush administration was having none of that however, and by ...

Malcolm Bricklin on the bailout opinions: green, not cost-cutting 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Malcolm Bricklin surely has an interesting view of the American automotive industry after having successfully launched the Subaru brand in the United States. Bricklin then went on to create his own car company, one that manufactured less than 3,000 Bricklin SV-1 automobiles. Although this ...


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