Infrastructure

Impacts of the Hybrid vehicle.
In this ever changing world, more and more people are choosing the option of a hybrid or plugin electric hybrid car. The United States is making it easier to own an electric car. One of the big changes is that our parking garages are more advanced and our roads are getting quieter. "In an effort to spur lackluster sales of electric cars, California, New York and six other states said on Thursday that they would work jointly to adopt a range of measure, including encouraging more charging stations and changing building codes, to make it easier to own an electric car" (New York Times). This is a prime example of how our country is making it easier to own a hybrid or electric vehicle. Many of the freeways in our country, especially in large cities, have a special lane called the carpool lane. This lane is for cars who have more than one passenger. The thought is to help encourage people to carpool on the way to work. In California if a person owns a Hybrid they are eligible to drive in this [|carpool lane] even if it is just by themselves. "[|Ford] had some good news for California drivers Thursday: Its Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid had been approved for use in the state's carpool lanes" (LA Times). This is just another example of how states are starting to promote hybrid technology. Noise Pollution is a big problem in Large Cities. Hybrid vehicles make this less of a problem. When a Hybrid is running on electric power the car makes little to no noise. If more and more people start to choose the option of driving Hybrids, the noise pollution in the big cities would not be such a big problem. Another challenge Americans are facing is the high tax rate. Everything is has a tax now a days. Americans are searching for a way to save on anything they can. Hybrid Vehicles earn from 1,700-6,500 tax credit each year just by driving their car. Electric Plug-in cars can receive up to 8,000 dollars of tax credit. This is another bonus that you can receive just by driving your car.

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