EV Politics

Here is an interesting article pertaining to e-bikes in Toronto.

http:/www.electricbikee.com/toronto-facing-requests-to-segregate-e-bikes/

I'd like to hear how other places are dealing with controversies about e-bikes.

I have been wondering how the electric's would wind up being taxed. Here is a link to an idea meant for ICE's but would work for electric too :(

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/nation/story/71078.html

This came up on the Xebra mailing list, that in Washington State some legal change meant that three wheelers like the Xebra were being considered to be cars. But as a car that would clamp down their availability because they haven't been through DOT crash testing etc.

But it seems that a recently passed law clarified the status.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Xebra_EV/message/19628
http://www.washingtonvotes.org/2009-SB-5482

Virtual March on Washington DC for Energy Independence 1-3 Apr 09
Join me, Boone Pickens and Rock the Vote in telling Congress and the President: Help improve our environment, economy & bring us toward energy independence by passing energy legislation now! Be heard today!

It's as easy as clicking a link and pushing a few buttons and you can be heard by President Obama and your members of congress:

For those interested in the state of scooter/moped Laws in NC. The changes appear to make the requirements of the moped, the same as motorcycle expect for a Speed limitation of 50mph.
Bill Description Bill Text
1. H310, Edition 1 Moped Registration/Licensing. [ HTML | PDF ]
2. S135, Edition 1 Operation of Mopeds. [ HTML | PDF ]
3. H166, Edition 1 Increase Max. Speed for Mopeds and Scooters. [ HTML | PDF ]
4. S318, Edition 1 Mopeds/License, Registration & Financial Resp. [ HTML | PDF ]
5. H238, Edition 1 Require License for Moped. [ HTML | PDF ]
6. S64, Edition 1 Motorcycle Learner's Permit. [ HTML | PDF ]

Proposed NC Moped Scooter Laws

Well now that he's in office, I was wondering about how high on the list all the alternated/renewable energy stuff was on Obama's priorities. Does anybody have a solid feel for that. He was too vague during the campaign and has yet to really come up with anything solid on the subject. Is he going to push this, or was it just campaign rambling?

Looks like the weather may allow me to ride the BE MC to vote tomorrow. A warm front is moving through. Most of the recent mornings have been in the mid 20's F. Call me a whimp, but I don't ride the MC if the temp is below 40 F.
Happy Voting.

Bush Team Rushes Environment Policy Changes

As the U.S. presidential candidates sprint toward the finish line, the Bush administration is also sprinting to enact environmental policy changes before leaving power.

Whether it's getting wolves off the Endangered Species List, allowing power plants to operate near national parks, loosening regulations for factory farm waste or making it easier for mountaintop coal-mining operations, these proposed changes have found little favor with environmental groups.

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Before launching his campaign, Obama was doing a podcast (which I used to listen to). This sounds exactly like the style of those podcasts which was simply him talking like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT0dfytgLwk

I'm shocked.. David Ickes has for over 20 years been researching and exposing how the government(s) and businesses are being manipulated to a global elite agenda. It's odd to think of him as running for Parliament and becoming part of the system he's been exposing for decades.

Anyway, here's a nearly 3 hr video of him talking to voters and giving a very interesting outline of the control system being foisted on us.

David Icke speaks to the constituents of Haltemprice and Howden about the 'Big Brother' election, forced by the resignation of David Davis, and the move towards the global Big Brother enslavement we are all facing.

FWIW I don't agree with everything he's saying but I've read several of his books, seen him speak a couple times, and do think the general thrust of his message is right on. This doesn't have a lot (directly) to do with EV's except that what keeps us from having EV's is partly because of the control mechanisms he talks about.