Comments on: Rep. Rahm Emanuel Voices His Support for the Pickens Plan http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2008/09/30/rep-rahm-emanuel-voices-his-support-for-the-pickens-plan/ It's time to stop America's addiction to foreign oil. T. Boone Pickens has a plan. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:51:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bert Carr http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2008/09/30/rep-rahm-emanuel-voices-his-support-for-the-pickens-plan/#comment-1765 Bert Carr Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.pickensplan.com/news/?p=768#comment-1765 Exactly! We have an old saying when selling new technology in the tech industry; so what!? If you can\'t explain exactly what it will do for me; so what! So what\'s in it for me? If you/we can spell it out in terms I/we can understand for my ongoing transportation needs, then I can consider it and make an \"investment\" decision; AND, since gas is \"coincidentally\" cheap again, we need to show the \"math that makes sense\"; that this problem isn\'t going away and an investment now will save you a lot down the road; we\'ve got the momentum; just need to provide the incentives. And, as suggested above, where are the first places to start? Exactly!
We have an old saying when selling new technology in the tech industry; so what!? If you can\’t explain exactly what it will do for me; so what! So what\’s in it for me? If you/we can spell it out in terms I/we can understand for my ongoing transportation needs, then I can consider it and make an \”investment\” decision; AND, since gas is \”coincidentally\” cheap again, we need to show the \”math that makes sense\”; that this problem isn\’t going away and an investment now will save you a lot down the road; we\’ve got the momentum; just need to provide the incentives. And, as suggested above, where are the first places to start?

]]> By: Robert Anglemier http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2008/09/30/rep-rahm-emanuel-voices-his-support-for-the-pickens-plan/#comment-1762 Robert Anglemier Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:04:25 +0000 http://www.pickensplan.com/news/?p=768#comment-1762 Gentlemen - We\'ve heard the talk. Lets publisize those truck and bus fleet that are using it successfully. Are they having financial returns which justify the change over? Bring the plan down to the nuts and bolts the user is interested in. Today gasoline is $2.00, but we know it won\'t last long. Lets give small fleet owners good financial reason to convert. Cars will not be converted for years. Push those areas where there is a near term payoff. Great plan. John Wilson, Cookyville, Tenn. Gentlemen - We\’ve heard the talk. Lets publisize those truck and bus fleet that are using it successfully. Are they having financial returns which justify the change over? Bring the plan down to the nuts and bolts the user is interested in. Today gasoline is $2.00, but we know it won\’t last long. Lets give small fleet owners good financial reason to convert. Cars will not be converted for years. Push those areas where there is a near term payoff.

Great plan. John Wilson, Cookyville, Tenn.

]]> By: Robert L Smith http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2008/09/30/rep-rahm-emanuel-voices-his-support-for-the-pickens-plan/#comment-1752 Robert L Smith Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:27:22 +0000 http://www.pickensplan.com/news/?p=768#comment-1752 This is great news, just the sort of thing I needed to get my day going right! This is great news, just the sort of thing I needed to get my day going right!

]]> By: Denis http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2008/09/30/rep-rahm-emanuel-voices-his-support-for-the-pickens-plan/#comment-1747 Denis Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:51:59 +0000 http://www.pickensplan.com/news/?p=768#comment-1747 The chief of staff for the Obama Administration is a big plus for the Pickens Plan. We need to get the Obama administration to reduce the EPA regulations for CNG conversion kits certification. Currently, in most foriegn countries cars are converted to CNG for aproximately $ 1,500. While in the USA the cost to convert a car to CNG is about $ 6,000. The large cost for conversion in the US is because of excessive regulation and testing requirements by the EPA for new CNG conversion kits. The chief of staff for the Obama Administration is a big plus for the Pickens Plan. We need to get the Obama administration to reduce the EPA regulations for CNG conversion kits certification. Currently, in most foriegn countries cars are converted to CNG for aproximately $ 1,500. While in the USA the cost to convert a car to CNG is about $ 6,000. The large cost for conversion in the US is because of excessive regulation and testing requirements by the EPA for new CNG conversion kits.

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