I love this article from wired magazine. Hybrids aren’t the only vehicles that should get a tax credit.

Diesel vehicles are expected to outsell hybrids in the United States within five years. This influx of clean and efficient will require a change to the tax code.

According to a study by UBS and Ricardo, annual diesel and hybrid gasoline vehicle sales in the United States of $2.7 million by 2012. Currently people who buy hybrids get a tax credit of varying amounts, but that code should be rewritten so that vehicle taxes are based on the combination of their price and fuel efficiency relative to the category of vehicle. This is fair to buyers, auto makers (since some bigger vehicles would receive a tax credit) and to the planet.

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