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- 11. Do you live in Portland, South Portland, or Westbrook -our current study area
- 12. How far -one way- is your daily commute to work
10. Currently, the Federal Government offers tax incentives on the purchase of a Plug-in Hybrid or Electric Vehicle of up to $7,500. At this time, Maine does not offer any incentives at the state level, although many other states do. Please answer the following three questions related to this background information. Would you… 
Question 10 consisted of a series of three questions relating to state tax credits and tax incentives and Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. Responses to all three questions were very similar. The first question asked respondents if they would be willing to purchase a Plug-in Hybrid or Electric Vehicle without a state tax incentive. The majority of respondents indicate they would be willing to purchase such a vehicle without a tax incentive (60%). The second question asked respondents if they would support passage of state legislation that implements a financial incentive or tax credit for the purchase of Plug-in Hybrids or Electric Vehicles. Respondents indicate, overwhelmingly, that they would support such legislation (79%). The third question asked respondents if they would support passage of state legislation that implements a financial incentive or tax credit for the development of public charging stations. Respondents indicate they are largely supportive of such legislation (76%). While these results are encouraging, it should be noted that this survey was deliberately sent to respondents identified as “early adopters” and may not reflect the views of the general public. 11. Do you live in Portland, South Portland, or Westbrook -our current study area? 
This survey was primarily focused on understanding attitudes and demand related to Plug-In Hybrids and Electric Vehicles in the most urban part of the Greater Portland Area; including residents of Portland, South Portland and Westbrook, our study area. The response pool was expanded somewhat, when we reached out through a separate email to interested parties of our Maine Clean Communities’ program, which covers the entire state, though the responses came from Southern Maine. As is evident, the bulk of respondents for this survey live in Portland, South Portland or Westbrook (90%), with Portland most heavily represented at 68%. 12. How far -one way- is your daily commute to work? 
Question 12 asked respondents how far their one-way commute to work is. Only 66% of respondents answered this question (80 responses from a total of 122), suggesting that many respondents are either retired, or not currently working. In addition to the categories represented in the table and graph above, answer choices included: ’21-30 miles’, ’31-50 miles’, and ‘51+ miles’. These categories received no responses and were therefore excluded. The results indicate that all respondents who currently work live within 20 miles of their workplace. Taken together, those who indicate they live within 5 miles of their workplace account for 57% of responses to the question. Since the current electric-only range of Plug-In Hybrids is about 14 to 40 miles and the range of pure electric vehicles is between 65 and 100 miles, these results suggest that most -if not all- respondents who commute to work would be able to do so on a single charge. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2011 2011 -> Voices of the Old Sea Norman Lewis 2011 -> Malevil Robert Merle 2011 -> The Elephant Keeper’s Children Peter Hoeg 2011 -> Jv packet •Mars Colonization Affirmative •Mars Colonization Negative 2011 -> Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) omb no. 1024-0018 2011 -> All America Looks Up to Virginia;” Virginia and the Declaration of Independence 2011 -> Rao bulletin 2011 -> Christopher Columbus was born between 25 August and 31 October 1451 in 2011 -> The Battle of Frenchtown (1855), Washington Territory: the Political and Demographic Context rev 9/4/11 2011 -> Seti aff •seti neg •Asteroids Aff Download 0.53 Mb. Share with your friends:
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