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Originally Posted by crockett
I think you have been drinking the kool aid far too long.. You are bad as the conspiracy nutters, in the fact that you can't understand any sort of reality with out somehow being able to blame everything wrong with the world on Obama. As I said before you are obsessed. See a shrink.
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Not laughing at this - I really think you're right. Vendy, maybe you should see a shrink...
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Originally Posted by jimmycastor
most citizens allready have tons of batteries with their smartphones, notebooks whatsever inside their households, and no one seems to care or be concerned
now theres a decent car by an independent manufacturer that starts to get successfull and ouups the scandal goes
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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
You know crockett, you sure are a waste of time, you have nothing to add but to call me names, typical liberal response. Why don't you just bow out gracefully. You are just out of your league.
Seriously, do you have anything intelligent to say?
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Vendy, it's you that has the issues. You are so blinded by any other ideas that do not sit perfectly with what you think you know. The basic issue is this : The world is a dirty place thanks to coal and big oil. Alternatives need to be discussed, found, explored and exploited. That's it, thats all. Stop shitting over other ideas just because you're an old fart too set in his ways. By your thinking, your computer would still be nothing but a terminal connected to a Univac.
It's a shame that you call people like Crockett a "Waste of time" when you are the one with the ass-backwards ideas.
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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
I have a problem with hybrid and electric cars because of the huge carbon foot print they have because of the metals and chemicals they use in their batteries and having the government spending millions to loan them and millions more to promote them.
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But Vendy old pal.... don't you agree that it is better to have a car that does not spew out noxious gasses out of its ass just to get people from here to there? Don't you at least agree that a high tech car is better than a new car based on the century-old "technology" of a noisy, dirty, gasoline engine? This isn't the 1950's anymore...
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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
It's not about the size of sales that I'm concerned about, it's the money that the government is spending on each car when the battery technology is flawed. They need to address that before pushing forward.
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But Vendy this is the entire point. Maybe battery technology isn't perfect, but R&D money and other loans are intended to help RESEARCH and DEVELOP new technologies to make things better.
As a consumer, the Chevy Volt is flawed because the range sucks (50 miles per charge). Tesla beat them silly with a 250 Mile range. Imagine a few years from now when a 500 Mile and 1000 mile battery range becomes reality. This can only be achieved by more research and development. The government's push and promotion on this is a great great idea.
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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
Last month, the ?father of the Prius,? Takeshi Uchiyamada declared that electric cars were simply ?not viable.? "Because of its shortcomings--driving range, cost and recharging time--the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars," said Uchiyamada. "We need something entirely new."
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...as-Powered-Car |
Well first of course he would say that.
My problem with Hybrid cars is that they carry around a gas engine, transmission, gas tank, oil tank, oil pump, pistons etc etc and all the extra weight, placing unnecessary burden on the electric engine. Strip all that stuff out and you have a lighter car that can go further on a charge. The gas engine components in a way, make the reason for the electric side of the car moot, and vice-versa. The Prius is a pretty nice car, but seems flawed in my opinion.