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Cheap Gas Helps Pull the Plug on Electric Cars [Good News on Earth Day!]
Time ^ | 4/22/15 | Brad Tuttle

Posted on 04/22/2015 4:10:53 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

Sales of the Nissan Leaf and other electric cars have dipped thus far in 2015, and automakers have resorted to price cuts to boost interest in plug-ins.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: efv; energy; environment; fuel; gasoline
So a little good news as Obama burns 9,200 gallons of jet fuel to fly to Florida and pretend global warming is my fault.
1 posted on 04/22/2015 4:10:53 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper
No matter how you cut it....IMHO, Those batteries will always be a problem. My stinkin' little car battery requires special disposal....what will happen to these monsters?

And isn't one particular chem only available from China at present?

2 posted on 04/22/2015 4:55:14 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: SoFloFreeper

Seems like I had read something saying the event was not open to the public. Would this be to avoid embarrassment if nobody showed up?


3 posted on 04/22/2015 6:46:06 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: SoFloFreeper

Gas is up $0.30/gal locally.


4 posted on 04/22/2015 8:12:30 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
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