THAT don't look anywhere near as good as : 
Posted on 01/02/2009 12:16:25 PM PST by Red Badger
Electric Lotus Ping!...........
chinese are alredy doing it
well whatever passes for a car but still
A Plug-In Hybrid Goes on Sale, in China
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/a-plug-in-hybrid-goes-on-sale-in-china/
For those of you keeping score, BYD Auto has beaten General Motors and Toyota in bringing a plug-in hybrid to market. The Chevrolet Volt goes on sale at the end of 2010. Toyota is planning a plug-in hybrid, also for 2010.
If people (Democrats) want to start talking about building a lot of nuclear power plants, then I'm willing to talk about electric cars. Until then, these cars are boutique novelties.
THAT don't look anywhere near as good as :
My 5 cyllander pick up truck gets 300 miles a tank now, and I get to go off road (4 wheel drive), and carry things in the bed.
Doesn’t sound very promising, to me.
And ... As long as they can keep the UAW away from it ... they might even become ... PROFITABLE!!
The BYD could not survive a head on collision with a kitten much less another vehicle.
The Chinese have built an electric car with a 60 mile range. Those have existed for a very long time. What we’re talking about is a USEFUL car.
Goodbye Tesla. Goodbye Lotus.
What truck has 5 cylinder engine?.............
Five cylinder truck? Who makes (made) it?
And Lotus, along with the rest of the British auto industry, has long been at the forefront of automotive quality......
And dental technology............
He might have a Volvo engine...........
Chevy sells one. Its an inline 5, obviously.
I googled “i5 engine” and apparently GM makes one.
A Chevy Colorado I drove had it. Didn’t believe it at first, thought the guy trying to sell it was off his rocker. I thought the outside of the truck looked great but the interior of the truck was cheap as hell.
Thanks, I actually learned something new from that.
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