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Gov't Motors' Electric Edsel
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| August 2, 2010
| Investors Business Daily staff
Posted on 08/02/2010 6:13:14 PM PDT by Kaslin
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:13:16 PM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
I’ve gotten mail from Nissan over the last several months (am a Nissan owner) pushing their own electric vehicle - the “leaf”. From what I can gather, it outperforms the GM offering in pretty much every category... and was not subsidized by the Federal Government.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:17:45 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
To: Kaslin
That thing is mofugly. As much as I thought this car was a true lemon, I’d take the 1972 Bel Air my family had over this monstrosity.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:18:01 PM PDT
by
Nowhere Man
(General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you? We need a regime change.)
To: Kaslin
“The Dolt”, and I'm not talking about the car!
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:18:06 PM PDT
by
goodtomato
(I'm really, really blessed! I support Rick Scott and Marco Rubio 2010)
To: Kaslin
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:20:03 PM PDT
by
Psalm 144
(We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die. - Samuel Adams)
To: Kaslin
LOL!!
“Electric Edsel”
Absolutely love it.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:22:01 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Our margin of victory this November MUST ALWAYS BE greater than their margin of fraud.)
To: Nowhere Man
‘With Assembly Plant Manager Teri Quigley riding shotgun, Obama drove the car 10 feet, a ride he pronounced “pretty smooth.”’
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:22:29 PM PDT
by
Psalm 144
(We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die. - Samuel Adams)
To: Kaslin
Here in West TN, last night the low temp was like 82 Degrees F. Anybody had an air conditioner had it churning all night. I don't think the grid can handle a charging heap of electric batteries on top of this kind of stress.
Somebody is going to get an ear-full when the blackout start.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:26:48 PM PDT
by
oyez
(The difference in genius and stupidity is that genius has it limits.)
To: Kaslin
If a camel is a horse designed by committee, the Chevy Volt is a car designed by government. It is a perfect example of industrial policy run amok, <<
LOL...anyone know how to “brick” a camel for more mileage?
..it's like getting an extra extension chord.....old joke I know..but the comparison is perfect!
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:30:48 PM PDT
by
M-cubed
To: oyez
” Somebody is going to get an ear-full when the blackout start. “
That is, of course, assuming that they actually sell enough of them to have an impact on the grid...
I’m betting not.... ;)
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:31:00 PM PDT
by
Uncle Ike
(Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
To: TheBattman
Is it possible that the U. S. Government engineered the
possibilty of toyota quality deficencies (later found to
be operator error) in order to push G.M. and Chrysler?
To: Kaslin
It takes hours to recharge the vehicle, which for now must be done at home in the absence of recharging stations Wow, that's just insane.
The darn thing won't even charge it's own battery?
You would think that once you kick in the gas engine, the battery would charge.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:44:40 PM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: upcountryhorseman
I’m not going that far, though the attempted lynching by the Feds was definitely political in nature.
That being said, not all of the Toyota issues were user problems (though testing has shown that mashing the brake pedal would stop ANY production Toyota, even with the throttle stuck wide-open).
Funny - even with the Toyota recalls - GM has had FAR more recalls in the same time period, and over their history, both in actual number of mandatory recalls and in number of affected units.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:46:36 PM PDT
by
TheBattman
(They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
To: Kaslin
If you read some of the comments at the IBD site, the libs seem to think that because the car is electric that it is somehow more "environmentally friendly" than a gasoline car and that it does not emit CO2.
These people are all morons. This car runs for 40 miles on coal and then when it's coal power gives out it runs on gasoline.
And what happens if everyone starts driving electric cars? The drain on the electrical grid will cause either a need for new coal powered electrical plants in every neighborhood or there will be rolling blackouts everywhere. I suspect that the libs would prefer to shut down the electrical grid to building new power plants.
Liberalism is a mental disorder. The Volt is a car built by morons for morons.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:53:20 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
To: Kaslin
At least it is a “flex fuel” vehicle.....coal and oil!
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:54:03 PM PDT
by
goodtomato
(I'm really, really blessed! I support Rick Scott and Marco Rubio 2010)
To: Izzy Dunne
It WILL recharge it's own battery, by the on-board engine generator!!
The “40 mile range” is ONLY the “pure electric range” —BEFORE the generator kicks in to recharge it—or charge it by the A/C line. This is known as a “PHEV” “Hybrid” as it has SOME “purely electric range” before the gasoline needs to be used to recharge. With about 10 gallons of gas—I would bet about 500 miles of range!!
I am NOT a fan of “electric cars” —but this IS a MUCH better idea—with a substantial battery pack—than the Prius. Had the EV-1 had this ability..probably 50,000 would have been sold by now--maybe more....
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:56:01 PM PDT
by
Rca2000
( " Call me a prude? maybe...but then,if there were more "prudes" we would not be in this mess now.)
To: Izzy Dunne
You would think that once you kick in the gas engine, the battery would charge. I assumed that also, but nope, it has to be plugged in for the battery to top up.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:56:10 PM PDT
by
Ole Okie
To: Uncle Ike
That is assuming anyone has any money and there is any real electric generation capability if the watermelons in the regime get their way.
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:58:22 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
To: Kaslin
"It takes hours to recharge the vehicle, which for now must be done at home in the absence of recharging stations"Where does the eletricity come from?
(Note to Democrats: the correct answer is not "the battery" or "your house".)
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posted on
08/02/2010 6:59:30 PM PDT
by
The Good Doctor
(Democracy is the only system where you can vote for a tax that you can avoid the obligation to pay.)
To: upcountryhorseman
Is it possible that the U. S. Government engineered the possibilty of toyota quality deficencies (later found to be operator error) in order to push G.M. and Chrysler?It's not only possible, but very likely. It fits the pattern of the two-bit Chicago politician, and Obama is that.
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posted on
08/02/2010 7:01:08 PM PDT
by
meyer
(Big government is the enemy of freedom.)
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