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1 posted on 01/10/2015 9:32:02 AM PST by LogicDesigner
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2 posted on 01/10/2015 9:32:53 AM PST by LogicDesigner
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How much did the American taxpayer shell out so these eco clowns can pretend they’re helping Al Gore defeat the evil sun?


3 posted on 01/10/2015 9:33:53 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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What’s green about using household electricity to power a car?

How much are they paying to upkeep the roads and highways since they don’t pay gas tax?


4 posted on 01/10/2015 9:34:53 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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Hybrids like the Toyota Prius have been successful and well-received.

Electric cars on the other hand, occupy a niche market. Tesla Motors is a toy for the well to do.

It’ll be a long time before the electric car has potential to appeal to mass market car buyers.


5 posted on 01/10/2015 9:36:28 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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253 Million Cars And Trucks On U.S. Roads
6 posted on 01/10/2015 9:36:56 AM PST by Iron Munro ("Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - Open Up!" "Must be another UPS delivery, honey.")
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I saw a Tesla in front of me the other day and it looked nice.

I have no idea about it though. How much it costs. How far it goes on a charge. How long it takes to charge etc...


7 posted on 01/10/2015 9:37:01 AM PST by ifinnegan
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With the current cold weather, many electric cat owners are finding out they cannot even commute to the office because their range has been more than cut in half.


8 posted on 01/10/2015 9:39:36 AM PST by Erik Latranyi
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I see them everywhere /s


11 posted on 01/10/2015 9:42:08 AM PST by mylife
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However, the relatively short range of all-electric cars still limit their viability in the USA market.

What may be a lot more viable are plug-in hybrids with better battery designs that could push the all-electric range of the vehicle to 40-60 miles before the gasoline engine "kicks in" to provide power and to recharge the battery.

14 posted on 01/10/2015 9:44:09 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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The problem is the long recharge cycle. Range is irrelevant.


18 posted on 01/10/2015 9:49:30 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Not me, I want the i8.

20 posted on 01/10/2015 9:50:36 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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You appear to be a fan, and eventually your enthusiasm will be justified. However, the electric car is not where it needs to be for me to buy one.

As for the Volt, it and all GM cars are off my list forever. The GM bankruptcy was shockingly corrupt and would/should have been illegal is GM didn’t have connections, and I am boycotting that company forever because of the corruption. I won’t even accept a GM as a rental. I might consider a Ford, Toyota, Honda, or VW electric vehicle eventually, but GM is dead to me.


30 posted on 01/10/2015 9:57:48 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — People who bought an electric car, thinking they were saving the environment, might be doing more harm than they think.

A new study says those plug-in vehicles can be making the air dirtier and worsening global warming depending on where you’re getting the electricity to charge that vehicle.

KCBS Anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell spoke with study co-author Julian Marshall, an engineering professor at the University of Minnesota.

LISTEN TO INTERVIEW HERE:

35 posted on 01/10/2015 10:01:32 AM PST by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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I bought a Ford C Max hybrid but did not get the plug in. I average about 41 MPG total. For some reason it is much better around town than on the interstate when the average drops to about 36.

I ran into a C Max plug in owner a couple of weeks ago and asked him what his mileage was. He said around 75, but that was because he charged his car to go to work about 20 miles away but couldn’t charge it there for the return trip. If he could, he’d be averaging about 100 MPG.

The best part about owning the C Max hybrid is the maintenace or lack there of. I opened the owner’s manual when I bought it, expecting to see the typical extensive maintenance checklist, and all it said was to change oil every 10,000 miles.

It has great acceleration, and I’ve learned to accelerate quickly from a standing stop to the speed limit and then back off when I reach the speed limit. I love the car.


39 posted on 01/10/2015 10:03:00 AM PST by klgator
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If it doesn’t make noise, forget about it.


40 posted on 01/10/2015 10:03:59 AM PST by Rappini (Veritas Vos Liberabit)
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The Tesla S in that article is kind of odd looking. But the coal smoke gray paint color is nice.


45 posted on 01/10/2015 10:12:37 AM PST by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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And of those, only 99,999 burst into flames! :)


49 posted on 01/10/2015 10:19:50 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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I’m betting most of these cars are sold to corps as test cars and there is a huge kick back. I have yet to see one on the road here in upstate NY...and I’m in a relatively wealthy area.


58 posted on 01/10/2015 10:39:31 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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Just as Obama is putting the coal plants out of business.


60 posted on 01/10/2015 10:47:24 AM PST by informavoracious (Open your eyes, people!)
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So I buy one....What’s it worth in 5 years as a trade in?? I’ll bet “0”.


62 posted on 01/10/2015 10:49:36 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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