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My electric toothbrush charges without a cable connecting the toothbrush to the base. One day, cars will charge the same way. Perhaps, there will be a grid built into the road, and you could actually charge the car while driving over the chargers. Wouldn't that be neat?
My electric toothbrush charges without a cable connecting the toothbrush to the base. One day, cars will charge the same way. Perhaps, there will be a grid built into the road, and you could actually charge the car while driving over the chargers. Wouldn't that be neat?
The article does not mention Bush,I giess you see Bush boogie men everywhere.
For those who wish to totally ignore free-market economics, it's easy to blame the oil companies and Bush. True ignorance from the left is astounding,....the electric car was developed during the Clinton years and the fact that no one was interested in the product killed it. A billion dollar investment provided only a few hundred takers, so the project died a natural death,....somewhat like the Edsel.
The left looks for the devil on the right, ...and ignores the facts. The liberals want to see black helicopters instead of the truth.
Source: Audi exec: U.S. government has 'fallen in love' with electric vehicles | detnews.com | The Detroit News (http://detnews.com/article/20091214/AUTO01/912140412/Audi-exec--U.S.-government-has--fallen-in-love--with-electric-vehicles - broken link)
Electric cars are a threat to the oil companies and the oil sheiks in the middle east who were the puppet masters of the Bush administration. They are terrified of electric cars and will go through extreme measures to prevent their development. We could have switched to electric cars a decade ago, but both Democrats and Republicans prevented this especially the NeoCons.
I can well imagine the howls of rage over our interest in alternative energy, but funny thing is that the Saudi's just donated millions and millions to the Bill Clinton charity. So who is still taking the bread crumbs? They all do and this new democratic party is far more corrupt in my opionion.
What do you think of Gore, "So why, then, didn't Gore dump his family's large stock holdings in Occidental (Oxy) Petroleum? As executor of his family's trust, over the years Gore has controlled hundreds of thousands of dollars in Oxy stock. Oxy has been mired in controversy over oil drilling in ecologically sensitive areas. "?
They (California lawmakers pressured by) big oil, GM, the last administration. They sent taxpayer dollars down the tubes.
if you wish to start a thread i would look at ti and comment. My comment was on this thread where the OP attacked Bush when Bush was not mentioned in the article that he used. So i guess he is seeing Bush Boogie men in the article he used
yes very true. and now i will make a statement, our government and chevron lied bold faced on national TV--- gas price flucuations are not supply driven, they are consumption driven.
OPEC and its stooges are fighting hard but oil will go the way of rubber and butter in the 30 & 40's-- their day is at hand-- they will be replaced with cheaper better products.
Then why not sell the cars to the ones leasing them?
The short answer to your question is "because of government regulation"
As is already known, it was hugely unprofitable and the technology unproven. If they had sold the EV1 to consumers, GM would have had to maintain a costly parts and service infrastructure for 15 years as required by federal law.
A lease program was the smart move, as it allowed GM to test the waters but retreat if the technology or economics were proven to be unsustainable, without being tied to a 15 year commitment.
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