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What Will GE Force Its People To Drive Now
"oscar" wrote in message
om... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 13:37:27 -0500, wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:35:24 -0500, BAR wrote: In article , says... http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012...g-the-plug-on- a-government-funded-electric-lemon/ Told you, and you laughed... snerk Sometimes it pays to look at the world with an open mind... Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of GE who doesn't pay taxes, will have to find another vehicle to force his people who have company cars to purchase and drive. http://gas2.org/2012/02/20/ge-forcin...o-chevy-volts/ If my employer "forced" me to drive a company car, I wouldn't bitch about who made it. But maybe you feel entitled to force your employer to chose the car of YOUR choice? I have never had a job where my employer provided me with a car or a car allowance. I have. It's a pretty nice perk. --------------------------------- Yes it is a nice perk. But if it is a car allowance and not a company provided car, it has to meet your own requirements also, as that vehicle will be your daily driver as well as weekend vehicle in most cases. since I also towed my boat, I picked an Expedition in 1999 as that was the closest to meeting all my requirements. That car allowance is taxable but you get to write most of it off to the car, if you drive the car enough percentage on company business, and the commute to work does not count in the company miles for tax purposes. |
Told you the Volt was dead...
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:00:39 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: What about that coal or oil fired generating plant? === Oil fired plants are becoming very uncommon as more and more of them have converted to natural gas. Coal is being phased out everywhere in the US. Petroleum is becoming a transportation fuel as opposed to a stationary power plant fuel. Natural gas will eventually become a transportation fuel also. --------------------------------------------- Maybe in your area it is NG. I was just in Glenwood Springs, Colorado a couple weeks ago for mini-vacation. There are all kinds of coal mines around there and lots and lots of coal trains. We took Amtrak so got to see lots of those trains. |
Told you the Volt was dead...
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What Will GE Force Its People To Drive Now
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says... "iBoaterer" wrote in message ... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... In article , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:35:24 -0500, BAR wrote: In article , says... http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012...lectric-lemon/ Told you, and you laughed... snerk Sometimes it pays to look at the world with an open mind... Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of GE who doesn't pay taxes, will have to find another vehicle to force his people who have company cars to purchase and drive. http://gas2.org/2012/02/20/ge-forcin...o-chevy-volts/ === With all due respect Bert, that sounds like a regurgitation from a Rush Limbaugh rant. The republican party needs to put a muzzle on that dude before he alienates every swing voter in the country. I think the jury is still out on electric cars but any program at all which encourages energy independence is a good thing in my opinion. Exactly! I don't know why so many far right wingers are against getting us off of oil. The alternatives are not cost effective and you cannot turn the wind on when you need more power nor can you turn the Sun on when it is night time. And there is a finite quantity of oil. The amount of oil in North America makes Arabia look like an oil can compared to a tanker truck. Or so says FOX. So you think we should go to any length to get it, like the oil sands of Canada? Isn't this a lovely sight: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...nd-landscapes/ Our whole country could look like that! ______________________________ So it is OK to drill and pollute the Middle East and South America, but not here? Looks about like an open pit mine for most any mineral in the world. US included. Most of the Electricity is oil or coal fired plants. So you get to mine that or drill for that. Electric cars are burning fossil fuel also, just not at the vehicle. Give that man a prize! |
What Will GE Force Its People To Drive Now
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Told you the Volt was dead...
On 3/5/2012 6:12 AM, BAR wrote:
In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:00:39 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: What about that coal or oil fired generating plant? === Oil fired plants are becoming very uncommon as more and more of them have converted to natural gas. Coal is being phased out everywhere in the US. Petroleum is becoming a transportation fuel as opposed to a stationary power plant fuel. Natural gas will eventually become a transportation fuel also. Coal is not being phased out, it is being forced out by regulation. The idea is to raise the prices so much, "green' energy seems competitive... |
What Will GE Force Its People To Drive Now
On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:57:19 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:48:21 -0500, JustWait wrote: They said they were gonna' do it. I know most of you here aren't bothered by the price of gas, but that nearly 75 extra dollars a week we are spending is killing us.... === I think everyone is affected by the price of gas to one extent or another. My suggestion to people who do a lot of driving is to get a more fuel efficient vehicle if at all possible. My truck is getting expensive at $80+ per fill up. I find it very strange that we don't have the large variety of small, fuel efficient diesels like they do in Europe. My gut feel is that it is yet another head-in-the-sand Detroit issue. Last year we drove a full size Volkswagon diesel van through the mountains of France, Switzerland and northern Italy. It had plenty of power, seating for 6 adults, and a huge amount of luggage space. Average fuel economy was better than 20 mpg. Good point. If the VW diesel van had not been withdrawn from the US market, that's probably what we'd have been doing our camping in. Of course, the Mercedes Sprinter is available, but they ain't cheap. |
What Will GE Force Its People To Drive Now
On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 23:10:15 -0800, "Califbill"
wrote: "oscar" wrote in message om... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 13:37:27 -0500, wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:35:24 -0500, BAR wrote: In article , says... http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012...g-the-plug-on- a-government-funded-electric-lemon/ Told you, and you laughed... snerk Sometimes it pays to look at the world with an open mind... Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of GE who doesn't pay taxes, will have to find another vehicle to force his people who have company cars to purchase and drive. http://gas2.org/2012/02/20/ge-forcin...o-chevy-volts/ If my employer "forced" me to drive a company car, I wouldn't bitch about who made it. But maybe you feel entitled to force your employer to chose the car of YOUR choice? I have never had a job where my employer provided me with a car or a car allowance. I have. It's a pretty nice perk. --------------------------------- Yes it is a nice perk. But if it is a car allowance and not a company provided car, it has to meet your own requirements also, as that vehicle will be your daily driver as well as weekend vehicle in most cases. since I also towed my boat, I picked an Expedition in 1999 as that was the closest to meeting all my requirements. That car allowance is taxable but you get to write most of it off to the car, if you drive the car enough percentage on company business, and the commute to work does not count in the company miles for tax purposes. I've had it both ways. I prefer getting the car with expenses, including gas. |
What Will GE Force Its People To Drive Now
On Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:20:52 -0500, Happy John
wrote: On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:57:19 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:48:21 -0500, JustWait wrote: They said they were gonna' do it. I know most of you here aren't bothered by the price of gas, but that nearly 75 extra dollars a week we are spending is killing us.... === I think everyone is affected by the price of gas to one extent or another. My suggestion to people who do a lot of driving is to get a more fuel efficient vehicle if at all possible. My truck is getting expensive at $80+ per fill up. I find it very strange that we don't have the large variety of small, fuel efficient diesels like they do in Europe. My gut feel is that it is yet another head-in-the-sand Detroit issue. Last year we drove a full size Volkswagon diesel van through the mountains of France, Switzerland and northern Italy. It had plenty of power, seating for 6 adults, and a huge amount of luggage space. Average fuel economy was better than 20 mpg. Good point. If the VW diesel van had not been withdrawn from the US market, that's probably what we'd have been doing our camping in. Of course, the Mercedes Sprinter is available, but they ain't cheap. What you just bought is way more beterer :-) |
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