On 10/1/2012 3:41 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:13:58 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

"iBoaterer" wrote in message
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http://tinyurl.com/8wq422r

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600hp? How far between battery charges? 4400# So probably 2000# of
battery. We do not say electric cars won't work, but they are not
financially practical. And is this going to require a $100,000 Government
tax credit?

C&D said they used 70% of the battery in 60 miles of driving but this
was aggressive driving. I suppose if you are not driving like that
you would not be spending a half million bucks for this car.

It is certainly a toy for billionaires, nothing that the 99.9% will
ever own. Battery cars are a toy for the top 5% anyway. Even the
government, that is subsidizing these cars, said recently that they
are not financially viable yet.
If they can get a 100 mile "plug in" that costs $20k or less, the 20%
people will be able to buy them.
Romney's 47% will still be driving 10 year old Toyotas, Hondas and
Chevys that run on gasoline for the foreseeable future


So, it's impracticable and over priced, that means "it doesn't work"...

In article , says...

On 10/1/2012 3:41 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:13:58 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

"iBoaterer" wrote in message
...


http://tinyurl.com/8wq422r

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600hp? How far between battery charges? 4400# So probably 2000# of
battery. We do not say electric cars won't work, but they are not
financially practical. And is this going to require a $100,000 Government
tax credit?

C&D said they used 70% of the battery in 60 miles of driving but this
was aggressive driving. I suppose if you are not driving like that
you would not be spending a half million bucks for this car.

It is certainly a toy for billionaires, nothing that the 99.9% will
ever own. Battery cars are a toy for the top 5% anyway. Even the
government, that is subsidizing these cars, said recently that they
are not financially viable yet.
If they can get a 100 mile "plug in" that costs $20k or less, the 20%
people will be able to buy them.
Romney's 47% will still be driving 10 year old Toyotas, Hondas and
Chevys that run on gasoline for the foreseeable future


So, it's impracticable and over priced, that means "it doesn't work"...

Do you still eat your meat raw? Fire was once new technology.

On 10/2/2012 8:49 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says...

On 10/1/2012 3:41 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:13:58 -0700, "Califbill"
wrote:

"iBoaterer" wrote in message
...


http://tinyurl.com/8wq422r

----------------------------------------
600hp? How far between battery charges? 4400# So probably 2000# of
battery. We do not say electric cars won't work, but they are not
financially practical. And is this going to require a $100,000 Government
tax credit?

C&D said they used 70% of the battery in 60 miles of driving but this
was aggressive driving. I suppose if you are not driving like that
you would not be spending a half million bucks for this car.

It is certainly a toy for billionaires, nothing that the 99.9% will
ever own. Battery cars are a toy for the top 5% anyway. Even the
government, that is subsidizing these cars, said recently that they
are not financially viable yet.
If they can get a 100 mile "plug in" that costs $20k or less, the 20%
people will be able to buy them.
Romney's 47% will still be driving 10 year old Toyotas, Hondas and
Chevys that run on gasoline for the foreseeable future


So, it's impracticable and over priced, that means "it doesn't work"...

Do you still eat your meat raw? Fire was once new technology.

Bad analogy as usual.

On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 9:21:04 AM UTC-4, Meyer wrote:
On 10/2/2012 8:49 AM, iBoaterer wrote:

Do you still eat your meat raw? Fire was once new technology.

Bad analogy as usual.


Yeah, fire has been around since the beginning of time.

Now microwave cooking, there's a technology that was new. It was touted as being the wave of the future, a new quick way to cook a meal. It wasn't long before everyone realized that most things cooked in a microwave are crap, and now the majority of people only use them to reheat food or make popcorn.

Reheating cooked meat in a microwave makes it taste funny. I try to avoid it.

In article ,
says...

On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 9:21:04 AM UTC-4, Meyer wrote:
On 10/2/2012 8:49 AM, iBoaterer wrote:

Do you still eat your meat raw? Fire was once new technology.

Bad analogy as usual.


Yeah, fire has been around since the beginning of time.

Not viable fire to cook with, at one time it was a new technology. Good
thing the cavemen understood the importance of new technology, and
developed it further. They even made their own new technology, rubbing
two sticks together to create fire.

Now microwave cooking, there's a technology that was new. It was touted as being the wave of the future, a new quick way to cook a meal. It wasn't long before everyone realized that most things cooked in a microwave are crap, and now the majority of people only use them to reheat food or make popcorn.

Reheating cooked meat in a microwave makes it taste funny. I try to avoid it.


So you don't have a microwave? Do you have heat and A/C in your house?
What about electricity? Do you drive a car? What about the computer you
are typing on? At one time all of these were considered dangerous, too
expensive, and not viable.

On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 11:08:08 AM UTC-4, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,

says...



On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 9:21:04 AM UTC-4, Meyer wrote:

On 10/2/2012 8:49 AM, iBoaterer wrote:



Do you still eat your meat raw? Fire was once new technology.



Bad analogy as usual.





Yeah, fire has been around since the beginning of time.



Not viable fire to cook with, at one time it was a new technology. Good
thing the cavemen understood the importance of new technology, and
developed it further. They even made their own new technology, rubbing
two sticks together to create fire.

Any fire is viable to cook with. The alien visitors taught them a way to *start* a fire when they wanted it, not when nature provided it. They gave them magic sticks. :-


Now microwave cooking, there's a technology that was new. It was touted as being the wave of the future, a new quick way to cook a meal. It wasn't long before everyone realized that most things cooked in a microwave are crap, and now the majority of people only use them to reheat food or make popcorn.


Reheating cooked meat in a microwave makes it taste funny. I try to avoid it.


So you don't have a microwave?

Now why on earth would you think that, Kevin?

Besides, you sidestepped the fact that a microwave oven is an excellent example of a new technology that didn't live up to its initial hype.