/dev/null Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 DVD players were not vital to national security. Electric cars reduce our dependence on foreign oil, which is in our country's interest. Now the Chevy Volt is a national security issue. Whats next, a health care issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Now the Chevy Volt is a national security issue. Blowing up a Volt is treason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Blowing up a Volt is treason! If you don't buy a Volt, the terrorists win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Tesla's advancing battery technology, just like Chevy. In fact lots of companies are working on this. Tesla happens to be making breakthroughs which make your argument go the way of the Laser Disc, but keep on working under the assumption that technology is static if it supports your position. DVD players were not vital to national security. Electric cars reduce our dependence on foreign oil, which is in our country's interest. Every !@#$ing system you or anyone else can think of has energy loss. That's how it works and your argument has no merit whatsoever. The gas engine is nothing more than a backup system that takes over when you've exceeded your battery's range. WTF is your point here? To borrow from Tom, you are an idiot. Any form of modern energy production started on a blackboard somewhere. Those evil professors!!! You're a !@#$ing moron if you think I've said any of what you just attributed to me. You're just arguing to argue at this point. Edited August 5, 2011 by Joe Miner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Usually as ideal approximations, thus made practical by engineers. There was a HUGE amount of work it took to make Einstein's blackboard into an atomic bomb. but the engineers are almost never creative enough to envision the unique concepts that they sometimes are able to apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Gas engine generating electricity = energy loss. Electricity to mechanical motion = energy loss. Oh and we need some watts to run the heater. Sounds like a winner to me. Maybe Congress should repeal the laws of Physics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Maybe Congress should repeal the laws of Physics? The Law of Physics is a civil right.......... ...wait.....no, cell phones are. sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 but the engineers are almost never creative enough to envision the unique concepts that they sometimes are able to apply. It's usually best to remain silent about things you don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 It's usually best to remain silent about things you don't know. But "liberals know so much that isn't so" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Usually as ideal approximations, thus made practical by engineers. There was a HUGE amount of work it took to make Einstein's blackboard into an atomic bomb. And you're all idiots. And lots of eggheads helped to make it happen. Scary, deadly, incredibly awesome. You're a !@#$ing moron if you think I've said any of what you just attributed to me. You're just arguing to argue at this point. Hey, Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? Now the Chevy Volt is a national security issue. Whats next, a health care issue? Now you're being a funny guy! Reducing our dependence on foreign oil is a matter of national security. But you knew that... Edited August 5, 2011 by Gene Frenkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Toyota is introducing a plug-in Prius. Not good news for the Volt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 but the engineers are almost never creative enough to envision the unique concepts that they sometimes are able to apply. You might want to bring that up to Thomas Edison. Would 3 months of formal schooling qualify him as a creative scientist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Toyota is introducing a plug-in Prius. Not good news for the Volt. Wait till people see their electric bills. They'll be switching back to regular cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 If you don't buy a Volt, the terrorists win. A Volt in every garage, and a cell phone in every hand. What this country needs is a good 99 week unemployment benefit standard. Bad news for Tesla buyers. url=http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/devil-details/free-golf-cart-but-call-it-a-low-speed-neighborhood-vehicle/1241/]Remember the good old days[/url]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Bad news for Tesla buyers. url=http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/devil-details/free-golf-cart-but-call-it-a-low-speed-neighborhood-vehicle/1241/]Remember the good old days[/url]? bad news? sounds like an unfair tax advantage to the few that can afford a tesla roadster to me. it's a $7500 discount on a supercar. makes it even closer to a high end vette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 bad news? sounds like an unfair tax advantage to the few that can afford a tesla roadster to me. it's a $7500 discount on a supercar. makes it even closer to a high end vette. Tax Breaks for Corporate Jet Owners = Bad Tax Breaks for Tesla Electric Sports Cars = Good Yes We Can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Tax Breaks for Corporate Jet Owners = Bad Tax Breaks for Tesla Electric Sports Cars = Good Yes We Can! Now, he did say that it was an unfair tax advantage. Of course, he apparently believe that all tax advantages are unfair (except his), so that's not exactly a meaningful statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Chevy offering loaner cars to anyone afraid to drive their Volt: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/11/gm-offering-loaner-cars-to-worried-chevrolet-volt-owners/1 Yay for Green Tech. Amazing what subsidies and tax breaks can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Chevy offering loaner cars to anyone afraid to drive their Volt: http://content.usato...t-volt-owners/1 Yay for Green Tech. Amazing what subsidies and tax breaks can do But.....it looked so perfect on the blackboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juror#8 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 !@#$ GM. Mustang (pimptastic pimpness of epic proportions) owns Camaro (mullet mobile blown head gasket rattle trap). /end valuable contribution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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