As always, I always put up a reminder for Americans to fly your flag on national holidays that are honoring our nation and those who served. Today is no exception.
Yes, that’s my electric car in the driveway.
In comments, some folks think the car is ugly or small, it is actually larger than a SmartCar. I’ll let you be the judge.
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@pokerguy Ask yourself this question: Who’s money is it?
From Anthony:
“I’m taking most of the weekend off to recover from my trip to ICCC6 ”
Now we know why. You can better use it on the golfcourse.
@ur momisugly RobertvdL I don’t golf, never had an interest. However I do practice skeet shooting regularly. It is more fun than whacking golf balls IMHO – Anthony
Anthony, what kind of mileage does that car get? (as in kwh/mile)
REPLY: Costs about 5 cents per mile – A
Happy 4th July from Joe in the UK. I forgive you for going-it-alone in 1776.
😉
Anthony will like this one
http://m.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/outrage-over-cull-of-farting-camels-20110704-1gzdm.html
REPLY: Covered it two weeks ago
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/06/11/craziest-carbon-credit-scheme-yet-shooting-camels-in-australia/
Happy 4th everyone.
As far as the TSA video’s. Make sure next time you step in a voting both you remember what you saw. The people elected are the ones responsible.
RobertvdL says:
July 4, 2011 at 2:39 pm
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Was that snark?
If so, please expound upon your statement, it leaves me wanting.
In Australia it’s not a good idea to have one of those
With coming-soon carbon (dioxide) tax, gasoline will be exempted, but electricity won’t.
u.k.(us) says:
July 4, 2011 at 3:24 pm
@ur momisugly u.k.(us) I’m from the Netherlands and I don’t understand the expression ‘was that snark’ . Could you please explain what it means,so I can give you the right answer on your question.
Robert
Happy Independence Day!
Also happens to be my birthday 😉
Regards from Fukushima,
Kevin.
Oh my , my name was garbled by chrome’s autofill 😉
Happy 4th of July folks, hats off to your great country and its wonderful people from Peter in Toronto.
All these insults about teensie cars! I have a real SMART, owned for about 8 years. Use it to run about Melbourne (Australia) and fill up about once every 3 months – surely ‘greener’ than an electric car!!! I am surprised that people favouring electric cars forget about the lifecycle: production of electricity and batteries, battery disposal etc.
Gret website Anthony…….
Happy Fourth of July. Nice Car!! It’s only a matter of time before the energy storage density goes up to a point where 300 miles between recharges becomes possible. I’d expect to see a big aftermarket refitting these new batteries to old cars, because what else is going to wear out? In the meantime we need pioneers like your good self. Do I see two cars being recharged?
pokerguy says: July 4, 2011 at 1:53 pm
I’m all for patriotism. In proper doses, it’s healthy. But I feel less and less proud of our once great country. I’m not so sure what we stand for anymore, except perhaps the almighty buck. Between the republicans absurd and transparent stand on refusing to raise taxes on those who can truly afford it, and the democrats laughable attachment to global warming and green jobs, I’m about ready to move to Canada.
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(Sigh)
OK, so what percentage of total Federal income tax SHOULD each of the following groups pay? What-in your estimation- is a FAIR percentage? YOU give me a number for each and I will tell you what the number is as of 2008 (last year for which the IRS published the data).
You imply that the rich should pay more, well how much SHOULD they pay?
Top 1%: Should pay ________% of all Federal Income Tax
Top 5%:
Top 10%
Top 25%:
Top 50%:
You tell me-a percentage that YOU would deem FAIR!
(And, yes, it is their money. They earned it. And, unless this is a slave country, you have absolutely no right to say what happens to their money. IT IS NOT YOURS!)
Regards,
Steamboat Jack (Jon Jewett’s evil twin)
Better than Canada I would suggest Cuba. With Canada becoming more conservative than the US, I believe that you would be happier in Castro’s Socialist Workers Paridise. Bon Voyage!
I thought golf buggies were supposed to be white?
Yep. You kids have done pretty well for your selves since you flew the nest. The ancestors are proud of you.
Still…who knows how it might have worked out? ¦;0{)} http://story.jamaicantimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/8fdef8065235cb7f/id/46443071/
pokerguy;
further re your foolishness, it transpires that REGARDLESS of the nominal top rates, etc., about 19.5% of GDP ends up in federal hands. What happens is that disclosure and productivity expand with lower rates to keep it that high, and shrink to keep it that low with higher rates.
Pick one.
RobertvdL says:
July 4, 2011 at 4:16 pm
u.k.(us) says:
July 4, 2011 at 3:24 pm
@ur momisugly u.k.(us) I’m from the Netherlands and I don’t understand the expression ‘was that snark’ . Could you please explain what it means,so I can give you the right answer on your question.
Robert
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I read your comment as a slight on Anthony’s choice of vehicle.
Correct me if I’m mistaken.
I’m from Chicago, and do the best I can.
Take delivery in about 1 yr. Place your order here: https://www.teslamotors.com/own?model=ms
Range choices: 160, 230, 300 mi. Highest range being produced and delivered first.
With developments at MIT and Stanford, etc., energy densities may be increased soon by up to 10X from that level, with modest changes in manufacturing processes.
Do the math.
BTW “full life cycle” snarkers, ~98% of lithium is recycled, and about 70% of the rest of the battery structure and chemicals. The entire “long tailpipe” argument is bushwah.
Brits et al: “snark” is snotty sarcasm, snideness.
Alternately, optionally capitalized, Lewis Carroll’s elusive beast. He was, in alternate persona as Ch. Dodgson, a mathematician, and in that field the word has now been adopted to describe a particular elusive type of function:
P.S.
The 160, 230, 300 numbers are conservative according to insider testing buzz. In normal driving patterns using the alpha testers, they’re getting about 10-15% more than that.
I will keep my 2008 Vette (6.2 liter engine) and my 2010 Ford (5.4 liter) 4×4, thank you very much.
Happy 4th of July.
Use to have a SMART it was awesome for getting around in the city. Parking was great but finding the car back in-between all the SUV’s was a challenge at times.
Lost items like USB drives can be found back in minutes and scraping ice from the windshield was easy without a hud getting in the way.
Good presentation at ICCC watched it on the live stream.
Brian H, The Tesla numbers look good but as with the Leaf and Volt, using A/C or heating will drasticly reduce those mileage numbers.
Happy 4th from Perth, Western Australia. The nearest large (>20,000 population) town is 200km from here – whats the range on that cute little car and how do you reckon it would go overtaking a triple road train?