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2011-01-28 Science & Technology
How would you like to be snowbound for six hours in your $40,000 electric car?
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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2011-01-28 10:44|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 It is a basic fact of physical science that batteries run down more quickly in cold weather..

Why talk about the "facts of physical science"? It's a cult. And BHO can just issue an executive order requiring batteries to hold their charge longer.
Posted by Matt 2011-01-28 11:14||   2011-01-28 11:14|| Front Page Top

#2 You mean the damn things don't run on smug as a backup power source?
Posted by Swamp Blondie 2011-01-28 11:21||   2011-01-28 11:21|| Front Page Top

#3 The same dunces can't fathom that if you end up with an extended widespread electrical outage you're up the creek too. Couldn't happen Katrina?
Posted by Procopius2k 2011-01-28 11:26||   2011-01-28 11:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Not to worry! The One has told us that soon we will all live close to high speed trains powered by a miracle energy source. We will all ride together in comfort excersing our Right to high-speed WiFi. And, I for one, look forward to the day when everyone is smartly dressed in those cool metallic-looking unitogs.
Posted by DepotGuy 2011-01-28 12:36||   2011-01-28 12:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Switch based conversion of autos to Natural Gas and a home compressor make much more sense.
Run on nat gas without road tax and then when you go long distance just flip the switch to run on gasoline.
Conversion costs: typical $2500 to $4000 per auto and $2500 to $5000 per natural gas pump.
Posted by Water Modem 2011-01-28 15:05||   2011-01-28 15:05|| Front Page Top

#6 And BHO can just issue an executive order requiring batteries to hold their charge longer.

Did someone tell him that? Because he seems to think he can.
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-01-28 15:27||   2011-01-28 15:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Then there's the problem of being stuck in a Houston or Miami traffic jam in hot, humid weather. I think most electric cars would run out of juice even faster, trying to run A/C in that scenario.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-01-28 16:46||   2011-01-28 16:46|| Front Page Top

#8 What would be interesting would be a power/performance curve vs. cargo weight.

I guess a person can feel warm knowing that as they slowly freeze in their Kahn Edition Chevy Volk they are doing their bit to heal Gaia.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-01-28 16:50||   2011-01-28 16:50|| Front Page Top

#9 I guess a person can feel warm knowing that as they slowly freeze in their Kahn Edition Chevy Volk they are doing their bit to heal Gaia.

Win-Win! Decrease carbon footprint of earth-rapers by their deaths and leave the electric cars for the pro-Gaia non-hominid lifeforms!
Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2011-01-28 19:09||   2011-01-28 19:09|| Front Page Top

#10 I nominate Swamp Blondie for Snark-o-the-day! (From someone who is surrounded by smug little Prius owners)
Posted by A Very Reasonable Man 2011-01-28 20:19||   2011-01-28 20:19|| Front Page Top

#11 Its fashionably American to drive around the biggest Pickup you can afford therby allowing your fellow rednecks to "witness" the massivness of said drivers cock
Posted by 746 2011-01-28 20:23||   2011-01-28 20:23|| Front Page Top

#12 F-150! Drink up and suck said symbol, 746
Posted by Frank G 2011-01-28 20:29||   2011-01-28 20:29|| Front Page Top

#13 btw - I assume you drive a Smart Car. Shrinkage!
Posted by Frank G 2011-01-28 20:30||   2011-01-28 20:30|| Front Page Top

#14 Well out here we get the largest Pickm'up Trucks possible to haul horse trailers to work and if the truck makes you look good doing it, it is because the witnesses have vehicle envy. So you see, out here our cocks are a full trailer and two studs larger than what you only think is a big cock.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-01-28 20:36||   2011-01-28 20:36|| Front Page Top

#15 Its not Shrinkage!

Its a cold-weather package.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-01-28 20:39||   2011-01-28 20:39|| Front Page Top

#16 like a frightened turtle
Posted by Frank G 2011-01-28 20:57||   2011-01-28 20:57|| Front Page Top

#17 Roly Poly'd.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-01-28 21:33||   2011-01-28 21:33|| Front Page Top

#18 Its fashionably American to drive around the biggest Pickup you can afford therby allowing your fellow rednecks to "witness" the massivness of said drivers cock

Spoken like someone who is insecure about not measuring up.
Posted by gorb 2011-01-28 23:58||   2011-01-28 23:58|| Front Page Top

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