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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: CG6468 on May 26, 2011, 03:12:18 PM
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Will you ever buy an electric car?
NFW for me.
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Not just "No", but "HELL, NO!"
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Obama has set a goal of a million electric vehicles in use in the U.S. by 2015.
Good luck to the mfer! :fuelfire:
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I actually care about the environment, so NO!!!
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I am sorely tempted to build an electric VW THING. I am on a twelve step vehicle reduction program at this point but once that is accomplished it is a very real possibility. I don't have to go very far so an electric for a second vehicle would be fine.
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NFW. I got my scooter because it's a fraction less gay as a f'n electric car.
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Only if they make them mandatory for everyone and outlaw all other cars. Otherwise, NFW !!
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NFW. I need to go to places that are further away than 10 miles from an outlet.
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NFW. I need to go to places that are further away than 10 miles from an outlet.
You fool! Just buy some long extension cords! :rotf:
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I voted 'probably no'. Would I buy an electric car? Hell no. Would I love to take an interesting car like a Triumph Spitfire or an MG B and convert it to run on electricity? Yes, but parts are expensive and I have nowhere to plug it in at home or a way to keep the batteries functional during the winter. It just won't work for me.
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Those pieces of shit "work" for almost no one.
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I am sorely tempted to build an electric VW THING. I am on a twelve step vehicle reduction program at this point but once that is accomplished it is a very real possibility. I don't have to go very far so an electric for a second vehicle would be fine.
VW kits are plentiful and not very expensive (about $2-3k). 'course, they only weight about 1200 pounds soaking wet, so there's not a lot that needs to be moved.
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Obama has set a goal of a million electric vehicles in use in the U.S. by 2015.
Good luck to the mfer! :fuelfire:
That won't be a problem He'll buy them for all of the Government sections.
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I could see it, if the technology improved about two orders of magnitude and the price was about half. I may rebuild my old worn-out Ranger into one after I retire, with over a quarter-million miles on its bottom-of-the-line 4-banger, it's not like I'd be giving up anything on power.
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NFW. Even assuming the exact same range, reliability, cargo capacity, price, vehicle mass and so on - the first deep creek crossing or mile long boghole and that sucker would become an ornament.
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I have a 11,000 LB RV to haul. Ain't no Prius gonna pull that thing.
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NFW. I got my scooter because it's a fraction less gay as a f'n electric car.
Now if you had been with me at the market the other day and saw what I did, you might be singing another tune.
Never wear your helmet in the grocery store. Person has a poka dot scooter with a bicycle style helmet. The rest of the clothing statement was a cross between Forrest Gump and Rob Petrie (vauge Dick Van Dyke show reference ) We are talking arm bags the whole nine yards. Vesta you riding a scooter???
Oh yeah and a scooter is good about three months a year around here unless you like wearing a fur lined jock strap electric socks and full leathers. Gets cold.
Slightly off topic. I had one of the first Corvairs that came with a gas furnace. It had a fold down back seat and the gas furnace would run with the motor off. Great for parking. :naughty:
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NFW for me.
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Nope. I like V8's way too much. If I could afford a V12, there would be one sitting outside right now.
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The answer is NO and I prefer the more politically correct term of Coal Powered Automobile.
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No ****in' way for me. I'd like to get more gas mileage, so I'm getting a motorcycle.
It would take a pretty big bribe to get me in an electric car. Like to the level of some countries GDPs big.
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Sure, remote control cars are fun
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There aren't many places in Kansas where an electric car is even feasible. Possibly for second cars in larger cities...unless you buy one with a wind turbine for recharging. :mental: Besides, Obama's plans to skyrocket the cost of electricity, and to tax us by miles driven, make electric cars as expensive to run as gas...if not more. I'd like to get a CNG car; there are CNG filling stations in this area, the gas runs so clean that engines can run for 500,000 miles easily, home "filling stations" are not terribly expensive, and they retain a decent travel distance per fill-up. There are finally CNG cars sold in Oklahoma, so it's even possible someday.
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There aren't many places in Kansas where an electric car is even feasible. Possibly for second cars in larger cities...unless you buy one with a wind turbine for recharging. :mental: Besides, Obama's plans to skyrocket the cost of electricity, and to tax us by miles driven, make electric cars as expensive to run as gas...if not more. I'd like to get a CNG car; there are CNG filling stations in this area, the gas runs so clean that engines can run for 500,000 miles easily, home "filling stations" are not terribly expensive, and they retain a decent travel distance per fill-up. There are finally CNG cars sold in Oklahoma, so it's even possible someday.
You can get conversion kits for common types of vehicle for both petrol or diesel to run them as a LPG/CNG fairly cheaply.
It used to be pretty common here in the light commercial fleets like taxis but the government ruined it by taxing the LPG more and the price difference has come back a lot closer to par so the procedure isn't quite so commonplace today.
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You can get conversion kits for common types of vehicle for both petrol or diesel to run them as a LPG/CNG fairly cheaply.
It used to be pretty common here in the light commercial fleets like taxis but the government ruined it by taxing the LPG more and the price difference has come back a lot closer to par so the procedure isn't quite so commonplace today.
Propane is horrendously expensive. My brother has to heat his house with it, his bills are routinely x3 or x4 what I pay for natural gas heat.
I've thought about converting a car, but don't think I can find the time to add yet another project to my list. I may change my mind as time goes on, however. If we end up paying taxes by miles driven, I most certainly don't want to be paying taxes on the gasoline used for those miles, also. :argh:
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Propane is horrendously expensive. My brother has to heat his house with it, his bills are routinely x3 or x4 what I pay for natural gas heat.
I've thought about converting a car, but don't think I can find the time to add yet another project to my list. I may change my mind as time goes on, however. If we end up paying taxes by miles driven, I most certainly don't want to be paying taxes on the gasoline used for those miles, also. :argh:
LPG @ the pump here is circa 63c/L - Regular unleaded is $1.33 and diesel is $1.56.
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After I used my first smoker on LP the first time, it used 1.5 tanks of fuel. I converted it to natural gas.
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After I used my first smoker on LP the first time, it used 1.5 tanks of fuel. I converted it to natural gas.
I use to think I wanted to convert my stand-by generator to propane. Then I bought a MH with a propane generator. That sucker can go through some propane as I found out. Works great, starts fine and all that but wow does it suck down the old propane. Of course I took what came with the rig but IF I get another I would probably investigate diesel.
Here is a link which compares propane and natural gas for those who might be interested.
http://www.propane101.com/propanevsnaturalgas.htm
Propane contains twice the btu's of narural gas according to the link.
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Think about how many mechanics electric cars will put out of business.
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I voted no. It's not likely I'll ever buy a gas powered car again either. I might someday consider a diesel hybrid depending on where battery tech is in the future though.
Other then diesel I would consider an LPG car as I had my old Renault set up to run it in the 90s.
I get into enough accidents, I wouldn't want to have to worry about the batteries in an electric car if I had an accident in one.
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I voted no. It's not likely I'll ever buy a gas powered car again either. I might someday consider a diesel hybrid depending on where battery tech is in the future though.
Other then diesel I would consider an LPG car as I had my old Renault set up to run it in the 90s.
I get into enough accidents, I wouldn't want to have to worry about the batteries in an electric car if I had an accident in one.
A Renault? Accident? Batteries would seem the lesser evil. I always thought the old Renault was a death trap.
Note the picture below. The red car which you can see on the right is most likely a Fiat Spider. I had the misfortune to own one of those.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Renault_Dauphine%2C_1960.JPG)
I learned auto body work, carb repair, engine rebuilding, man that car was a piece of crap. But for a teenage kid it was cool despite all its short comings. :-)
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If I win a big lotto I would buy this one. 1000 HP 208 MPH electric car has to be a hoot to drive, no?
(http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc210/weng1107/Shelby-supercars.jpg)
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If I win a big lotto I would buy this one. 1000 HP 208 MPH electric car has to be a hoot to drive, no?
(http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc210/weng1107/Shelby-supercars.jpg)
That's a Tesla, right? Fast car woohoo!
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The Tesla is a Lotus Elise someone ass-raped with a bunch of batteries. :-)
Just buy the Elise and be done with it.
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Its a Shelby supercar! It will tear up a Tesla!