Blogcritics Comments on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV

Blogcritics Comments on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sat, 10 May 2008 09:42:44 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software Comment by bliffle on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/29/122622.php#comment-716907 As alternative energy systems come online the government will provide subsidies favorable to Big Companies and monopoly Intellectual Property judgements favorable to Big Interests. It's in the nature of the kind of managed economy that we have developed in this country. Who, one must ask, is it managed in favor of? 716907@blogcritics.org Sat, 10 May 2008 09:42:44 EDT Comment by Purple Tigress on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/29/122622.php#comment-716884 Ask yourself why did GM insist on a paddle as opposed to a plug? After all, older EV can be plugged in directly to the garage and do not require a special charging station. Second, why destroy a car when you have buyers lined up? 716884@blogcritics.org Sat, 10 May 2008 01:50:12 EDT Comment by Phillip Winn on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/29/122622.php#comment-716867 bliffle, that seems a bit too "conspiracist" for me. The U.S. is a freaking huge country, with a lot of cars on the road. It is nearly infinitely harder for the U.S. to do *anything* nationwide than it is for *any* other country, and I really think that's all there is to it. Could we have done it? Sure. But it's an tough uphill struggle even without ascribing nefarious tactics to companies who would benefit enormously if they could pull it off successfully. 716867@blogcritics.org Fri, 9 May 2008 23:45:05 EDT Comment by bliffle on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/29/122622.php#comment-716756 The US auto companies and oil companies have an iron grip on the US government (and on the minds of US citizens, apparently) and have prevented an easy migration to alternative energy. But they, individually, are smart enough to know it can't last forever so they are just riding their sunset industries down into the dust, taking big dividends on the way. They will have their way since their lobbying and bribing make it possible. But they know The End Is Near. Just beware that they intend to dominate the alternative energy scene, too, when the time comes. Beware, beware, beware. 716756@blogcritics.org Fri, 9 May 2008 15:06:02 EDT Comment by Purple Tigress on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/29/122622.php#comment-716736 Remember, the problem we now face was predictable. Fossil fuels and relations with the Middle East made them so. We had the potential to develop solar energy and make it a source of electrical energy. We had the choice in the US to go with EVs. In Los Angeles, we have the technical geniuses at Caltech working on projects and technical companies attempting to find the answer. The answer was there. Instead, now we are looking into biodiesel and hydrogen. Remember how when the American auto companies were in trouble the government back them up and there were at least two waves of Japan-bashing focused on Japanese cars versus American cars. America's industrial leaders made decisions that led us to this juncture. We had the answer to the gasoline crisis in the US and in California. And our American industrial leaders dropped the ball as did our political leaders. And look who picked up the ball and saw the future? Japan and the Toyota Prius. Shame on GM. Shame on the oil companies. 716736@blogcritics.org Fri, 9 May 2008 14:08:44 EDT Comment by danny on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/29/122622.php#comment-716374 i watch the movie,can't believe all the ev's were shredded.i FOUND THIS ARTICAL searching for info electric conversion kits,(oil $125.00 a barrel today $5.75/gallon here)i hope someone makes GM eat that choice.i would like to convert a car over to electric,can't wait to see them on the roads. 716374@blogcritics.org Thu, 8 May 2008 08:27:14 EDT Comment by roark on EV Owners Have Their Say, Part III: Miles by the Jolt -- How I Acquired an EV http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/06/29/122622.php#comment-595264 I just saw the "Who KIlled the Electric Car" Documentary on Showtime... its was awesome!!! the movie that is... The decision of GM to "Shred" the cars, is for one just un-unexcusable. I just don't get it. How does a company like GM think they have the luxury of "shredding" products that people want to acquire. I suppose I just answered my own question, as GM is in serious financial trouble... and the "Brain Trust" who lives in the penthouses offices decides to Shred Hundreds of cars that people would probably kill for now that our Oil Interests have gone so well in the Middle East where the price of a gallon of gas is now, today, $3.65 a gallon. The most ever paid in this state for gas. How did the American car industry go into extinction? They lost the ability to adapt and adjust, just like the dinosaurs, will go into the shredder of history. 595264@blogcritics.org Sun, 27 May 2007 00:02:23 EDT