I was looking through some old magazines (Enquirer, Globe, etc) and came across this article. Kind of out of date! Not to mention somewhat inaccurate.
From the National Enquirer, Sept. 10, 1996...
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I was looking through some old magazines (Enquirer, Globe, etc) and came across this article. Kind of out of date! Not to mention somewhat inaccurate.
From the National Enquirer, Sept. 10, 1996...
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.
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It's always funny to see people write off tech before it's had a chance to prove its worth. See also: iphone, Wii, electric cars...
Life's too short to drive bad cars.
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I still write off electric cars because they're damn boring, overpriced, don't sound right, and are over hyped.Originally Posted by pimento
And if you bring up the Tesla or anything Elon Musk could make, I'm gonna smack you- the Tesla had the engine ripped out for no reason, and Elon Musk is all vaporware.
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Sure, ok.. now in 15 years time, we'll look back at this thread and laugh at one of us.
Life's too short to drive bad cars.
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Yeah, I guess a lot can happen in 15 years. Or maybe not?Sure, ok.. now in 15 years time, we'll look back at this thread and laugh at one of us.
'76 Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five Limousine, '95 Lincoln Town Car.
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That's very interesting. How wrong the man was. I'm sure he feels like an idiot now. I'm quite curious in regards to the bar fight article below lol.
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It's funny that this article can now be snickered at by millions of people, who all saw it on the internet.
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Someone should email the photo to him.
or post it on his facebook.
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That's hilarious. Thanks for sharing.
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I'll worry about it when electric cars get better.Sure, ok.. now in 15 years time, we'll look back at this thread and laugh at one of us.
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This is the Enquirer after all...
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The problem with electric cars is range and charging time.I'll worry about it when electric cars get better.
Once those two issues have been solved they will become mainstream.
Unfortunately.
Last edited by Ferrer; 12-04-2010 at 09:54 AM.
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^^ New Leaf is 30 mins from empty to full at a "charging station".
( Nobody seems to know whether 15 mins gives you half distance - ie is charging on the "special" linear )
Overnight or an office shift is enough on "normal" power connection.
SO reasonably practical for townies, short commutes already.
So 1 out of 2 already is not bad
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It's actually like this:^^ New Leaf is 30 mins from empty to full at a "charging station".
( Nobody seems to know whether 15 mins gives you half distance - ie is charging on the "special" linear )
Overnight or an office shift is enough on "normal" power connection.
SO reasonably practical for townies, short commutes already.
So 1 out of 2 already is not bad
15 minutes = don't know
30 minutes = 80 km
8 hours = full range (depending on conditions, from 75,5 to 222 km, normal condition is 168,5 km, tested figures)
GF is writing her thesis on electric and hybrid cars.
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