The New York Times finally learns something we've telling them for years...

Payoff for Efficient Cars Takes Years

If you want to pay an extra $15K to go to sleep smug, go right ahead...But you're not fooling anyone but yourself...

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Also...remember this?

Heather Peters Sues Honda For False Claims About Fuel Economy CBS Philly

Claims of fuel efficiency by manufacturers may not even be accurate.

You guys are so excited to find any negative story along this lines it
s really getting odd. Seriouslt though. If it costs almost $70 for a fill up how long does it take an electric car to pay for itself. 200 fill ups is $14,000. But keep hope alive you two. I am sure there is another negative story just around the corner. BTW I have a friend who drives a Tesla. Fasted car I ever drove and it's 100% electric. He says his electric bill went up $35 a month to keep it charged. Now, the price of the Tesla is over $100,000 but new technology is always more expensive. The prices will come down when those sorts of cars are available in mass. Point is the technology is here now.

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"A rising tide has lifted all yachts." Warren Buffett

Obama is not a dark skinned, anti-war socialist who gives away free health care; you're thinking of Jesus.

If you can afford to spend $100K on a two seat sports car, then chances are you are indifferent to the cost of gasoline. Electric car technology has been around for more than a century but like the Tesla or the guvmnt motors Obamamobile er Volt it wasn't practical prior to the development of cars like the Prius.

BTW a new Prius modestly equipped is around $24K in California. It will average around 50MPG. With seating for 4 or 5 and cargo room, the Prius is a practical high efficiency car.

Did you read where I said this sort of technology is initially expensive? I didn't say that it was the answer right this minut. I said the technology works and the price will eventually come down. Why do you hate America?

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Well let's just forget the whole damned energy efficiency thing. After all it's so Emo /jam-pantz/ now isn't it?
Let's just keep running everything off oil till there ain't any and maybe with no power tools by candle light we can manage to invent something that gets us down the road.
Why waste time on it now?

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Fox caught Obama Presidentin' while Black.

Seems like this is the thing that will make them happy. Drill until you ruin our water sources with fracking and cut those regulations. Suck it dry and never think about the next generation. The me generation is in charge.

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We don't hate America, we hate being lied to...

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Our nation has not always lived up to its ideals, yet those ideals have never ceased to guide us. They expose our flaws, and lead us to mend them. We are the beneficiaries of the work of the generations before us and it is each generation's responsibility to continue that work. - Laura Bush

Leftists and very small children don't seem to be able to understand that the Government isn't there to "fix" the economy, anymore than a tick is there to fix your dog.~Oftencold

Who lied to you? You need to get thicker skin. Support the electric car man. Support U.S. auto makers. Support Americans winning the alternative energy race with the Chinese. Support America man.

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