Bruce, I could not agree with you more! I too have long maintained that driving an EV is one of the most patriotic sustained actions that an individual can perform. My dad had a bumper sticker on his EV conversion that proclaimed it as an "anti-terrorist vehicle". I still have that Geo Metro conversion (it is in need of a new set of batteries, of course). Hope that you had a good 4th. -Tom
On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 3:15 PM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Show American pride> make the switch to a plug-in > > UK should buy more British cars> Sunderland built electric Leaf > > http://www.torquenews.com/2250/most-patriotic-car-decision-you-can-make > The most patriotic car decision you can make > By Luke Ottaway 2014-07-04 > > This 4th of July we should recognize the best way to show our American > pride > when buying a car: making the switch to a plug-in electric vehicle. > > For as long as automobiles have been around in significant numbers, they > have been running on gasoline refined from crude oil. Throughout the > history > of the American automobile, with the exception of the Arab oil embargo in > 1973, nobody has really cared where the fuel for their cars ultimately came > from. > > That has finally started to change in the 21st century. The terrorist > attacks on September 11, 2001, rising instability in major oil-producing > countries and regions of the world, and fears of climate change have begun > to change the way Americans think about the oil that fuels their cars. > > And now we finally have a viable alternative to oil for powering our > vehicles: electricity, the truly job-creating made-in-America energy > source. > > Foreign fuel > Though U.S. imported oil share has been falling in recent years, it still > makes up a significant portion of demand. According to the Energy > Information Administration, in 2012 the United States imported 40% of its > petroleum consumption. > > Last year the United States imported 7.7 million barrels of oil each day, > largely for use as transportation fuel; each barrel of crude oil is good > for > about 19 gallons of gasoline. > > The United States is by far the largest importer of oil in the world, > spending $427 billion on imports last year (via TIME). China is a distant > second with about $270 billion in 2013. > > Though the U.S. gets most of its imported oil from Canada, in 2013 about 2 > million barrels per day or 25.8% of imports come from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, > and Kuwait. The rest of the list of our largest oil suppliers reads like a > who’s who of unstable nations, some of whom really don’t like us: > Venezuela, > Colombia, Nigeria, and Angola. > > The American alternative > The best way to reduce our dependence on foreign oil is to drive cars that > use less gasoline. Better yet, why not drive a car that uses no gasoline > but > instead runs on electricity produced by coal, natural gas, nuclear, > hydroelectric, wind and solar power, all of which is produced right here at > home? > > Many consumers are still hesitant about electric vehicles, and that is > understandable. They are a relatively new technology that is unfamiliar to > most. But there is a good answer to almost any doubt to be had about > electric vehicles. > > Electric cars are too expensive, you might say. The response: Nissan’s LEAF > in particular is a very affordable car, particularly with government > incentives that will encourage EV adoption for the next several years until > costs drop to a level more competitive with conventional counterparts. And > don’t forget, you will only spend about $500 per year on electricity to > power your electric vehicle compared to $1,500-$2,000 or more for a > gasoline > vehicle. > > But electric vehicles have limited range and I need my vehicle to be > capable > of long road trips, you might say. Then Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota have a > plug-in hybrid they’d like to sell you! These electric vehicles can travel > 11 to 40 miles on electricity for your daily commute, and can switch to > gasoline backup for the occasional long trip. > > I live in an apartment complex and don’t have a place to plug in, you might > say. This is a trickier problem that the EV industry is doing its best to > solve – you can always check if your employer provides charging at the > workplace, and if not you have the right to request that they do so. The > same goes for the apartment complex. > > The choice is yours > No, electric vehicles are not perfect yet. There is still much improvement > to be made, but they are here now and can fulfill your driving needs > without > supporting [petro-dictatorship] in hostile nations. Oh, and they’re great > to > drive. Just ask any EV owner – they’re the most enthusiastic advocates out > there. > > In the spirit of Independence Day, be a true patriot and drive a car that > says, “I run on the power of America.” > [© torquenews.com] > ... > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/petro-dictatorship > petro-dictatorship > > > > http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/07/flying-flag-buy-british-cars/ > Flying the flag: should we buy more British cars? > by Keith Jones July 4, 2014 > > Years ago I was sat behind a car in traffic. Nothing remarkable about that, > nor about the ‘Buy British Beef’ sticker in its rear window, with a bovine > silhouette patriotically picked out in red, white and blue. Where the > Britannic message fell flat was that it was gummed to the back of a > Volkswagen. > > ... the real question is whether they’re the most effective demonstration > of patriotism? ... > > Nissan’s facility near Sunderland is one of the most efficient car > factories > in the world, manufacturing the ... electric Leaf ... > > So you can buy good quality British cars at a variety of price points, and > surely keeping people in jobs, contributing taxes and minimising the trade > deficit is more patriotic than cheering on Roy Hodgson’s band of merry men? > > You can still wave your Union Flags – just be aware of the extra fuel > you’re > consuming while you do so! > [© 2014 Stonebow Media] > > > > > For all EVLN posts use: > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Plugins-are-the-most-patriotic-car-decision-you-can-make-tp4670240.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Remember, it is not that the glass is half empty, in reality, the glass is merely twice the size that it needs to be! -TNT'82 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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