http://www.swvatoday.com/entertainment_life/local/article_3f572be0-9b68-11e4-8d3f-8b2dd26da5dc.html?mode=story I MADE IT UP: My electric executive snow blower January 17, 2015 Carl D. Clarke, Jr.
I am working closely with the John Deere people to develop my four-wheel riding snow blower. My Sno-Hog will be an exclusive top-of-the-line toy for every suburbanite, every country club, and every educational institution during the winter. In fact, it will be the first John Deere vehicle to be in the snotty Hammacher Schlemmer catalog. You have to appreciate its many features. It’s about the size of a riding mower, but it’s electric. You keep it in your garage, charging its battery on a 120-volt circuit. The driver’s space is enclosed by a four-sided plastic canopy, the better to protect you from the cold. Inside, it has a heater, a radio, a TV, and is wifi capable. This last is useless, but everything comes with wifi nowadays. Since you will be blowing snow, which drifts, all four side windows have heated windshield wipers. Also, did I say that it has a scraper blade on the front? Better to clear the driveway. And it has a remote start, so it’s all heated up before you ever get into the cab. Here’s the scenario: You hop onto the pre-heated Executive SnoHog and hit the remote garage door opener. With “Born to Ride” blaring loud on the radio, you clear your own driveway, and then drive over to the neighbor’s house to gloat. He comes out to admire your new electric riding snow blower, and you sit there inside (he’s in the passenger seat) while you show him all the features. Especially, you point out the heated cup holders for cider, and the two beer can holders. Then you blow all the snow from your walkways and driveways over onto his driveway. This is the height of one-upsmanship. I don’t see how this idea can fail, because everyone in the neighborhood will have to have one. As I see it, the snow will pile up on the lawn of the poorest guy living there. That guy will have to move with his wife and little children from the neighborhood because he can’t afford a Sno-Hog. What a shame. The John Deere people tell me that we should be ready to market in May of next year. I can’t wait for the money to start rolling in. Carl D. Clarke Jr. from Abingdon is a weekly columnist for the Washington County News. He may be reached at [email protected] [© swvatoday.com] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate http://www.aimag.com/2015/01/can-harley-tesla-develop-a-great-electric-motorcycle/ Can Harley & Tesla Develop A Great Electric Motorcycle? http://www.payvand.com/news/15/jan/1113.html First Iranian-made electric car "Sabrina" unveiled http://www.tehrantimes.com/economy-and-business/121123-first-iranian-made-electric-car-unveiled {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-John-Deere-rideable-electric-executive-snow-blower-in-May-tp4673592.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)
