shempmcgurk wrote: > --- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> shempmcgurk wrote: >> >>> --- In [email protected], SoulQuest7@ wrote: >>> >>> >>>> The new documentary film WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR is quite >>>> >>>> >>> excellent, but >>> >>> >>>> hardly surprising. If you need a good dose of intellectual tree >>>> >>>> >>> hugging, then >>> >>> >>>> this is the film for you. Not surprisingly, the Bush >>>> >>>> >>> administration (or the >>> >>> >>>> oil oligarchy as they known) in collusion with big oil >>>> > companies > >>>> >>>> >>> and American >>> >>> >>>> car manufacturers, >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The last time this nonsense about the car manufacturers and the >>> > oil > >>> companies being in collusion came out -- in the '70s -- it was >>> > said > >>> that they were conspiring to make cars that unnecessarily >>> > consumed > >>> alot of gasoline so that the oil companies could make more money. >>> >>> Well, what a grand conspiracy that must have been! >>> >>> It almost ended up bankrupting the U.S. car manufacturers >>> > because, > >>> come the oil crisis of the '70s, the smaller more efficient >>> > Japanese > >>> car manufacturers almost took over the business. >>> >>> I haven't seen this movie so I can't really comment on it but I >>> suspect that there are reasons other than conspiracy for why the >>> electric car was "killed". >>> >>> >>> >> The film releases on Nov. 14th on DVD so you will have no excuse. >> > Your > >> favorite actor is in it: Mel Gibson. >> > > > > > Why would you say he is my favourite actor? > > Like you, Mel is a Leftie...so it's more likely he'd be YOUR > favourite actor... > > > Why are you a rightie?
> > > >> Yup, ol' Mel owned an electric car >> and loved it. Did you like "Independence Day"? Dean Devlin also >> produced this film so it is not a funky documentary at all. >> >> Chrysler produces electric cars though I would call them "carts" >> > as they > >> only can do 25 mph max. The Chrysler dealer up the street sells >> > them > >> and they are called Gem Cars. The problem is they need to do 40 >> > mph or > >> you're going to piss people off following you on the city streets >> > many > >> of which are between 30-45 mph. >> http://www.gemcar.com/ >> >> With gas prices what have been (and will be again after the Nov >> elections) a lot people would like to own an electric car. Some >> > of us > >> would like a Prius but the only version that makes any sense if >> > you do a > >> lot of in town driving is the 250 mph modified version which you >> > can > >> charge in your garage. The movie points this out. >> >> Part of a car dealer's profit is the maintenance they do on your >> > car. > >> Guess what? There is nearly none on an electric car. So the >> > dealers > >> didn't like them. >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> were the culprits. This is typical, given the >>>> anti-environmental history of the Republican Party. If you've >>>> >>>> >>> followed environmental issues >>> >>> >>>> over the last several decades, and the film makes this point, >>>> > the > >>>> >>>> >>> Republicans >>> >>> >>>> have always tried to destroy environmentally friendly policies. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> "always"? >>> >>> The EPA was created under the Nixon Administration for God's >>> > sakes! > >>> >>> >> So? A lot of Republicans don't like to claim Nixon. :) >> >>> This was made >>> >>> >>>> crystal clear to me when conservative darling Ronald Reagan >>>> > became > >>>> >>>> >>> president. >>> >>> >>>> He defeated Jimmy Carter, a president with a strong >>>> > environmental > >>>> >>>> >>> policy. The >>> >>> >>>> first thing Reagan did when he took office was to remove the >>>> > solar > >>>> >>>> >>> panels from >>> >>> >>>> the White House because they were "undignified." >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> Well, that's funny because when I first moved to the Phoenix, >>> Arizona area -- also in '94 there were quite a few homes in my >>> neighbourhood with solar panels. Well, the price of energy has >>> > gone > >>> up quite a bit since then and virtually every single panel has >>> disappeared! >>> >>> I don't see them in Phoenix anywhere anymore. >>> >>> Was that a conspiracy, too? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I'm sure there still are. There would be no reason for people to >> > take > >> them down. You just refuse to see them. >> >>> >>> >>> >>>> This film does go a bit into >>>> this history, but anyone who has belonged to environmental >>>> >>>> >>> organizations-- >>> >>> >>>> whose job is to monitor political decision making-- knew this >>>> > all > >>>> >>>> >>> along. Still, >>> >>> >>>> it is impressive that documentaries are now being made that >>>> >>>> >>> explain this before >>> >>> >>>> Bush even gets out of power. You too will mourn the passing of >>>> > the > >>>> >>>> >>> electric >>> >>> >>>> car-- a technology that was ready and raring to go and already >>>> > in > >>>> >>>> >>> the hands of >>> >>> >>>> consumers, but was literally crushed by Bush's oil oligarchy. - >>>> > ==- > >>>> >>>> >>> =-=- >>> >>> >>>> om----=== Nick >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> If there is a market for electric cars, I can assure you that >>> > the > >>> car manufacturers will be the first ones through the door eager >>> > and > >>> willing to sell them to you. >>> >>> >>> >> There is a market for them. But they brainwash macho goons into >> believing them must have a big muscle SUV or pickup which will >> > never > >> haul anything or go off road. The manufacturers want to sell >> > those > >> before they are stuck with them. The majority however is to >> > smart to > >> be suckered into that. >> >> I don't know why you love the oil companies so much other than you >> > must > >> hold stock in them. You're falling behind the times, Shemp. >> >> >>> >>> >>> > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
