--- In [email protected], Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > shempmcgurk wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Bhairitu <noozguru@> 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?
I'm not a rightie; I'm a libertarian... Why would you think Mel is my favourite actor? > > > > > > > > >> 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/
