"Who Killed The Electric Car?" - Page 2 - GreenHybrid

hweldon · #11 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by williaea

There is no possibility that Toyota will buy GM. There is no way Toyota would willingly take on GM's pension and healthcare obligations or their 300 Billion in debt! Let's be realistic.

Eric

Nobody thought Mercedes Benz would aquire Chrysler, or Kmart would buy Sears either. But, stranger things have happened.

There would also have to be an infrastructure built in this country to accommadate a quality built electric car. One was starting, but when the EV1 died, so did that.

Howard

hweldon · #12 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 09:04 AM

This would also be an interesting concept? How about a "Water powered Hybrid"?

www.clipshack.com/Clip.aspx?key=46C095E7331F9BD9

Howard

Katz6768 · #13 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by hweldon

This would also be an interesting concept? How about a "Water powered Hybrid"?
http://www.clipshack.com/Clip.aspx?key=46C095E7331F9BD9
Howard

There is also the Air Car:

http://www.theaircar.com/

How about a Hybrid: Water & Air

Archslater · #14 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AZCivic

There's no reason to single GM out here. The almighty TOYOTA and HONDA are just as guilty when they quit making the RAV4 EV and Honda EV. Do not forget that.

Did Honda and Toyota also publicaly destroy their electric cars? I thought Rav4's were still around.

Sledge · #15 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 12:44 PM

A good read

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...=2006605230308

hweldon · #16 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Archslater

Did Honda and Toyota also publicaly destroy their electric cars? I thought Rav4's were still around.

I don't know about the Honda, but I have heard that Toyota gave their leasers the option to buy their Rav4's and the ones that came back were donated to the National Park Service. Here in So. Cal., the Edison Co. had them for their meter readers.

Howard

finman · #17 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 01:21 PM

http://www.darelldd.com/ev/

Lots on info here about EVs. This guy rocks when it comes to alternative energy/transport.

Cheers,
Curt.

Pravus Prime · #18 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gonavy

Then adding insult to injury, they sort of publicly shredded them all. I think 2 are left- one at GM and 1 (nonfunctional) at a U. Wisconsin? Had they simply mothballed them, life would probably be ok and the anger would've subsided.

There's one at the Henry Ford Museum, complete with charging station. Ironically, it's rather close to the steam car that I mentioned in my prior post in this thread.

gonavy · #19 (**permalink**) 05-26-2006, 04:15 PM

there was an interesting interview (Fresh Air? NPR?) with Lee Iacocca and several economists about exactly that back in Jan or Feb- would the gov't bail out GM a la Chrysler? The universal answer was no, at least no more than they helped the airlines after 9/11. The reason given by all was that, although a national asset in terms of mfg capacity, our economy is simply nowehere near as reliant on heavy manufacturing as it was in 1981. It would doubtless be a tragedy on a huge scale, but the loss of GM (which ain't gonna happen anyway) would be nowehere near as crippling as the loss of Chrysler 25 years ago. We have moved on, so to speak. GM is sooo 2nd Millenium, after all

mak · #20 (**permalink**) 06-11-2006, 08:46 PM

For those of you who truely care about the issues of gas prices and hybrid technology this is a must see movie

http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/