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04-14-2012, 09:49 AM | #1 |
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got this emali....
i'd like one of these...with a blower
"This is not a joke and they do sell for $600.00. They won’t be able to make them fast enough--good just to run around town. Here's a car that will get you back and forth to work on the cheap... $600 for the car. 258 miles per gallon... Only a one seater however- Talk about cheap transportation.... Volkswagen's $600 car gets 258 mpg-- It looks like Ford, Chrysler and GM missed the boat again! China launches $600 car that will get 258mpg This $600 car is no toy and is ready to be released in China next year. The single seater aero car totes VW (Volkswagen) branding. Volkswagen did a lot of very highly protected testing of this car in Germany, but it was not announced until now where the car would make its first appearance The car was introduced at the VW stockholders meeting as the most economical car in the world is presented. The initial objective of the prototype was to prove that 1 liter of fuel could deliver 100 kilos of travel. Spartan interior doesn't sacrifice safety The aero design proved essential to getting the desired result. The body is 3.47 meters long and just 1.25 meters wide, and a little over a meter high.The prototype was made completely of carbon fiber and is not painted to save weight. The power plant is a one cylinder diesel, positioned ahead of the rear axle and combined with an automatic shift controlled by a knob in the interior. Safety was not compromised as the impact and roll-over protection is comparable to the GT racing cars. The Most Economic Car in the World will be on sale next year: Better than Electric Car – 258 miles/gallon: IPO 2010 in Shanghai This is a single-seat car From conception to production: 3 years and the company is headquartered in Hamburg , Germany . Will be selling for 4000 Yuan, equivalent to US $600.. Gas tank capacity = 1.7 gallons Speed = 62 – 74.6 Miles/hour Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles"
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04-14-2012, 11:12 PM | #2 |
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Gas tank capacity 1.7 gallons??? No, no, no,,, I'm thinking get them over here and lets install a 5 gallon (or bigger) fuel cell in it and forget about gas for a month or so!
Why can't we build something like this,,I'd rather buy American. Danny Durham |
04-15-2012, 09:06 AM | #3 | |
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04-15-2012, 09:26 AM | #4 |
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This is why there are tariffs, taxes and fees on imports.The reasons for an industry or business being noncompetitive are basically four:
To cities and towns all across the country, what we’re going to say is, if you make a commitment to buy more advanced vehicles for your community -- whether they run on electricity or biofuels or natural gas -- we’ll help you cut through the red tape and build fueling stations nearby. And we’ll offer tax breaks to families that buy these cars, companies that buy alternative fuel trucks like the ones that are made right here at Mount Holly. So we’re going to give communities across the country more of an incentive to make the shift to more energy-efficient cars. |
04-15-2012, 10:32 AM | #5 |
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"To cities and towns all across the country, what we’re going to say is, if you make a commitment to buy more advanced vehicles for your community -- whether they run on electricity or biofuels or natural gas -- we’ll help you cut through the red tape and build fueling stations nearby. And we’ll offer tax breaks to families that buy these cars, companies that buy alternative fuel trucks like the ones that are made right here at Mount Holly. So we’re going to give communities across the country more of an incentive to make the shift to more energy-efficient cars."........... as long as they are called "VOLT".
I guess we will see how this car works out. I predict it will not be allowed in this country at an affordable price. Mark my words. Jim .
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With LESS taxation, Less government controls, less Socialism here OUR companies could produce HERE and we could compete without Big Brother having to TAX inports. They wouldnt be a better choice than MADE IN AMERICA |
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04-15-2012, 11:05 AM | #7 |
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Great idea, and I would allow them in the car pool lane as an incentive. I've been saying for years we need these little mini cars in the big cities to help save on space, traffic, pollution!! Now I would never drive one, I would be scared to death some jack *** in a huge SUV doing her make up flattens me, but I'm all for it!! It seems to work in Europe with their small box type cars, this is even better?? . |
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