got this emali....

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

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

Because your President won't allow it! This thing will blow the electric car right out of the water! Watch, with tariffs, taxes and import fees this car will go from $600 to about $30,000! Jim


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[Eddies66]

This is why there are tariffs, taxes and fees on imports.The reasons for an industry or business being noncompetitive are basically four:

• Their average wages may be higher than is typical in the competitor's country.
• They do not have the innovations or inventions that their competitors have.
• They do not have the skill sets or organization their competitors have.
• They lack raw materials needed to make some product.

President also announced a new $1 billion National Community Deployment Challenge to help boost the deployment of clean, advanced vehicles all over America:

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.


I don't see anything that is stuck to electric car alone!

[Jim Wahl]

"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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[Dick Butler]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

This is why there are tariffs, taxes and fees on imports.The reasons for an industry or business being noncompetitive are basically four:

• Their average wages may be higher than is typical in the compe
• They do not have the innovations or inventions that their competitors have.
• They do not have the skill sets or organization their competitors have.
• They lack raw materials needed to make some product.
  titor's country.

President also announced a new $1 billion National Community Deployment Challenge to help boost the deployment of clean, advanced vehicles all over America:

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.


I don't see anything that is stuck to electric car alone!

Eddie, The problem is why dont we have the technology? Why dont we have the skills? Why is the president forcing companies to build in foreign countries by taxation?
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

[mrdragster1970]

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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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[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by mrdragster1970

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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 his/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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that's why i said "with a blower"
75 mph will get you run over out here....
but i'd drive one..wonder if they could be a "gray-market" car?

[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

Eddie, The problem is why dont we have the technology? Why dont we have the skills? Why is the president forcing companies to build in foreign countries by taxation?
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

The Founding Fathers found it necessary to protect our businesses long before Obama. How many patents that could have saved the consumer billions have been bought up my investors and Big Oil?? Why did the Nash Metro (35mpg) go by the way-side. There are others factors involved here and it isn't always the big bad socialist government.

[mrdragster1970]

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Even if they are NOT highway legal, or maybe right lane only??
We definitely need something here in Chicago.
Parking is insane, bikes do zero good 1/2 the year with the snow, cold, rain etc.
I know plenty of people that have a commute only vehicle.
For a price point like this, I would bet more would do it if they had space for it!!
Even people in the suburbs that have a non-highway commute, this would be perfect.

I'm just sick of being foreign oil dependent and will do whatever it takes to help.
I'm one of the guys that use more then his fair share of oil.
I have to drive a big 5 mpg special truck everyday for work.
I would love to drive a cheap vehicle like that out here in the boonies,
instead of using a gallon plus of diesel to go get milk & food.


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[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Eddies66

The Founding Fathers found it necessary to protect our businesses long before Obama. How many patents that could have saved the consumer billions have been bought up my investors and Big Oil?? Why did the Nash Metro (35mpg) go by the way-side. There are others factors involved here and it isn't always the big bad socialist government.

Because they were FUGLY! Jim

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[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by Jim Wahl

Because they were FUGLY! Jim

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Jim, Don't ever say that in the presence of Ed F.!