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Or we're seeing 2 different pictures...]]>May 24th 2008 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
genji: i think your looking at a mirror....
- OHHHHHH BURNNNNNNN!!! lol]]>May 24th 2008 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 25th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 25th 2008 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 26th 2008 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
At any rate, there's one serious problem -- garages. Your home garage may be tall enough, but a lot of underground garages and parking structures don't have the height to open the doors.]]>May 24th 2008 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.motorera.com/dictionary/pics/g/gullwing.jpg]]>May 24th 2008 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 25th 2008 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
hah]]>May 24th 2008 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/You can rely on it to give you trouble from day one.]]>May 25th 2008 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://video.aol.com/video-detail/top-gear-british-leyland-challenge-by-husyk/371825701]]>May 25th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
Also the fact that the converted cars cost around 200K might explain why tech isn't currently used in crap ass GM cars. Of course, mass production may cheap the tech..and then licensing deals come...and then....AND THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]>May 24th 2008 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
Bring on $6-a-gallon gas. Its time to end Detroit's monopoly in America. They assumed government/OPEC/Detroit collusion would keep them in business for another century, and they were wrong. ]]>May 24th 2008 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
But I believe what will happen is that GM, Ford, or Chrysler will simply buy someone like Tesla and rip apart their technology to use in their own cars. It also probably means that the creative engineering to get Tesla like company will be very limited adding years to good designs.]]>May 24th 2008 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 25th 2008 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
Battery transplant stations anyone?]]>May 24th 2008 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 26th 2008 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 25th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 24th 2008 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
"No Intenal Combustion Engine"

Should be "No Internal Combustion Engine".]]>May 24th 2008 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
"announced plans to covert 'tens of thousands' cars"

Good to know these cars will be secretive--tens of thousands [of] cars will now be made stealthy!]]>May 25th 2008 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
Ha Ha! USA #1]]>May 24th 2008 11:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 25th 2008 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
I used to live in Sterling Heights for like 8 years.]]>May 25th 2008 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
In addition, unless the electric generation facility uses something other than fossil fuel, one gallon of fossil fuel burned at the electric generation facility will power an electric car less than half the miles than if that same gallon were put in a conventional small car and burned there directly. Thus, absent some large-scale electricity generation substitute for fossil fuel, electric cars will actually significantly increase CO2 emissions and more rapidly deplete oil and coal supplies.
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How the **** did you come up with that?!?
According to Tesla Motors, their electric car spends US$0.02 per mile.]]>May 25th 2008 4:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 25th 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 26th 2008 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 25th 2008 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
Ok, I've just looked at the press release. These f***ing liars claim that it's a zero emission car. Of course, if it's plugged into in wind turbine that is. This is only for the most blindingly hypocritical of rich people, who can lie to themselves to say they are benig green whilst wallowing in excess.]]>May 25th 2008 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
I'm not a fan of these strange electric concept designs...it just seems to retro or something.

But still, it's good to see people making an effort to make a car that is electric.]]>May 25th 2008 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/
Considering the EV motor will cost me about the same as a rebuilt turbo, it baffles me that we have not seen (well there is that Chevy Volt) mass market company with an all electric.

I guess there are many problems when you are a GM or a Ford. I lose people needing oil changes, if the motor is AC I will not even see them for brush replacement, etc. The DC motors only need brushes every 50,000 to 100,000 depending, so that is not great from their point of view. I would still get brake jobs as a GM, but the customer might DIY or go to one of those local brake places.

There are really a ton of pro's to all electric, one thing I did not know is even a DIY EV conversion will get about $.04 per mile, and since your local power station is much cleaner burning per hypothetical mile, even the green's can't complain. If you are on Hydro or nuke even better.

Some con's...LiPo fires after a crash, range, cost of battery replacement (but an EV is likely going to last you longer anyway so think of battery replacement like buying a new car (even thought the batteries are not that high)), etc..]]>May 25th 2008 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/24/nice-shows-off-prototype-electric-car-liberty-plans-an-electric/May 27th 2008 4:29AM