http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/ Engadget Comments for Seattle is latest lucky winner of an electric car partnership with Nissan http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
i see what you did there]]>Apr 29th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Nov 6th 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Fugly is the word I would probably prefer to use...]]>Apr 30th 2009 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/04/03/ireland-goes-electric-with-renault-nissan-alliance/]]>Apr 29th 2009 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
This is way cool. But spark hydrant is not terribly alliterative. How about Plug and Pay?]]>Apr 29th 2009 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
My gripe: It's ugly. Just like that 100mpg hybrid H3.]]>Apr 29th 2009 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
You couldn't be more wrong. Fish ladders improved situations at dams that were built after their introduction or were retrofitted, but a great deal of dams have no such features. Moreover, fish ladders are expensive and reduce hydroelectric generation, so dam operators are reluctant and slow to install them, even in the face of court orders. Often times they'll opt to abandon the dam instead.

In the end, like everything, this comes down to a cost-benefit analysis. A lot of dams in this country are relatively small and producing small amounts of electricity, but reaking large amounts of damage to ecosystems and local economies. It's simply not a correct analysis to overlook these costs, as they were overlooked when the majority of dams were built in the US during the middle of the last century. Obviously a lot of dams are very useful for irrigation and electricity and should stay, but there are a great deal that are serving very little purpose and have larger costs than benefits, and those should be removed when feasible.]]>Apr 29th 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
Of course I could be more wrong, just ask my wife! But seriously, I think you miss my point, and we are in more agreement than you think.

We HAVE the technology and know how to make hydropower clean AND fish friendly. You stated that yourself in your post. What we lack is the WILL to make it so, which you also skirt around in your post.

Do I prefer wind, solar and geothermal to hydro? Sure! But I prefer hydro to killer coal and nuclear any day. I think if you remove ALL government subsidies for killer coal and nuclear, hydro, is pretty cost effective.]]>Apr 30th 2009 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
i was rofl for like 3 minutes, no lie.]]>Apr 29th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
wont someone think of the puppies!!!]]>Apr 29th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
One Question how much will they charge us to charge our cars?]]>Apr 29th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/16-09/ff_agassi?currentPage=all

And the key here is battery swapping, which would be included with a monthly service plan, kind of like a mobile service contract. I highly recommend the article above.]]>Apr 29th 2009 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
has nissan not seen an electric test mule before?

heres a hint: they dont look like they belong to the Geek Squad.

lets get some obligatory lightnig bolts, power plugs and green paint on these puppies!!!]]>Apr 29th 2009 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
Also, I love the Nissan Cube and would buy it. (Currently driving an Scion xB.)]]>Apr 29th 2009 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Apr 29th 2009 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/
They could be designed so you have to park just exactly right in order to get the charge to work. Sometimes you will have to back in and out 20 or 30 times before it makes the connection...]]>Apr 30th 2009 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/29/seattle-is-latest-lucky-winner-of-an-electric-car-partnership-wi/Lightning Bolt
Spark Stations
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