The State of Electric Vehicles in America - 10.23.2011

[krayziesensei]

Ford sold 2 million model T's. Nearly 25% of all cars on the road at that time were model T's. He was able to accomplish this by making it a vehicle that was cheap enough that the average family could afford it. You make an electric car with at least 100 mile range that is affordable for a working-class family and you will change the world. Even the Nissan leaf is too expensive.

[362chop]

Thalia always had the skills..Go Thalia.

[RayG707]

Electric cars are disgraceful excuses for cars. Long live roaring V12s and thundering V8s, superchargers and turbos, and vehicle performance.

[krayziesensei]

@RayG707 I think there will always be a place for gasoline-powered high performance vehicles. But, eventually a gas-powered car for everyday use won't make much since money-wise IMO.

[tomofnorthcal]

Thanks for creating this channel. I'd also like to see more technical content. Please also interview A123 Systems.

[stunninglad1]

I'll stick to standard fuel cars. 

[mphello]

Lutz doesn't believe in anthropogenic global warming (AGW).

Well, I don't believe illegal immigration or terrorism are real problems.

They are either highly exaggerated or non-existent.

I can "respect" his belief as long as he respects mine and gives me equal airtime to voice my opinions.

[mphello]

Any anti-government conservative has NO right to demand that ANYone be forced into prison. But these extreme rightwing hypocrites NEVER stand up for prisoners. I fully support bombing all prisons and courthouses so nobody is ever forced into prison against their will. Since you conservatives are so into respecting everybody's belief and free speech, then every prisoner's belief regarding their alleged crime should be given equal weight to that of a judge or police officer.

[yakyakyak69]

It's ONLY a "loan" if it's paid back, with interest!

Gov't "investment" is Forced Redistribution (social or corporate) which makes SLAVES of the taxed, DEPENDANTS of the recipients & crony TYRANTS of the politicians while killing FREEDOM & competition!

[yakyakyak69]

Progressivism (anti-liberty "liberalism") advocates changes or reform through GOV'T action.

Give any POLITICIAN the money & power to "redistribute & regulate" & they will ALWAYS benefit THEIR “special interest” campaign backers; Banks, Wall Street, Military-Industrial Complex, Marxist Union Bosses, Giant "Green" Corps, Big Oil etc.

Progressivism aka “Big Gov’t” CREATES Political Cronyism.

FIAT (counterfeit) debt-currency from the Fed just FUELS THE FIRE!

Want choice? END THE FED!

[johnson1095]

I Believe that by 2020 the only cars on the road will be electric, Biogas/CNG & Hybrids

[WDPlumbing]

You can't build an ugly electric car and expect it to sell. The leaf is about as ugly as you can get with people still buying it, others will go bankrupt.

[mphello]

@WDPlumbing

That's just your opinion. These electric cars are just as beautiful (on the outside) as gas cars.

Nobody's going to give a shit about the ugliness of a car when their homes are underwater due to global warming and they're homeless or they are forced to pay TRILLIONS of taxes in a vain too-late effort to repair the damage from GW which could have prevented had we acted 20 years ago,

or when oil runs out and they are stranded.

[WDPlumbing]

@mphello Well it's actaully marketing, it has NOTHING to do with my opinion, I spent enough time in marketing to know that I don't have anything to do with that factor. But of course theirs also the small percentage of people such as your self that appearance is lower on their scale of buying factors. It's marketing 101.

[mphello]

@WDPlumbing

Well, I spent enough time studying war and armed conflict, so I know that when people start fighting for resources and freedom and a relatively decent quality of life (globally such fights are NOT distributed evenly, of course, nevertheless, a decline in quality of life in one part of the world, even if orders of magnitude bigger than in America, mean a decline in quality of life in America) they're not going to care about marketing.

War 101.

[WDPlumbing]

@mphello Well yes I don't disagree on that, and I'm not here to argue, but when or if that scenario ever begins to take place, than yes, functionality will be the only measuring stick in your need to acquire an electric car. But until then, cosmetics play a huge part in decision making. That being said, where will the manufactures of these ugly electric cars be when they are bankrupt ? Gone, by the time your "fighting for resources" scenario ever takes place. Marketing 101.