South Africa's 'Joule' Electric Car, launched October 2008

Electric cars are surely the way forward and South Africa is taking up the challenge with it's 'Joule' electric vehicle. The car is being built by Optimal Energy, with support from the South African government. The project is headed by leading scientists and engineers, some of whom built S.A.L.T. - SA's innovative Large Telescope, and before that the incredible Rooivalk attack helicopter. The car has been designed by Keith Helfet, another South African who designed the Jaguar XJ220. Available by end of 2012.

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[Doppeldropper]

...Only one major problem: why can't they make them for sale NOW :(!

[shakaama]

even video game announcements are done 2 years before hand. it's no big deal.

[shakaama]

@AgilePeanut you'd be surprised how much I know about south africa. my family was kept out of south africa because we were diplomats and black, and they'd have to classify us as white, during apartheid. ever since then, i kept tabs on the country. SA really makes me sad, because they are such a modern country in most ways and yet they squandered, and still squander the opportunity to become one of the world leaders, and a Black totally run country. if only Idiamine were there.

[AgilePeanut]

@shakaama Ur comment implied that only black people live in SA, thus the car could not have been made here because black people never made it. yes 90% of the population is black, but only 10% of engineers and scientists here are black.

[shakaama]

@AgilePeanut in a country made up of 90% Black people, it's "ignorant" to think it's made by Black people?

You sir are intellectually dishonest.

[shakaama]

@equitred oh come on, the country is 90% Black. It's like saying baseball player. Everyone would assume you're talking about a man. If you say South Africa, everyone is going to assume you're talking about a Black man.

It's not a huge stretch of the imagination to assume it's a Black man, or Black people in South Africa.

[AgilePeanut]

@shakaama "it's not even made by black people, so i don't know why they even said south africa" typical ignorant american.

[Isochest]

@Guluva69 That's a problem worldwide because of the Illuminati influence on oil. South Africa is no Third World Country.

[Guluva69]

@Doppeldropper How many Service Station owners are ready to provide Electric charging points in their Garages?

[cadentavaricegrtrj]

Free Energy is real and its here but the coverup is strong, if u are interested in a REAL free energy machine then

just go to LT-MAGNET-MOTORdotCOM and download the blueprints ,it is probably the ONLY working magnet

motor out there. Join the free energy revolution!!

[shakaama]

@Doppeldropper sale has been pushed to 2013 now it says. so i'm thinking it's vaporware = not gonna happen.

it's not even made by black people, so i don't know why they even said south africa.

[TypeORedPill]

The US needs cars like this. I could use a car like this.