Comments on: 6 Sexy Sports Cars Big Oil Doesn’t Want You to Buy

By: Hendrix

Hendrix — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:34 +0000

The problem, as my dad put it, is that you get these artsy retards in power who don’t have a grasp of any real science or economics but who are charismatic and enthusiastic and, most importantly, good at looking like they know what they’re talking about. Now, somebody comes along and tells them about some alternative fuel that WILL save the planet so these retards jump on the bandwagon and begin shouting from their soapbox. By the time anybody realizes that it’s all *****, we’re all ***** and the ones responsible are either long gone, pointing at scapegoats, wearing teflon suits, or putting a spin on things so they don’t sound so bad.

By: Chrina

Chrina — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:34 +0000

Thank you for pointing that out! Everyone I try to tell about EVs always act like it’s no big deal because of the “alternate fuels” coming out. Of course, cellulose looks promising, but even it looks like more trouble than its worth. It’s a pipe dream right now, and the extraction would call for dehydrating plants until they’re kindling, meaning there’s a huge chance of fires.Also, it’s a myth that hybrids use more energy in construction than they offset in their lifetime. See this: crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9750840-1.html . There’s Prius taxi cabs that have 250,000 miles on them and that are still going strong without any need for battery replacement. So far, Toyota has only replaced Prius batteries in the case of factory defects and car accidents.

By: Lakeithia

Lakeithia — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:33 +0000

You’re kidding, right?n00b.But unfortunately, the mirror isn’t working for me either.

By: Mya

Mya — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:33 +0000

wow, betcha’ wish you paid more attention before posting that now don’t ya?

By: Bina

Bina — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:33 +0000

except it takes far more energy and thus money to produce these cars than the amount of gasoline that would be used in their lifetime. Math can be your friend

By: Adrianne

Adrianne — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:33 +0000

And if you like math, run the numbers on ethanol as fuel… yet another example of liberals trying to enact policy based on what makes them feel good and not on what is rooted in reality.For starters, in order to get everyone using ethanol, virtually the entire United States would have to be covered end to end with corn fields. While this is, in and of itself, impractical, the effect on food prices is just as insane. We are already seeing marked increases in the price of corn-related (read: just about everything) goods due to conversion of fields formerly used for corn for consumption to fields for ethanol corn.Add to that the fact that ethanol is actually a horrible fuel substitute for gasoline – it only produces roughly 75% energy by volume of gasoline, and pretty soon the “it’s cheaper” argument goes away. When you can only travel 3/4 as far on a tank of gas as you used to – the fact that the ethanol is slightly cheaper is a wash.Ethanol is an environmental disaster, to boot. Corn production is the single most polluting of all crops grown in the US, due to the herbicides and insecticides used, and accounts for the majority of our water pollution. The unfortunate reality of it is that ethanol is not a “net additional” energy source – rather it is well documented that (with simple math), ethanol production is a 29% negative energy balance.I Wonder how many “carbon offsets” Al Gore and Cheryl Crow will have to buy to deal with that?

By: Vallerie

Vallerie — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:32 +0000

i hope you know, i hope you know, (that that’s fergieeee)

By: Galena

Galena — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:32 +0000

mirror please?

By: Lakeisha

Lakeisha — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:32 +0000

fastwallpapers.com.nyud.net:8080/blog/?p=7

By: Cyan

Cyan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:51:32 +0000

Posting the same URL as the link above does not constitute a “mirror”.n00b.