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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:32 am
by tomcat
One thing he said caught my eye when I read the article. "I could have sold this [technology] off, but then people might not have seen it."
Thats why 99% of the fuel saving technology never sees the light of day. The oil/auto industries buy the patents and then put them into the round file.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:35 am
by CaptainPioneer
GM underhandedly tried to buy out Tesla-Motors and are still trying to this day... Why? Because they created an Electric Sports car that will put the Corvette to shame... Granted the damn thing is $100k BUT STILL...
Big car companies have this philosophy... if you can't beat em... buy em.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:07 am
by Bwcad1
CaptainPioneer wrote:GM underhandedly tried to buy out Tesla-Motors and are still trying to this day... Why? Because they created an Electric Sports car that will put the Corvette to shame... Granted the damn thing is $100k BUT STILL...
Big car companies have this philosophy... if you can't beat em... buy em.
Lawl... That's all I'm gonna say...
We have argued this point before. No point in doing it again.
AHHH EVERYONE'S OUT TO GET ME ****ING RUN!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:30 am
by CaptainPioneer
hahaha Bill im not against you... I still like the Corvette! lol Im just saying that GM legit tried to buy out Tesla in order to stop them from introducing that technology.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:40 am
by Bwcad1
proof? I want facts not some nut jobs account on what happened. what happens when your 50 batteries need to be replaced because of the memory effects?
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:41 am
by CaptainPioneer
the president and CEO of the company of Tesla motors stated it in one of his e-mail anouncements or postings...
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:41 am
by CaptainPioneer
Bwcad1 wrote:proof? I want facts not some nut jobs account on what happened. what happens when your 50 batteries need to be replaced because of the memory effects?
My Batteries? I will prolly just get alzhimers
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:26 am
by OnYrMrk
Seriously, the Tesla will run faster than a z06 to 60, but won't touch the ZR1.
And the Tesla will run out of juice at full bore in about 50 miles, although it has about a 120mi charge rate. The price is 20K more than the Z06, and about even with the ZR1...best thing that the Tesla has over either of those cars, is that it is a roadster.
I would still take the Corvette C6 over the Tesla...most bang for your buck. Bar none...and I am a ford guy.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:39 am
by Bwcad1
CaptainPioneer wrote:My Batteries? I will prolly just get alzhimers
Lol. that was kinda funny!
Joe the zr1 Kills small children that freaking thing is wicked!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:45 am
by CaptainPioneer
If you roll the windows up in a car and turn the heat up and i fart in there... im easily capable of killing small children... errr at least small animals.