Tesla S- "Best, safest car EVER", 300 mile range. free 1/2 hr charge. Pubs can't OMG

[FA_Q2]

Another private industry success story.

Nice.

Private industry? Welllll-----well they are now, thanks to; "authorized by Congress, signed by President George W. Bush, and awarded under President Obama."


Tesla Motors has done right by U.S. taxpayers.

The fast-growing electric car company has repaid the entire $465 million loan it received from the U.S. Department of Energy, in a vindication for company co-founder Elon Musk, the billionaire mogul and rocket-ship enthusiast. The loan repayment, made nine years ahead of schedule, was completed Wednesday when Tesla wired $451.8 million to the federal government.


Tesla’s loan was part of the government’s 2010 Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program, a $25 billion fund authorized by Congress, signed by President George W. Bush, and awarded under President Obama. The loan program, which was separate from the U.S. auto bailouts to GM and Chrysler under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), was designed to get fuel-efficient vehicles to consumers faster.
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That does not change the fact that this was a private company crating this. A loan does not make it a government accomplishment. Most here do not have a problem with government making common sense loans that do not appear political ploys or payoffs.

 

[FA_Q2]

The care has decent range, one of the few, so it is likely the first that I would say is actually ready for the market at large. The volt is a joke as hybrids usually are. As they are still gas based and I had a friend getting almost 50 miles to the gallon on a pure gas vehicle back in the 90’s these hybrids are a BS phase. Electric cars will eventually replace the gas vehicle simply because they are cleaner, quieter and easier to maintain.

The funny thing is that you seem to think that the right does not like electric cars. That is, of course, a fabricated pile of horse manure from you. The right has nothing against electric cars. Instead, they can acknowledge reality in a way that you seem unable to grasp. Electric cars are not ready for the greater market, it is that simple. They are going to replace gas vehicles no matter what – the one thing you can count on is that technology is going to move forward. They do not need government subsidies or government handouts to do so either. You, on the left, seem unable to grasp that reality. You think that nothing can move forward without nanny government there to assist its rise. That is utter bullshit and is one of the reasons that we see so many failures. There are products that should never even have made it to market but they do because the government is there it ensure that they do.

These cars are going to become a reality no matter what. They are not going to be big though until the first purchasers take the brunt of the cost for the infrastructure. The tesla S, hopefully, will be one of the first that forces that infrastructure in place. We need battery swapping stations (charging is simply NOT an option as a 30 min wait to get back on the road is unacceptable) like gas stations all over the nation. They will come regardless of government and regardless of your asinine fear of ‘republicans’ fighting against something that they were never actually fighting in the first place.

 

[Wyatt earp]

...stop him lol. This guy is amazing...

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Dont worry fanco if anylne could break it I think you could do it.

 

[Claudette]

Sounds nice. Only problem is who has that kind of money for a car??

I sure don't and since it won't pull my horse trailer I sure don't want it.

Also since stations for charging aren't set up where do you charge it?? Home? Hope you aren't thinking of taking a long trip.

 

[francoHFW]

The care has decent range, one of the few, so it is likely the first that I would say is actually ready for the market at large. The volt is a joke as hybrids usually are. As they are still gas based and I had a friend getting almost 50 miles to the gallon on a pure gas vehicle back in the 90’s these hybrids are a BS phase. Electric cars will eventually replace the gas vehicle simply because they are cleaner, quieter and easier to maintain.

The funny thing is that you seem to think that the right does not like electric cars. That is, of course, a fabricated pile of horse manure from you. The right has nothing against electric cars. Instead, they can acknowledge reality in a way that you seem unable to grasp. Electric cars are not ready for the greater market, it is that simple. They are going to replace gas vehicles no matter what – the one thing you can count on is that technology is going to move forward. They do not need government subsidies or government handouts to do so either. You, on the left, seem unable to grasp that reality. You think that nothing can move forward without nanny government there to assist its rise. That is utter bullshit and is one of the reasons that we see so many failures. There are products that should never even have made it to market but they do because the government is there it ensure that they do.

These cars are going to become a reality no matter what. They are not going to be big though until the first purchasers take the brunt of the cost for the infrastructure. The tesla S, hopefully, will be one of the first that forces that infrastructure in place. We need battery swapping stations (charging is simply NOT an option as a 30 min wait to get back on the road is unacceptable) like gas stations all over the nation. They will come regardless of government and regardless of your asinine fear of ‘republicans’ fighting against something that they were never actually fighting in the first place.

Yup, Sean Rushbeck never said a word about the Volt, Fisker, or Tesla ...lol- Are you an idiot or a liar? They ruined the Volt for years and killed the Fisker, dingbat. Now they're fighting the Tesla - pandering to the car dealer/maker lobbyists. Read something. Already got Tesla shops banned in Texas.

The Volt is a great car, Motor Trend car of the year 2010, and didn't get past the tidal wave of Pubcrappe until recently. Your party and dupes like you are an "un-American" (TIME) disgrace.

 

[mudwhistle]

So why was it a Pub thing to wreck the Volt? This Tesla guy also does space, that 800 mph passenger tube lol....AND good nite.

Franco, you think the "pubs" are out to get you. You think they are in your closet and hiding under your bed. Most paranoid liberal I've ever seen. If you didn't notice, what part of our infrastructure is ready to handle hybrids? None of it. The car needs to be charged, yet the only place you can charge it is your home. It's big weakness? It can't go on long road trips.

another is it can't pull heavy loads like boats and trailers without quickly running out of juice...........

 

[francoHFW]

zzzzzzzzzzzzz Thanks Rush. Get a hybrid truck, obviously. Silly. Can you smell the brainwashing? lol For hater dupes, it's "unpatriotic" to by a hybrid/electric- unbelievable...

 

[daveman]

Tesla S- "Best, safest car EVER", 300 mile range. free 1/2 hr charge. Pubs can't OMG
...stop him lol. This guy is amazing...

Can you afford one? No.

Can I afford one? No.

Can 90% of America afford one? No.

 

[squeeze berry]

zzzzzzzzzzzzz Thanks Rush. Get a hybrid truck, obviously. Silly.

fail car, fail thread

 

[ScienceRocks]

So why was it a Pub thing to wreck the Volt? This Tesla guy also does space, that 800 mph passenger tube lol....AND good nite.

Franco, you think the "pubs" are out to get you. You think they are in your closet and hiding under your bed. Most paranoid liberal I've ever seen. If you didn't notice, what part of our infrastructure is ready to handle hybrids? None of it. The car needs to be charged, yet the only place you can charge it is your home. It's big weakness? It can't go on long road trips.

another is it can't pull heavy loads like boats and trailers without quickly running out of juice...........

It isn't a truck but a sports car. LOL

 

[deltex1]

I drive a 99 Mazda truck. I've been driving for 60 years....never had an
accident. I need a Tesla like I need a hole in my head. Sorry for not contributing to the great Obabble recovery.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Tesla S- "Best, safest car EVER", 300 mile range. free 1/2 hr charge. Pubs can't OMG
...stop him lol. This guy is amazing...

Can you afford one? No.

Can I afford one? No.

Can 90% of America afford one? No.

The Tesla S is made for the upper middle class and the rich. True story.

 

[francoHFW]

Tesla S- "Best, safest car EVER", 300 mile range. free 1/2 hr charge. Pubs can't OMG
...stop him lol. This guy is amazing...

Can you afford one? No.

Can I afford one? No.

Can 90% of America afford one? No.

The Tesla S? So how many 400 hp, 0-60 in 4.2 seconds, 130 mph 5-7 passenger, best safety rating ever by far,sports car handling sedans can you afford? Even for 70-100k bucks? Brainwashed ignorance at work...just like ACA.

A Volt is now 25k. But you farmers seem to need a TRUCK lol. They have them too.

 

[ScienceRocks]

I drive a 99 Mazda truck. I've been driving for 60 years....never had an
accident. I need a Tesla like I need a hole in my head. Sorry for not contributing to the great Obabble recovery.

Isn't choices grand? You have the choice.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Volt now selling as hoped- only took 3 years to get past the PUB BS sabotage campaign. Fecking a-holes, hater dupes...WTF is wrong with you people, in the end?

The only reason the volt sold at all was the fact that the government gave our tax dollars away to anyone stupid enough to buy one as incentives.

 

[Stephanie]

GOP will oppose anything that doesn't please energy lobbyists.

Here in SC, they put a LIMIT on solar energy. Yep. The state only has 2 power companies, both private companies. They are worried too much solar will cut into electric profits. So, the state limits it. Yay Tea Party governor!!!

Furman Univ is maxed out, but, says they could power most of their campus with solar. RW govt wont let them. Shame.

HUH?

Private industry? Welllll-----well they are now, thanks to; "authorized by Congress, signed by President George W. Bush, and awarded under President Obama."

Blows that talking point out of the water..try a new one

 

[Skull Pilot]

So why was it a Pub thing to wreck the Volt? This Tesla guy also does space, that 800 mph passenger tube lol....AND good nite.

If the volt is so good then why all the tax breaks for people who buy it?

 

[mudwhistle]

zzzzzzzzzzzzz Thanks Rush. Get a hybrid truck, obviously. Silly. Can you smell the brainwashing? lol For hater dupes, it's "unpatriotic" to by a hybrid/electric- unbelievable...

If you want to go around trying to rub everyone's noses in it, it helps if you know what you're talking about. It has to be practical or it's just something that liberals like talking about that never works in real life.

It's nice that somebody has developed an electric car. The problem is getting it to the point where it's affordable and convenient in this country. The market drives the industry and if there is no market for it then there will be no demand. And if you can't make it affordable or at the very least something that everyone can use then it doesn't matter how cool it sounds.

 

[Stephanie]

what is about libs and these CARS...aren't people allowed to drive WHAT THEY WANT?

Good grief

 

[Sunni Man]

Obama did enough in his first 6 months to deserve the Nobel,

Would you please elaborate on exactly what Obama accomplished during his first 6 months to warrant a Nobel prize?? ..