Friday, February 24, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tony's Take: Give Credit Where Credit is Due
Let me make this clear on the outset: I loathe the electric car. I hate everything about them and their retarded brother’s known as hybrid drive vehicles. I have never been able to wrap my head around why environmentalists love those stupid things so much when there are two very apparent facts. 1: Electric cars pull their power from the grid meaning they do have emissions (how many people I have yelled that fact at very red faced) 2: They have less range than a professional bicyclist meaning the electric car is less useful than a contraption you can buy at Wal-Mart for $50. Finally with the stupid little hybrid they are beaten by the fact they get the same gas mileage as a diesel car and they lose their ability to charge relatively quickly rendering them worthless within the decade.
Now here is where I must give my credit. I learned about the Fisker. It uses the same principle as a Diesel locomotive in that the combustion engine on board is used only as a generator of electricity for the electric motor. I must say: this is Genius. You can actually claim very low emissions with this method a generator uses very little fuel to charge the batteries. On top of that the Fisker can accelerate pretty quickly (unfortunately lacking a high top speed). Other than the fact it panders to the very environmentalists I want to beat the hell out of, I have no complaints about it.
Unfortunately, I must break my own rule of “be consistent” because I am reminded the Chevrolet Volt uses the same technology, and I HATE the Chevy Volt. Now to be honest it does have to do with more factors other than the fact that it has looks only a mother could love, and it is slower than my obese dog. Now the major problems start to arise Most importantly Chevrolet is a subsidiary of Government…I mean…General Motors, a company that received at Multi-Billion Dollar Bailout, has just posted a massive profit for the year and is yet to give me, or any other American our $158.24 each. Now they are making a car no one wants and happened to shove advertisements on during the super bowl (thus wasting more of my $158.24 I am owed). At least they had the decency to sneak in the phrase “It is what America had to build.”
But then Again… Fisker also received a loan from the Federal Government towards their Green initiative. The Initiative funded other companies like Solyndra who is currently under investigation for Fraud after they closed shop almost immediately after receiving their loan (and never paying it back). This reminds me why I hate these Eco companies who try to shove a product on the market no one wants. At least I can regain my consistency by saying until I am paid my $159.93 (GM and Fisker’s Money Combined) back, there is nothing to like about these cars.
I must reiterate though: the technological idea is still awesome despite the fact I do not know if I can ever give up my internal combustion powered car.
But that is just my take…
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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