Today on TorqueNews, I wrote an article debunking the lame comparison people like to make between electric vehicles and personal computers. Basically, the comparison is useless for one big reason: the PC didn’t get piles of government money to promote its development, it depended almost entirely on market forces and real-world needs. But wait? Does [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chevrolet volt’
Volt vs Prius – A Tale of Government Handouts
February 15th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Bureaucrats Gone Wild, Featured 
Tags: chevrolet volt, general motors, Honda Insight, prius, toyota, Toyota Prius, Ultra Low Emission Vehicle, Volt 
2 Comments »Volt Tax Credit Scam?
June 7th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Some Republican at the National Legal and Policy Center wrote a blog about how Chevy dealers are ripping off the taxpayer by buying and selling Volts to one another to gain the tax credit. They then lie to their customers that the credit is available and pocket the money themselves. Sound like something these price [...]
As If You Needed Another Reason to Hate California
July 19th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Image via Wikipedia Now you have two more. Assuming you’re a Chevy Volt and/or hybrid car fan, anyway. First, California will be ending the special exemption that Prius and other hybrid car owners enjoyed which allowed their “green cars” to use the HOV (aka “carpool”) lane even when only one passenger was in the car. [...]
Nissan Leaf to Sound Like Cheap Sci-Fi Effect
June 16th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Well, here you have it. The Chevy Volt promises to have some dumb Star Trek noise associated with it and now Nissan has officially let us know that the soon-to-be-release Leaf will also be going corny Sci-Fi with its noisemaker. This video is of the Leaf driving by and the associated “approach” sound it makes. [...]
Posted in Electrics Tags: Buck Rogers, chevrolet volt, Jetsons, Nissan, nissan leaf, Nissan Motors, sci-fi, Science fiction, Star Trek 1 Comment »The Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Hype
February 27th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Well, the latest hype in the world of EV is the new hybrid concept from Lotus, due to be unveiled next week at the Geneva Motor Show. The original Evora (pictured on CNet) is a very pretty car. The hybrid version? Well, we’ll see, but don’t be surprised if it’s not all it’s cracked up [...]
Posted in Hybrids Tags: chevrolet volt, chevy volt, evora 414E, general motors, hybrid, lotus Comments Off
