Our governments answer for almost everything is "throw more money at it".. As we see that doesn't work... They need to shut some of those departements down all together but it won't happen.. Too many friends of friends up there getting paid thru them...
It has spirled out of control up there, and I think even they don't know what to do to "start" trying to fix it.. In order to fix it they will make alot of people up there "in the system of the government" unhappy and or out of a job but it needs to be done...
Kinda like we'll never go to the flat tax, or at least not to the extent of pay your rate on each paycheck and then not file at the end of the year, just pay as you go and be done with it... Won't happen, IRS is too big to let it happen and or be cut back..
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Well darn, looks like the US built Fisker Nina is not the next in line. According to Autoweek, the next Fisker built will be the Surf wagon based on the Karma and one would suppose built in good old Finland too!!!
We really do need a green 19mpg station wagon don't we?
...our tax dollars working hard for us!
PS: For the Fisker fans (it is a cool looking car), one can be seen residing in Charlie's old beach house garage on Two and a Half Men, as the Fisker is his replacements car of choice!
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We want to see the picture of you signing for delivery of one...
Come on Mark..be Green!
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Exactly Jim and that's why we need cost effective solar panels along with storage to produce the energy at home, ourselves. When we have that capability, electric will be trully viable.
PS: Another thing to consider is if we have to purchase the electricity from the power companies, how high will their rates go? Here in NC, Duke Energy is trying to get a huge rate increase as we speak, now what would happen if everyone was charging their cars too? -
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Yep I have even seen the solar garages! Cost is high though and the return if nothing breaks is long in coming. That said, this is the right direction but me thinks only a temporary one....
When we can have cost efficient solar power production for our homes and the ability to again, cost effectively store the energy, we can then charge our cars directly from that system... Investing the money in one system.
As Trump said the other day the cost recovery time at present is simply too long. He said that he had looked extensively at solar systems for his buildings and at present time, its takes 32 years to recover the initial cost through the savings, and that is if nothing has to be replaced in those 32 years. Do you know of anything with a 32 year functioning life without repairs and replacements, not to mention obsolescence?
It's coming but it's just not here yet, even with the huge federal tax subsidies. Here if you install a system on your home you are eligible for up to a $15,000.00 Fed tax break and local companies are even offering free heat pumps with the purchase. Expensive? Heck yeah.
Same holds for the cars. Looked at a Volt, actually a pretty nice car with some great technology for today! But it cost $45,000.00. Now to try and get me to buy it, the government will give me $7,500.00 of your tax dollars in the form of a deduction. I'm still left paying $37,500 for a car that should be closer to $30,000.00 and technology that could be obsoleted in the blink of an eye. Then consider the cost of replacing the batteries down the road and well...... Then consider the Leaf, a very expensive...golf cart.
PS: The purchaser of each new $97,000.00 Fisker Karma is also eligible to receive $7,500.00 from the taxpayers in addition to the $592million they already have invested!!
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:cornut: Any time that one form of energy is converted to another form, there is a 10% loss. I don't think that The Gov can run an extension cord to the Sun any time soon(although we're already paying enough taxes for them to have done it several times over) .
Jason
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