I Saw...
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Topic: I Saw...
Posted By: Zata
Subject: I Saw...
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 10:23am
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This solar car drive by my work last night. I was like "what the heck? Did anyone see that?" Then today I saw a short article online about it in my local newspaper. Turns out its doing a world tour thing. I thought it was kinda cool that I got a chance to spot it.
http://www.solartaxi.com/ - www.solartaxi.com  |
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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 10:29am
| Cool. |
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:00am
 ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: GI JOES SON
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:05am
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what jonnyhopper said. that car looks like the biggest piece ever...could you imagine getting t-boned or worse in that thing? three people could (decently built) probably bend that thing back into the tin can it started as. when they make jeeps or more secure cars solar, then i'll be impressed. past that, that looks like nothing more than a rolling tin can. --oh, but its new and innovative, just another step toward doing that yeah? solar energys been around since the 70s. /rant. |
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:15am
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I love that young people are enthused about solar crap. The problem is if they ever had a choice they would never choose a solar car.
No drifting No fart pipes If you plug your Ipod or cell into the power jack you go from 10mph to 5mph No AC Night driving only works with batteries, now turn on the HID headlights you love. You'd have to keep the stock sound system (pedestrians laughing at you) If you took it to the track, you'd have to watch out for those powerwheels "sleepers". ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: Zata
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:23am
How old are you?
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Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:32am
12 ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: Zata
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:34am
I believe you. |
Posted By: JohnnyHopper
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:36am
Excellent /Mr. Burns voice ------------- My shoes of peace have steel toes. |
Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:52am
| It's true, no one will ever buy a fully solar powered car until it becomes a reasonable form of transportation. None of these alternative fuels will fully develop and be widespread across the country unless the government issues out hydrogen or solar cars on a mass scale because most of the country can't afford it. Then those that do have the better more fuel efficient cars get tax breaks so they save more money and then the poor class becomes more poor. |
Posted By: Frozen Balls
Date Posted: 23 August 2008 at 11:54am
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Our school has a pickup truck with a giant solar panel on the back, it looks ridiculous but at least its a real car.
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Posted By: PaiNTbALLfReNzY
Date Posted: 25 August 2008 at 8:52am
I lol'd so incredibly hard. |
Posted By: lilsully4
Date Posted: 25 August 2008 at 2:17pm
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The internet: Where the Men are men, The women are men, and the children are police officers ------------- 
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Posted By: Akhmed
Date Posted: 25 August 2008 at 2:21pm
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You people are so behind the times... Johnny has an excuse - he is older than McCain. As for the rest of you, I don't know what your problem is. ------------- "Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience. " http://zombo.com/ - Most awesome site EVAR! |