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29. The coal companies will overtake them

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 01:58 PM

Jun 2013

think about all that "clean coal" needed to generate that electricity.

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Gone in 90 Seconds: Tesla's Battery-Swapping Magic [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2013 OP

Great plan. East Coast Pirate Jun 2013 #1

electric cars can't be the future.... Raster Jun 2013 #2

Big Oil will just have to get into politics... oh, wait. nt stlsaxman Jun 2013 #3

Plastics, fertilizer, building materials, body panels, power plants... FrodosPet Jun 2013 #15

The coal companies will overtake them hack89 Jun 2013 #29

K&R TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #5

Elon Musk is awesome. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #6

Imagine solar paint usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #8

It's true that at this point there are not enough charging stations TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #10

My point is electric cars are an urban solution jmowreader Jun 2013 #27

Tesla needs to put charging stations at every major airport mainer Jun 2013 #11

Would be even better if we could smartgrid that infastructure. Sirveri Jun 2013 #17

A car shouldn't be dead if its left unused for a few days or weeks. Travis_0004 Jun 2013 #26

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #12

You are welcome. TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #18

I agree, this sounds like a great approach. Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #20

I find all the nay-saying and the big manufacturer's sabotage rather amusing. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #16

Chevrolet makes the only practical electric jmowreader Jun 2013 #28

Be my guest. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #30

What's the range for the Tesla S v the Audi 20 gallon tank? flvegan Jun 2013 #19

I understand that you might disagree. TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #21

I was speaking to the folks at Tesla, actually. flvegan Jun 2013 #22

Excuse me for misinterpreting your reply. TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #23

"The future isn't batteries, you idiots. " Scootaloo Jun 2013 #24

Yeah! Go, Tesla, Go! n/t JimDandy Jun 2013 #25