tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post4319295303611355474..comments2023-06-10T03:41:42.688-10:00Comments on Hawaii Energy Options: Electric Vehicles Get the Brush-Off by TOTN GuestsDoug Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-18728961270289027392009-03-31T13:15:00.000-10:002009-03-31T13:15:00.000-10:00Thanks for that observation, Pat. The new Tesla e...Thanks for that observation, Pat. <BR/><BR/>The new Tesla electric sports car also took its lumps during the TOTN show. Dan Neil said the battery technology is last generation; here's part of Neil's take on Tesla:<BR/><BR/>"Tesla is a hole in California in which you pour money.... Tesla isn’t making money; they’re losing money. They’re spending money. Again, I’m not saying Tesla’s a bad company; it’s a wonderful, honorable thing, and we should all admire it. But GM knows more about car building than Tesla will ever know...."Doug Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-79485069458909326112009-03-31T07:43:00.000-10:002009-03-31T07:43:00.000-10:00I am also beginning to have second thoughts on the...I am also beginning to have second thoughts on the plug-in electric car. The Volt, for example, will use a South Korean lithium battery. America has no useful patents here, and this might be the last battery. I've long been suggesting the direct methanol fuel cell. Read my Huffington Post article on this subject:<BR/><BR/>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-takahashi/america-dont-copybuild-so_b_166134.html<BR/><BR/>Aloha.<BR/><BR/>Pat<BR/>http://planetearthandhumanity.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-83489010689039737482009-03-30T19:29:00.000-10:002009-03-30T19:29:00.000-10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Doug Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-38167824977575672962009-03-30T19:27:00.000-10:002009-03-30T19:27:00.000-10:00Thanks for the link, Jay. It shows that others ar...Thanks for the link, Jay. It shows that others aren't brushing off the electric car market in the USA.Doug Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-90093174397750943312009-03-30T14:40:00.000-10:002009-03-30T14:40:00.000-10:00I just can't wait to see these guys being made ver...I just can't wait to see these guys being made very, very wrong. Check <A HREF="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/12/05/miles-ev-ceo-talks-about-highway-speed-electric-sedan-companys/" REL="nofollow">this </A>out.Jay's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039957652860823117noreply@blogger.com