Tuesday, August 01, 2006

What ever happened to the electric car?

Remember after the 70's oil crunch a company produced the electric car. Well a prototype. It never got off the ground because auto manufacturers in cahoots with government and Middle Eastern oil wrote discouraging reports to make it unpopular.

Who said there is freedom in production here in the USA? Remember the movie with Jeff Bridges who starred as the man to build a better car then what the American auto makers were making. Well, the American auto makers did everything possible to discourage and jeopardize his creation. They ran him out of the auto industry.

American auto industry builds for profit not for selling the best products possible. Their intent to to make money for the stockholders so build in maintenance was created. In other words, to put it more clearly, the product is guaranteed to break or fall apart usually right after the warranty has expired. This is common knowledge so they came you with the extended warranty plan. Yes, another thing to sell you. Brilliant thinking for the stockholders profit margins but additional expenses and more headaches of inconvenience for consumers.

I believe see the documentary movie "Whatever happened to the electric car?" is a must see.

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