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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    12/07/09

    In reply to The Chevy Volt Song: No, We're Not Kidding
    Helpful Hint: If you're going to do a song about a car that makes people want to jam an icepick in their ears,
    at least try to make it catchy.
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    Image of Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it
    12/07/09

    In reply to The Chevy Volt Song: No, We're Not Kidding
    Why not just use this?
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12/07/09

    In reply to The Chevy Volt Song: No, We're Not Kidding
    Woah. Anyone remember when pretty much every car had a theme song of sorts?

    Pick up the Tempo of your Life!
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    Image of egoods egoods
    12/07/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: Like a rock?
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    Image of RoboRed loves his virtual G8 GXP RoboRed loves his virtual G8 GXP
    12/07/09

    @egoods: I remember growing up to Chevy's "Like A Rock" commercials. Good times.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12/07/09

    @RoboRed loves his virtual G8 GXP: So did I. One of my earliest TV memories was back in the days when GM built a half decent truck and backed it up with that catchy tune.

    I was actually under the false impressions that GM built better trucks then Ford. Then, I came into possession of a 1994 Chevrolet K2500 loaded to the max with a 350 and a 5spd. Then, after many thousands of dollars and hours of pain later, I bought a 1990 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat and never looked back.
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    Image of RoboRed loves his virtual G8 GXP RoboRed loves his virtual G8 GXP
    01:08 AM

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: *Robo loves his F-150*
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/07/09

    In reply to The Chevy Volt Song: No, We're Not Kidding
    Volt
    Volt
    Sell it to dolts
    These are the folks who bought Plymouth Colts
    Come on
    We're selling to you
    Come on

    -Environmental Compassion and Education Initiative ("Tears for Fears")
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/07/09

    In reply to The Chevy Volt Song: No, We're Not Kidding
    I'm waiting for The Volt Song - Unplugged.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/07/09

    In reply to The Chevy Volt Song: No, We're Not Kidding
    I'm not going to listen to it.

    Heads up, GM - if you overdo the hype and the car isn't fucking FANTASTIC, you'll look like dickheads, and we'll be the infuriated taxpayers who kept the dickheads employed and overpaid. Play your cards a little closer.

    When it hit the charts, Weird Al's song White and Nerdy, a spoof of Chamillionaire's Ridin Dirty, took off like a rocket. People called Chamillionaire and congratulated him on his great take on Weird Al's song. The official Youtube view count for Ridin Dirty stands at about 2.1m views, White and Nerdy is closer to 5 million.

    Without even listening to the song, how long before somebody comes up with something that mocks it, and is way more entertaining?
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    Image of jodark jodark
    12/07/09

    @Elhigh: South Park already did this. Years ago.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/07/09

    @jodark: Never watched even a minute of South Park.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    It's cool. I've developed a new hybrid engine that runs off of tired memes and free porn.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    One isn't a problem. A million could be a gigantic problem.

    It all depends on the rate of uptake, and the effort made to adapt the grid, and to incorporate new power sources - like solar and wind - while continuing to conserve electrical usage in other ways.
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    Image of Tyson Tyson
    11/24/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: There's also the issue of different regional power grids having different capacities. In the Northwest and California, there is actually a lot of excess generation capacity, especially at night. The western states have all spent the last 30 years pushing for energy-efficient everything, so while peak power usage may be really high, the night-time loads are low. The eastern seaboard and the midwest tends to have a smaller difference between peak and base load power usage, so they'd be less able to absorb a lot of cars charging overnight.
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment Tyson was starred Tyson was unstarred
    Image of jodark jodark
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    "Overall, a plug-in hybrid doesn't look much different to the grid than four or five flat screen TV's running at the same time"

    Which they just banned in Kalifornia...

    [latimesblogs.latimes.com]
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/24/09

    @jodark: Er, there's nothing in there about banning anything, they're setting setting limits on the amount of watts consumed per square inch of screen surface. Kinda like CAFE, PZEV, ULEV, IIHS, FMVSS, and NCAP standards for cars.
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    Image of jodark jodark
    11/24/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Which BAN new cars from being sold that don't meet those standards...
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/24/09

    @jodark: Nooooooo, which force automakers to hit an average target of fuel economy and reach a baseline of safety requirements or pay a fine.

    You can't think Ferrari, MBUSA, BMW, Lamborghini and Porsche hit CAFE or PZEV requirements in their most lucrative market, they just pay the fine and pass it along to their consumers.
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    Image of jodark jodark
    11/24/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Fair enough. The only correction I'd make to your statement is that it is a tax, because that's what it really is.
    Granted, it is a state government, so they do have more power to micro-manage, it still doesn't deserve the power to charge you more for paying for more electricity or gas or w/e.
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/24/09

    @jodark: Move there, run for office, change the laws. If you don't like something fix it. Welcome to America.
     Reply
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    Image of Turbineguy - now with reheat!! Turbineguy - now with reheat!!
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    I'm making a prediction - I bet that once the plug-ins are available, the uber greenies (hippies) will abandon their Priuses (Prii?) en mass, and be early-adopters of the new tech. That being the case, we don't have to worry about the electrical grid being overloaded.

    However, the "smug coefficient" will go thru the fucking roof.

    If you thought the Prius attitude was sickening, wait for these environmental heros (holier-than-thou a-holes) to get their sweaty, granola-covered mitts on these cars, then just sit back and watch the wretching...
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    Ben Wojdyla promoted this comment Edited by Turbineguy - now with reheat!! at 11/24/09 2:54 PM Turbineguy - now with reheat!! was starred Turbineguy - now with reheat!! was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    11/24/09

    @Turbineguy - now with reheat!!: You do know there's a plug-in Prius coming very shortly don't you?
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    Image of Turbineguy - now with reheat!! Turbineguy - now with reheat!!
    11/24/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: A p-p-plug in P-P-Prius?? *gasp* Ack... *thud*
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    Image of Turbineguy - now with reheat!! Turbineguy - now with reheat!!
    11/24/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Oy. Smug reaches critical mass...
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    Make it a proprietary plug that supplies power between midnight and six.
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    Image of sandbeige sandbeige
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?
    Benjamin: Yes, I am.
    Mr. McGuire: Extension cords
     Reply
    günter macbeetle, codename: chrystlubitshi promoted this comment sandbeige was starred sandbeige was unstarred
    Image of Peugeot--Making Bicycles Once Again Peugeot--Making Bicycles Once Again
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    Jalop shhhhh, don't say this. If we scare the general population we can actually get smart grids here in the US and save on our electricity bill at home that we use to power up our power tools and watch rally car wrecks on our 50" plasmas.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    \Cartman

    Goddamned hippies

    /Cartman
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    Image of zacarious zacarious
    11/24/09

    In reply to Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
    However, they will kill your motoring soul.
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