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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/20/09

    In reply to Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.
    Not surprising. After all, the Enterprise was built in Iowa.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    11/20/09

    In reply to Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.

    It put Ogdenville on the map.
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    11/20/09

    In reply to Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.
    So...is this charging station also a restaurant/lounge/motel?

    Being in Iowa, I'm sure this electricity will be generated by corn, somehow.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/20/09

    In reply to Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.
    Build them and they will come, Mike.
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    Image of mercury_marine mercury_marine
    11/20/09

    In reply to Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.
    Mike Howard must have balls of Lithium ion. This is a forward thinking man; those with the means would do well to support his endeavor.
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    11/20/09

    In reply to Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.
    In related news: GM introduces the world's longest extention cord.
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    11/16/09

    In reply to Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown
    Not that unusual for start-ups-the more outside money that comes in, the less control the originators maintain.

    Reminds me locally of 'Will Vinton Studios' (The California Raisins). Vinton needed a cash influx, and since Phil Knight's son was working there as an animator, Will went to Mr. Knight with a proposal. Knight eventual owned 54% of the company, at which time he fired Vinton. The story goes that at the meeting between Vinton and PK's lawyer (Howard Shluser-and the stories of him are legion) to discuss compensation for Vinton's 46% of the company that he had started and guided to success, Shluser opened with an offer of $50,000.00. Vinton was, obviously, taken aback at this low-ball sum, even for an opening salvo. 'Okay', said Shluser, '$10,000.00'. And that's what Vinton walked away with. #wiredautopia
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Autonomous Cars Will Make Us Safer
    Finally I can have a drink behind the wheel!

    Or I could just move to Mississippi and do that legally right now. I guess it would come down to which part of Mississippi... #wiredautopia
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/16/09

    In reply to Autonomous Cars Will Make Us Safer

    The problem with autonomous cars is that they tend to be smart alecks. #wiredautopia
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    11/16/09

    In reply to Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown
    I first read the article as "Aptera Founders OUTED in Boardroom Showdown." I wasn't really surprised since this car looks faaaaabulous. #wiredautopia
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/16/09

    In reply to Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown

    Introducing Aptera 2e 2.0 #wiredautopia
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/16/09

    In reply to Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown
    Let the conspiracy theorist nipple twisting begin!

    All it needs now is a grassy knoll and a peculiar hump under the 20-yard line in Giants Stadium. #wiredautopia
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    11/16/09

    In reply to Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown
    Whenever I see a picture of this car, I hear a "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..."

    Its like its flying on the ground! #wiredautopia
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    Image of allenparkpete allenparkpete
    11/16/09

    In reply to Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown
    This one was brewing for a while. From a good source, Wilbur hired a lot of ex-Chrysler types and overlayered the staff. Word is the well trained engineers and designers re-did the Aptera body but erred by using sheet metal practices instead of designing for composite materials. Oops! I guess that cost quite a bit of money. Hence PW's application for a bailout. Sorry to see Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony go but it may be the best thing that ever happened to them in the long run. #wiredautopia
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    11/16/09

    In reply to Aptera Founders Ousted in Boardroom Showdown
    "Our greatest degree of learning came just a few months ago when we asked all of you to participate in a brief survey...you helped us realize that some trade-offs for convenience (like being able to grab a burger in a drive-thru) might be necessary to make the ownership experience more palatable..."

    I know a person's fat ass is considered sprung weight, and is contained inside the cabin, but it doesn't help. When will consumers start doing their parts? #wiredautopia
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    11/16/09

    @Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978: This reminds me of consumers complaining about the Subaru SVX because it wasn't drive-through friendly. #wiredautopia
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    11/16/09

    @GreenN_Gold: Not only that, but IIRC the windows didn't have pinch sensors and could nearly take your finger off.

    I remember a comparison test where they cut a Coke can in half. #wiredautopia
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