Congressman Massie's license plate is kind of amazing.

[TaftFan]

Congressman Massie's license plate is kind of amazing.-Michelle Fields

 

[brandon]

Nice. I also love that he has "friends of coal" on an electric car.

 

[Neil Desmond]

Those are my initials, followed by "FED."

 

[amy31416]

I am drooling over the car first and foremost.

 

[Working Poor]

The car is dreamy. I read Massey's story the other day he is very cool. I am glad he is in Washington trying to make a difference. I wish we had a hundred just like him.

 

[anaconda]

I am drooling over the car first and foremost.

I think those start at around $65K.

 

[eduardo89]

I am drooling over the car first and foremost.

Bah. I hate the car. My dad ordered one and I don't understand why. I hate electric cars!

 

[Tywysog Cymru]

I'm proud to live in his district.

 

[amy31416]

Bah. I hate the car. My dad ordered one and I don't understand why. I hate electric cars!

A Tesla electric is different, and that thing is absolutely stunning.

I should neg rep you for being a weenie.

 

[eduardo89]

A Tesla electric is different, and that thing is absolutely stunning.

I should neg rep you for being a weenie.

I just don't see the appeal of an all-electric car. The styling is nice, I really like the front even it looks like a cross between a Jaguar XK and Ford Fusion.

Still, internal combustion > electric car. There's a reason why no electric car can survive without massive government subsidies.

 

[angelatc]

A Tesla electric is different, and that thing is absolutely stunning.

I should neg rep you for being a weenie.

Might as well pass me one too. Government money crowding out the private sector is ok as long as the car looks cool when it's finished? Meh.

 

[amy31416]

Might as well pass me one too. Government money crowding out the private sector is ok as long as the car looks cool when it's finished? Meh.

Tesla is gov't subsidized? It wasn't the last time I knew, unless I got bad info.

And I wouldn't neg rep you, you don't give a crap about that--Eduardo would be crying for weeks.

 

[green73]

That's it! I'm now officially #sassy4massie

 

[eduardo89]

Tesla is gov't subsidized? It wasn't the last time I knew, unless I got bad info.

Tesla Is Worse Than Solyndra
How the U.S. government’s bungled investment in the car company cost taxpayers at least $1 billion.
http://www.slate.com/articles/busin...he_u_s_government_bungled_its_investment.html

And I wouldn't neg rep you, you don't give a crap about that--Eduardo would be crying for weeks.

I get about 5 neg reps per day. It doesn't hurt me. It would only hurt me if it came from you.

 

[green73]

I just don't see the appeal of an all-electric car. The styling is nice, I really like the front even it looks like a cross between a Jaguar XK and Ford Fusion.

Still, internal combustion > electric car. There's a reason why no electric car can survive without massive government subsidies.

Might as well pass me one too. Government money crowding out the private sector is ok as long as the car looks cool when it's finished? Meh.

Oh. Maybe not so sassy. Still, cool plate!

 

[amy31416]

Tesla Is Worse Than Solyndra
How the U.S. government’s bungled investment in the car company cost taxpayers at least $1 billion.
http://www.slate.com/articles/busin...he_u_s_government_bungled_its_investment.html



I get about 5 neg reps per day. It doesn't hurt me. It would only hurt me if it came from you.

Well shit, I feel like a twit. It still has some nice lines though.

Wonder why Massie bought one.

 

[Henry Rogue]

Well shit, I feel like a twit. It still has some nice lines though.

Wonder why Massie bought one.

It is very difficult to beat the Energy Density and power to rate ratio of petroleum based fuels. There is a reason why aircraft use internal combustion engines, run on gasoline. Even as good as they are, reciprocating aircraft engines takeoff at near full power and cruise at 50% to 75% of power. Your car normally operates at far less. I don't know if there is a direct correlation between engine rpm and HP, but think about the rpm your car runs at highway speeds, then imagine your car running at maximum rpm. Which is why your cars engine doesn't need to be completely torn apart and overhauled after so many hours of use.

While aircraft have flown with a steam engine, electric power with solar panels and even human power. These are very limited attempts done with ultra-light aircraft. The only electric powered aircraft, that I know of that was in continuous use, was a drone spy-plane flown at extremely high altitudes, where it would get continuous sunlight for its solar panels and turbulence would not crumple it's flimsy wings. I think it only flew at 15 mph or something like that. An electric aircraft big enough to carry a lot of passengers or cargo would never leave the ground.

Jet engines use petroleum based fuels. Although jets burn more fuel per mile than internal combustion reciprocating engines, there is considerably more time between overhauls. Meaning maintenance cost are far less. More importantly, propellers (used on reciprocating engine) lose efficiency as the propeller tip speed nears the speed of sound. Which is why jets overtook internal combustion reciprocating engines in airliners and warplanes.

Collins will have a lot to learn about fuel/air mixtures and manifold pressure in inches of mercury, in the coming weeks.

 

[fr33]

Wonder why Massie bought one.

To be ironic with the coal bumper sticker

 

[Carson]

A Tesla electric is different, and that thing is absolutely stunning.

I should neg rep you for being a weenie.

 

[Carson]

To be ironic with the coal bumper sticker

I don't get the irony. Wouldn't it be charged by coal power late in the night back there? That or nuclear.