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Probably the best summary of that whole fiasco. Ever. ]]>Apr 7th 2008 2:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
Exactly.]]>Apr 7th 2008 5:09PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 7th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
I just wonder how much damage will be done to the auto industry before the focus moves elsewhere this time.

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Yup.

Cars in the U.S. emit only 1.5% of the worlds CO2 and we are driving more and more cars. A "cut" in auto emissions will not have a measurable effect on the world's CO2 emissions. ]]>Apr 7th 2008 5:09PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 7th 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 7th 2008 3:54PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/I hope what happens is California, stays in California..."

I agree. Commiefornia is the biggest reason why we don't have 50+ MPG diesel cars running around.]]>Apr 7th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
So they can keep their federal tax dollars, then? Good.]]>Apr 7th 2008 5:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 9th 2008 5:03AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 7th 2008 3:58PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 7th 2008 5:23PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 7th 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
It would all be laughable until you realize these fascists are winning, and will be deciding what you drive/don't drive for many years to come.

The automobile is an enormous part of our economy, and especially bothersome to the 'greenies' is the freedom it represents and provides (economic and otherwise). Controlling the production, sale and use of such an important tool is a boon to communists (sorry, greenies) everywhere.

Just remember this isn't about the environment. There is absolutely no pleasing these people. Wretched ideologies don't die, they just get repackaged.

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It would all be laughable until you realize these fascists are winning, and will be deciding what you drive/don't drive for many years to come.

The automobile is an enormous part of our economy, and especially bothersome to the 'greenies' is the freedom it represents and provides (economic and otherwise). Controlling the production, sale and use of such an important tool is a boon to communists (sorry, greenies) everywhere.

Just remember this isn't about the environment. There is absolutely no pleasing these people. Wretched ideologies don't die, they just get repackaged."

Absolutely!! There are those who seem to believe that the only good society is a controlled society. Social Engineering (with all its offshoots) reared its ugly head with the demise of communism. Coincidence - I think not.
]]>Apr 13th 2008 8:25AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 7th 2008 10:42PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/ I think the correct spelling is EnivonMENTAList.]]>Apr 8th 2008 6:07AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/Apr 8th 2008 7:21AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
I am sure you meant to say “leased” because all EVs at that time were lease-only. No one could buy them. But, John, if they were as unpopular as you say, why did everyone have to wait for months to get one? Why were no EVs languishing on dealer lots? Truth is that every EV had a leaser waiting for it before it even came off the assembly line! They couldn’t make them fast enough to keep up with demand!

John McElroy “GM alone probably lost a billion dollars”

Really? Didn’t the federal government pay almost all of the research? Didn’t the high lease price cover almost all of the production cost? If they had continued to lease the cars instead of crushing them they would have made a killing. The EV1 alone was making over $4 million per year in leasing revenue. With that much money coming in from only 1100 vehicles why would GM crush them?

John, I have been watching your show on TV for a few years now and I have to say you are about the most apposed person to EVs I have seen that is not getting a check directly from oil are car companies. I think it is a discredit to autobloggreen that they would allow someone like you to write for them. ]]>Apr 15th 2008 8:04PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/07/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/In any case, GM should have explained its rationale for not offering used EV-1's for sale.

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