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Old 01-13-2010, 08:28 PM   #291
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...and they will pay more for an electric car...just like they will pay more for an auto's styling, it's ability to go off-road -even if they never will, and they will pay more for a car that can do double and triple the fastest they will ever drive it. For many cars are reflections of the owners and how they see themselves.
VFX, I think you hit the nail on the head. "... cars are reflections of the owners ..." The issues Paul Scott mentions as well as yours are things that make up a person's persona. Even how much we are willing to spend is a part of who we are. We buy based on want, not need. Even the guy who can only afford a 1982 Cadillac De Ville bought it instead of a 1998 Escort because its a better fit for who he is.

Marketing people know this. Trying to rationalize the appeal of an EV entirely based on economic and social-political factors misses the mark.
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I wonder who's paying this guy off?
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This guy again? He's been saying this same story for at least a couple of months (to my knowledge). I think the idea he is pushing is lead carbon batteries.

Lead-Carbon: A Game Changer for Alternative Energy Storage -- Seeking Alpha

So basically he's not anti-EV or anti-plug-in. He's just against lithium for some reason.
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This guy again? He's been saying this same story for at least a couple of months (to my knowledge). I think the idea he is pushing is lead carbon batteries.

So basically he's not anti-EV or anti-plug-in. He's just against lithium for some reason.
Did you guys read to the disclosure at the bottom of his story?
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Disclosure: Author is a former director of Axion Power International (AXPW.OB), a developer of advanced lead-carbon batteries, and holds a large long position in its stock. He also holds small long positions in lead-acid battery producers Exide Technologies (XIDE) and C&D Technologies (CHP), and zinc-bromine flow battery developer ZBB Energy (ZBB).


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Did you guys read to the disclosure at the bottom of his story?
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Most of the time in these cases, I don't bother to read the whole article because I know it is essentially BS from reading the title and the first paragraph.
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Most of the time in these cases, I don't bother to read the whole article because I know it is essentially BS from reading the title and the first paragraph.
The problem is if we don't speak up these clowns put out disinformation that people believe.

We are seeing pushback to EVs from a more stealthy place these days.
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Anytime someone mentions a ridiculous price for batteries just point them to this link: http://www.evcomponents.com/ProductD...TS%2DLFP100AHA
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Right ! And I would love this to happen this year
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