JRP3

He also posted on the GM-VOLT article you linked to. He almost sounds positive towards the Tesla, must be one of his other personalities taking over today.

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Hi guys

I laughed out loud when I saw this thread. I've been aware of the phenomenon that is "Kent Beuchert " for some time now. I went through this thread pretty thoroughly and saw lots of comments he's left that I've missed. The "Thomas C Gray" thing was new to me too. He uses several different names but it's been awhile so I've forgotten what they were. The once thing I'm curious about is how he tracks down all these articles so quickly. It's amazing!
Someone should tell him, though, that the Fisker car is not named the Lightning. There is a electric car called the Lightning from England and T-Rex is calling their electric series, Lightning. Fisker hasn't announced a name but I imagine they'll do so soon.

Oh...Happy New Year!

Cobos

Another Kent sighting... and this reads as a simple add for the Volt (and of course he misreads WSJ as NYT but whatever :)

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domenick

I was just about to post that. That was hilarious. I can picture him sputtering away to himself as he pounds the NYT for being "braindead".

I lol'd.

Jeff

OMG Kent spotted again. 12 o clock. Haha

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And here we have another shadetree mechanic who claims to have solved the battery problem. I can assure you that he has no idea how long these batteries will last, will offer no assurances nor guarantees, has no price points except that using capacitors increases costs, etc. I'm sick of seeing these vapor companies getting serious attention. Until you can provide some detailed info that can be verified and proves the system remotely feasible, I will consider this an instance of shilling. Get serious people and get valid info before publishing these fantasies.
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stopcrazypp

Spotted at engadget this time:

Article: Tesla defies its roots, plans gas-electric car for 2009

"Tesla finally gets a dose of reality,but her fans still don't get it. Believing a battery-only EV is superior to a REV electric is a fantasy that I would associate with the very young and very ignorant. A few calculations demonstrate that a 40 mile plus range can redcue gasoline demand over 90% , and when the range grows to 50 (as it will for Tesla's competitor, the superior Fisker Karma REV) the demand drops and astonishing 95% plus percent, allowing ALL liquid fuel requirments to be met by ethanol, the newer formulations of which are FAR, FAR cleaner than an EV running on mostly coal fired electricity. Ah, the fools who bought into the fallacy of a clean, grid-supplied EV..."

Link:Tesla defies its roots, plans gas-electric car for 2009 - Engadget

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Martin

He's shown his sunny disposition over on my blog as well, with a rant against solar panels.

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domenick

Nice to see you acknowledge his contribution on your blog. I'm sure his cockles were warmed. Or something.
Here he is commenting on Tesla on a Sunday afternoon at Crunchgear. I wonder if he has a google alert for Tesla.

doug

What is that guy's motivation? Seems like his only purpose is to spread FUD.

domenick

Great question, Doug. There are many theories but maybe it's one of those things best left answered. Like one of those "if a tree falls in the forest" kind of deals.

I just happened to trip over him again beating up on ZAP. It's a bit of an easy target but our hero still gets quite worked up about it. Great lulz.