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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    11/06/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    "If something looks like crap, people won't buy it, no matter how green and efficient it is."

    Someone should tell that to all the Prius owners. #t27
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    If it runs fast enough, and has the right price, I'd buy it.
    But then again, I'm not "people".
    For me, cars are means of transportation only.
    I really have absolutely no desire to have some incredibly beautiful car or whatever...

    The perfect car for me has to be cheap, cost efective and clean. But it can be as ugly as hell, I won't mind. #t27
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail

    His gas powered T.25 wasn't too ugly so maybe there's hope for this one yet.. #t27
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    Image of nova3930 nova3930
    11/05/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Sorry thats not just ugly, thats fugly... #t27
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/09

    @nova3930: It's no worse than the Smart car. #t27
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    Image of Deluxe05 Deluxe05
    11/05/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: It's no better either. #t27
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    Image of Joel Stoldt Joel Stoldt
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    "If something looks like crap, people won't buy it, no matter how green and efficient it is" So how do you explain the prius being so popular? #t27
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    11/05/09

    @Joel Stoldt: I think the Prius looks just fine personally. It's not a head turner, but far better than some of the designs Ford was churning out in the late 90's early 2000's...

    Don't even get me started on the PT Cruiser, Dodge Neon, or the Pontiac Aztec. #t27
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    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    This must be the prototype vehicle to be used in the upcoming Mad Max movie.

    "Max returns to the ruins of civilization only the be beset upon by geriatrics in post apocalyptic golf carts." #t27
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    Just add some hot rod flames #t27
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    "and a car that looks like crap."

    HEY. a Tesla looks like shit without any body panels too. #t27
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    Image of Radon199 Radon199
    11/05/09

    @nutbastard: The problem is that is the final car, it won't have any body panels, just welded sheets of aluminum... #t27
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/05/09

    @Radon199:

    i dont think you can legally drive a four wheeled vehicle on public roads without a windshield. #t27
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    Well, I came up with the design while looking at HVAC ductwork. I thought, "My, that's wonderfully functional and unattractive! I bet people will want to drive around in something that looks like that."

    So, I knocked out a frame, installed a junction box and ran some BX cabling to it, mounted some cable trays along the chassis and wired the glove box as an electrical cabinet, ran a voice/data network with a blade server in the boot and then put in some track lighting for the headlamps.

    So there you have it - the McLaren Build-Out.

    The first car designed to look like new office construction that had work stopped after financing fell through. #t27
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    Image of applejuice applejuice
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    This has GOT to just be the prototype. Aside from it being ugly, no one in their right mind would make their main model of a car for sale in the UK an open top - the weather here just sucks waaaaay too bad for that. #t27
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    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    The lack of an enclosure and the likelihood of death in any collision with larger vehicles seem like big additional hurdles to overcome, let alone its looks.

    I know motorcycles have the exact same problems (though not looks in my book), but at least motorcycles usually have the agility to get themselves out of harms way. #t27
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail

    OH GOD FROM THE MAN WHO MADE THIS!

    Actually, this prototype aesthetic is not as important as what the entire thing represents. If it works very well, we can get better looking vehicles that enjoy the same advantages. #t27
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/09

    In reply to The World's Most Efficient Electric Car Is Destined to Fail
    Well she certainly isn't the prettiest belle at the ball... #t27
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    Image of LittleJon LittleJon
    11/03/09

    In reply to USS New York Warship Is Made With Steel from the Twin Towers
    I'm sorry, but I think this is pretty childish. What defines our society are our freedoms, tolerance and justice.

    Wouldn't a more fitting tribute have been voting booths, or the steel for a girls' school, or something similar that truly represents what separates us from the terrorists? #ussnewyork
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    Image of bobvilla bobvilla
    11/03/09

    In reply to USS New York Warship Is Made With Steel from the Twin Towers
    It's good that after all that death and destruction we decided to make a war ship. Yep, that makes sense. Dumb asses. I would never want to be memorialized with a war machine. Things that would make more sense: schools, shelters, artful memorials, libraries, or even a non-military boat. #ussnewyork
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    Image of Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson
    11/02/09

    In reply to USS New York Warship Is Made With Steel from the Twin Towers
    Whoa. Hang on. They took the some ruins of a building destroyed as "a symbol of american imperialism" to make a warship to enforce american imperialism?

    Um.

    Wow.

    That's a uniquely american way of thinking. I feel very disturbed. #ussnewyork
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    Image of Unspellable Unspellable
    11/03/09

    @Andrew Johnson: I'm sure those 2,752 persons who died while at work (or who died trying to save those who were at work or those who happened to take the same flight as a bunch of deceived, self-seeking murders) that day did not think they were entering into A SYMBOL OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM.

    Why didn't you just post your message in German? Because without 'American Imperialism' your European-minded arse would be well versed in it. #ussnewyork
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    11/03/09

    @Unspellable: America did not defeat Germany, it only helped. Russia defeated Germany. #ussnewyork
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