Wow! That is strong language. However, those are not my words. They come from Johan de Nysschen, President of Audi of America. He states, "No one is going to pay a $15,000 premium for a car that competes with a Corolla. So there are not enough idiots who will buy it." (So far for 2011, only 5,000 idiots have purchased Volts. Probably most of those sales were to the government idiots.) He further explains his frustration with regulators and policy makers, saying the, "public has been hoodwinked into believing that electrical vehicles are the only answer to global warming. The U.S. government, he said, is pouring billions of dollars into this technology (Chevy Volt), yet diesel technology could deliver a more immediate and dramatic decrease in global-warming emissions. Modern diesels already power half of Audi’s cars in Europe. Diesels have been shown to emit 25 percent less carbon dioxide than gasoline engines, while using 25 to 35 percent less fuel."
Are you listening Department of Energy, EPA, and Obama Administration? You probably should be, since you have such a great track record at picking losers!
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