🚀 go-pugleaf

Waarvan dan toch maar even hoogst nadrukkelijk acte.

PS: kan iemand mij het ecofascistisch industrieel complex nou eens definieren 
op een wijze die *niet* steeds beter strookt met mijn jarenlange omschrijving 
van het ecofascisme?

Zoals 'all pigs are equal, but some pigs are more equal'?

Of 'staatslaarzen die coute-que-coute moeten en zullen nederdalen op de 
Gemolkenen, wars van elke rationele argumentatie'?

PPS: herinnert u zich het nog, die slurp-tax, voor grote boze SUV's?


En wanneer laat men de eerste banden leeglopen van zo'n elektro-moloch?

Asociale bakken, pure moordwapens!


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Het blijkt dat de zwaardere accu�s in de auto�s niet alleen brandstof � en 
dus geld- besparen, maar het extra gewicht zorgt ook voor meer beveiliging 
bij een botsing in vergelijking met andere kleine auto�s.
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http://www.hetkanwel.net/2011/04/26/elektrische-autos-verrassen-in-crashtest/
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Elektrische auto�s verrassen in crashtest

Bron foto: Nissan.nl
Volgens experts kunnen elektrische auto�s net zo veilig zijn als de veiligste 
benzine-auto�s. En ze hebben gelijk. De Volt van GM en de Leaf van Nissan 
krijgen top waarderingen voor hun veiligheid van het Verzekeringsinstituut 
voor Snelweg Veiligheid in de VS. Het blijkt dat de zwaardere accu�s in de 
auto�s niet alleen brandstof � en dus geld- besparen, maar het extra gewicht 
zorgt ook voor meer beveiliging bij een botsing in vergelijking met andere 
kleine auto�s.

De hoge scores op bij frontale, zij- en achterkant botsingen wijzen er 
bovendien op dat autofabrikanten dezelfde veiligheidstechnieken gebruiken in 
benzine- als in elektrische auto�s.

Elektrisch rijden bespaart dus brandstof en is zeker zo veilig, nu die 
laadpalen en actieradius nog� Lees in ons dossier waarom 2011 het jaar van de 
elektrische auto wordt.

Bron: Reuters
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, made by General Motors 
Co, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf save on fuel , but the size and weight 
of their battery packs add significant crash protection as well.

"The Leaf and Volt's extra mass gives them a safety advantage over other 
small cars," Joe Nolan, chief administrative officer of the Insurance 
Institute for Highway Safety said on Tuesday.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/26/us-gm-volt-idUSTRE73P0LG20110426
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GM's Volt, Nissan Leaf get top marks in crash test

    * By John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, 
made by General Motors Co, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf save on fuel , 
but the size and weight of their battery packs add significant crash 
protection as well. "The Leaf and...
   
A Chevrolet Volt sits next to a newly installed electric vehicle charging 
station outside General Motor Co world headquarters in Detroit, Michigan 
October 12, 2010. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

A Chevrolet Volt sits next to a newly installed electric vehicle charging 
station outside General Motor Co world headquarters in Detroit, Michigan 
October 12, 2010.

Credit: Reuters/Rebecca Cook

By John Crawley

WASHINGTON | Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:22am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, made by General Motors 
Co, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf save on fuel , but the size and weight 
of their battery packs add significant crash protection as well.

"The Leaf and Volt's extra mass gives them a safety advantage over other 
small cars," Joe Nolan, chief administrative officer of the Insurance 
Institute for Highway Safety said on Tuesday.

The closely watched group, underwritten by insurance companies, crash tested 
the two first generation 2011 plug-ins that were introduced late last year as 
the ultimate for consumers in fuel economy.

Both earned top safety ratings, an early validation for experts who say 
automakers do not have to sacrifice safety for better fuel economy, that 
advanced technologies can achieve both.

The strong marks for front, side and rear crash protection also indicate 
automakers are using the same safety engineering in electric cars as they do 
in traditional gas-powered vehicles.

"What powers the wheels is different, but the level of safety for the Volt 
and Leaf is as high as any of our other top crash test performers," Nolan 
said.

GM and other manufacturers have lagged Toyota Motor Corp and other Asian 
manufacturers in developing fuel-saving gasoline/electric hybrids, which 
account for only a fraction of the U.S. sales market.

They hope their plug-in variants will better compete and catch on with those 
consumers demanding improved mileage performance in their daily commutes, 
especially with pump prices steadily rising and averaging $3.88 a gallon 
nationally. Gas in some areas already exceeds $4.

The Volt and the Leaf are classified as small cars but their battery packs 
raise their weight closer to mid-size and larger ones.

The Leaf weighs 3,370 pounds while the Volt is about 3,760 pounds. Nissan's 
Altima, a midsize, weighs about 3,200 pounds and the Chevy Impala, a large 
family car, 3,500 pounds. Heavier cars generally do a better job of 
protecting people in crashes but they do less well on fuel savings.

The findings also contrasted with a lackluster Volt endorsement earlier this 
year from Consumer Reports on efficiency.

David Champion, director of Consumer Reports auto test center told Reuters in 
February that the Volt was fun to drive but did not make sense financially to 
operate.

He said consumers seeking value and top fuel efficiency would be better off 
buying a top-performing hybrid like Toyota's Prius or a Fusion by Ford Motor 
Corp..

GM said the review was hasty.

(Reporting by John Crawley; editing by Carol Bishopric)
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is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand

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