'Father of the Prius' Declares Electric Cars 'Not Viable'

Breitbart Big Government ^ | February 4, 2013 | Wynton Hall

[PJ-Comix]

Hybrid car pioneer and “father of the Prius” Takeshi Uchiyamada says the billions poured into developing battery electric vehicles have ultimately been in vain. "Because of its shortcomings--driving range, cost and recharging time--the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars," said Uchiyamada. "We need something entirely new."

Uchiyamada’s comments come as the U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that the government is backing off President Barack Obama’s promise to put one million electric cars on American roads by 2015. As Breitbart News reported last September, there are just 30,000 electric cars on American roads.

[PJ-Comix]

The BEST thing about the Prius is that it inspired an HILARIOUS South Park Parody about the "Pious" and the self-satisfied liberal tree huggers who owned them and caused a "Smug" attack.

[miss marmelstein]

Ya gotta respect a man who admits defeat!

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Is it ok now to run them off the road now when they are bogging down traffic?

[Mastador1]

U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that the government is backing off President Barack Obama’s promise to put one million electric cars on American roads by 2015.

The great thing for Obama is that the leftist media will trumpet this as a success just because he said he would do it.
For a democrat trying IS succeeding!

[PJ-Comix]

Or to paraphrase Emperor Hirohito who finally had to face defeat:

"The Prius situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage."

[Da Coyote]

Ah, come on.

Who should you believe - a successful businessman and engineer...OR...a fake quota baby who has never earned an honest dollar in his sorry life?

You listenin’ Obamadork?

Got your bat ears tuned up....loser?

[RFEngineer]

“the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars”

Of course he knew this when he started.

Any sophomore in engineering with a couple weeks in Thermodynamics could have come to this conclusion quite directly.

[yoe]

"...the electric vehicle is not a viable replacement for most conventional cars..."

Some electricity comes from coal powered plants.....most residential electricity bills have jumped dramatically.....you have to wonder why the EPA was out to lunch on this.....does Carbon Footprint ring a bell?

[gorush]

How about the VW hovercar?
http://www.flixxy.com/volkswagen-levitating-car.htm#.URAzumdZOcY

[gorush]

...and why hasn’t this engine caught on?
http://circlecycleice.com/page9.php

[PJ-Comix]

If you haven't already seen it, you MUST check out this South Park episode, SMUG ALERT featuring the Pious car. One of the FUnniest shows ever!

[Stentor]

I’ve always called it the Priapus.

[smoothsailing]

“The electric car, after more than 100 years of development and several brief revivals, still is not ready for prime time--and may never be,” concludes Reuters.

[toast]

Batteries need to get better and cheaper.

Then it will be a viable alternative.

[Mr. Lucky]

The problem with government sponsorship of electric cars is much the same as government operation of passenger trains.

There may well be a niche market which would support a small scale industry which, with a more well developed product, could gradually grow and thrive as the marketplace evolved. By the government choosing to intervene in the market at a time in the development cycle when the product is an abject failure, it not only wastes money that's not its to waste, but it squeezes out any entrepreneurs who might have been able to develop a viable product.

[Responsibility2nd]

True. And I think its premature to write off the electric vehicle. Its just a matter of time before technology catches up to make battery only cars a real alternative.

But - in no way should Obastid or other governmental morons finance and subsidize this industry.

[moovova]

“Ya gotta respect a man who admits defeat!”

Especially in Japan where the next traditional step after admitting defeat is...sepaku.

[forgotten man]

Electric cars are not viable? Who should I believe,the CEO of a successful car manufacturing company or 0bama?

[Zeneta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz2eCFoafXk

Paul Shanklin

Song Lyrics:
(Parody of In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley)

As the snow flies...

At a used car lot on the edge of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride

‘cause if there’s one thing that this world needs
It’s environmental friends who’ll take the lead
In a Yugo

They say, “People don’t you understand?
Those Suburbans are ruining the land!”
But they’ll wish they had a full-size van one day

They’re pointing fingers at you and me
They say we’re too blind to see
But do we simply use our heads
And choose a better way
As those small wheels turn

Fifty miles to the gallon and their knees on their chests
We’re gonna save enough gas for all the rest
In a Yugo
Then one day on the interstate
They suddenly lose control
They swerve to miss a baby duck
And are squashed beneath a produce truck
But they drove with pride

And as the crowds drive past the little flat car
You know they saved a lot of gas but they didn’t get far
In a Yugo
And as they’re trapped inside

At a used car lot on the other side of town
A liberal guy and a liberal gal
Buy a Yugo
And they drive with pride...

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

If electric cars WERE viable, it had been done decades ago. Same with solar, wind, etc..