Mercedes To Phase Out Gasoline By 2015 908
arbitraryaardvark sends in a story a couple of weeks back in Yahoo's Ecogeek blog, reporting that Mercedes will phase out petroleum-powered cars by 2015 (mirror), and notes: "Story is unconfirmed but well sourced." "In less than 7 years, Mercedes-Benz plans to ditch petroleum-powered vehicles from its lineup. Focusing on electric, fuel cell, and biofuels, the company is revving up research in alternative fuel sources and efficiency."
Mirrored in case of Slashdotting (Score:2, Funny)
unconfirmed (Score:5, Funny)
Well if a blog says it's "well sourced," that's good enough for me!
Re:The electric car you want is ready now: (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Haven't they heard? (Score:5, Funny)
Local temperature been below average for the last two weeks? So much for global warming!
Re:GM, FORD and Toyota (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Shifting Focus... (Score:1, Funny)
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The cars will be powered by... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Mercs run just fine on used chip-fat - TODAY! (Score:3, Funny)
Well, we'll need a LOT more chip shops. Then someone has to eat all those chips. Which will make them even fatter. On the bright side, we could probably reduce them to biodiesel after they die of heart attacks.
There'll be no biodiesel shortage (Score:3, Funny)
when corporations begin the transesterification of the corpulent.
Re:The electric car you want is ready now: (Score:4, Funny)
I'm a 6 foot tall Asian, you insensitive clod! :)
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Re:Thank god! (Score:2, Funny)
Maybe just divorce your wife?
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Trust me, I'd LOVE it to be true, but there is no magical, mystical free energy source that's gonna make all our woes vanish overnight.
There is. It's called the sun. (NOT the tabloid newspaper! ;)
I don't think you read the parent very carefully...
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Picture the scene: BobMcD pulls up alongside an electric car in his petrol one that cost 50% more. He revs the engine and hears its growl. His penis almost feels bigger already. The light turns green and the electric car zooms off at twice the speed yet with half the noise and vibration of his car.
"What a chump!" exclaims BobMcD, turning off the air con to try and conserve his $40 per litre fuel.
Waiter! Cheese for this man's whine! Pronto! (Score:5, Funny)