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    leh
    Oct 02 08:41 AM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    The real question IMO is why gold isn't surging given the global nature of this crises. Reply
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    Beefcake
    Oct 02 08:41 AM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    Mazel Tov Eli! Did you have a good new year?

    User273569 you have to realize that this is not just a US crisis going on. This is a global issue. You have Europe in a ression with high inflation. Many other countries had significat amounts of money invested in the US and the losses they have faced continues to put pressure on their currency as well. Additionally there are many speculators in FOREX.     Reply
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    montyman
    Oct 02 08:40 AM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    Well Manistee, world currencies aren't doing so great either. The Euro is in trouble.... The real question is why gold isn't exploding to the upside. Reply
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    Manistee
    Oct 02 08:20 AM
    Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [view article]
    With the Fed and our Government eager to hand out money to anyone claiming a problem, I can't understand how the dollar can be so strong against a basket of world currencies! A clear explanation would be appreciated. Certainly the average country can't be in even worse shape than the U.S. Is this a coordinated effort to artificially support the dollar when it should be falling? Reply
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    Khooper
    Oct 01 11:21 PM
    Toyota Versus GM/Ford: Classic Hedged Pair Trade [view article]
    The discrepancy was most marked for Toyota and Ford that switched places. Actually, Ford was ahead of everyone else. The latter were constantly jostling for position in a narrow band. I guess a big impact for the Toyota is the best fuel saver product they launched.
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    Distressed
    Volatility
    Oct 01 06:47 PM
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    $634B Spending Bill Now In Congress Provides Loans for Automakers [view article]
    GM Exchange Traded Unsecured Notes $XGM, $GMS, $HGM Being Dumped, If there is bankruptcy risk, why isn't common being trashed? Are they dumping to realize losses and load up on the common, or are they running away from the unsecured debt because they're now probably behind the gov guaranteed debt. wtf specific write up tinyurl.com/4wx8sh Reply
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    19709
    Oct 01 03:06 PM
    Chevy Volt Debuts to Enthusiasm in California [view article]
    If GM can deliver the VOLT, it will sell regardless of its possible $40K price. Why? Because a sufficient number of individuals who can afford the price will view it is a novelty and will park it in their driveways to draw attention. The long term success of the VOLT and hence GM's potential profit, will depend on reducing the cost of its major component - the Lithium Ion battery. As User 272270 points out, this is very likely to happen as it has with virtually every new technological development. By the way User 273014, GM will be buying at least some of the Lithium Ion batteries from Compact Power, Inc., not ExxonMobile: www.autobloggreen.com/.../
    www.compactpower.com/     Reply
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    User 169775
    Oct 01 02:48 PM
    Are Hybrid Vehicles Worth the Price? [view article]
    Hybrids compare favorably in terms of performance to their conventional counterparts.

    For instance, the Ford Escape Hybrid has a combined output of 196hp from its I-4 engine and electrical motor. The regular I-4 Escape has 171hp.     Reply
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    User 169775
    Oct 01 02:44 PM
    Are Hybrid Vehicles Worth the Price? [view article]
    Replacing the battery pack is not an issue. All current new hybrids sold in the U.S. have an 8-year / 100,000-mile warranty on the battery, and the warranty is extended to 10 years / 150,000-miles in the 8 states with California-standard emissions laws.

    If it fails within the warranty period, the cost of replacement is FREE.

    That is assuming you didn't do anything stupid to void the warranty, like crash the car, tamper with the hybrid system, etc.

    Failure of the battery pack in the 2nd-generation Prius within warranty terms is virtually unheard-of.     Reply
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    dumb auto
    worker
    Oct 01 11:26 AM
    $634B Spending Bill Now In Congress Provides Loans for Automakers [view article]
    It is very hard to get people to buy from the Big Three once they have lost
    confidence with the US quality.
    Our vehicles are about as good as anyones they are made by Americans living the American life.
    We also spend $ in the US.
    The US auto companys may have invented the middle class.
    Where will I go for my next job ?     Reply
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    EV1
    Sep 30 09:39 PM
    Chevy Volt Debuts to Enthusiasm in California [view article]
    GM has generated some resentment back in 2000 when they killed their EV1 after the Zero emissions law was lifted in CA. The technology was there, and it could've been a lot better today. The VOLT is too expensive, don't forget that those who need an electric car are those who are struggling to pay for gas, and their price range for a new car is below $30K.

    The reason for the battery costing so much is ExxonMobile, they own the patents for the Lithium Ion and they are licensing them at ridiculously high prices. When I was planning to convert a Porsche 914 to electric, I needed about 3,000 AA Lithium Ion batteries without a limiter, the cheapest price I could find was $4 per AA battery!!!! Compare that with a regular battery that if you bought 3,000 pieces of will cost about 10 cents a battery!

    So it's definitely not in ExxonMobile's interest to sell you batteries to replace their gasoline.     Reply
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    33Nick
    Sep 30 12:22 PM
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    Chevy Volt Debuts to Enthusiasm in California [view article]
    I was there this weekend and the Volt exterior is like any other sedan, save for nice backlights. The inside was very nice, roomy and comfy. It won't be a five seater, as previously mentioned but 4 due to battery space.

    Batteries will not only come down but have come down. New development in the Lithium field and derivatives with phosphates and such are finding their way in electric vehicles. Next step is ultracapicators, regardless who does the research. They have been used for decades on European railroads. There are some prototypes using both Lithium and ultracapacitstors.

    The first gas engine were extremely expensive and had very poor mileage and horsepower. In time, everything comes down. Does anybody remember how expensive sealed lead batteries were in the 60s? How about NiMH?

    I drove the AC Propulsion eBox, who has license their electric drive technology to Tesla and I was very, very impressed. Yes, expensive for now, but dang impressed.

    As with everything, technology matures and becomes mass produced, innovations flourish while mainstream makers scramble leaving an open door for startups. History repeats itself in every industries.     Reply
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    nakedjaybird
    Sep 30 12:07 PM
    Chevy Volt Debuts to Enthusiasm in California [view article]
    PS - and fuel economy (beating the Volt!). Reply
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    nakedjaybird
    Sep 30 12:06 PM
    Chevy Volt Debuts to Enthusiasm in California [view article]
    Come on folks - a "cheap" vehicle is say a simple, no frills rider lawnmower. Take of the mower hardware and it's cost(price) and we have 4 wheels, transmission, motor, etc. to move us from A to B for a few hundred dollars. Golf carts maybe? Now just juice them up a little and we have basic transportation at very low cost(price) - SIMPLE. We don't need what Detroit (Japan etal) throw at us - nor at their price. But, we buy it because no one plays the technology game in autos. Nor in houses. Come on Vespa - make a better 3 or 4 wheeler. Reply
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    User 272270
    Sep 30 11:07 AM
    Chevy Volt Debuts to Enthusiasm in California [view article]
    This is simple high school knowledge- When there is a change in the supply schedule, occurring thought technological changes, or through changes in the business costs…An increase in technology or decrease in costs would have the effect of increasing the quantity supplied at each price, thus reducing the equilibrium price (in this case the Volt). On the other hand, a decrease in technology or increase in business costs will decrease the quantity supplied at each price, thus increasing equilibrium price. So the comparison between the computer and the Volt in regard to equilibrium price as I have stated is valid according to basic economic knowledge. If this price doesn’t come down- either business costs increased or there is a shortage in the market in which we would need to correct the disequilibrium, and the price of the good will be increased…which would then lessen the quantity demanded / increase quantity supplied thus that the market is now in balance. This is a fact, not theory or opinion…

    Take a look at Hondas fuel cell car selling for 100k (or lack of selling)…it cost Honda nearly 2 million dollars…simple math = a loss on each FCX sold. So why do they keep building them? Re-read the paragraph above and now you understand why technologic advances are going to be a huge leap in making these new alternative cars more affordable. Now you understand why there is a good possibility that GM will also loose money when the Volt is actually being sold in the initial stages.
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