Lousy Prize for Oldest VW Diesel Rabbit...
When I saw the photo of Mr. Wilson being handed the keys to a brand new 2008 VW Touareg TDI, I thought now that's a PRIZE! After reading the article further, I could not believe what was stated in the last sentence. Mr. Wilson was given the Touareg to Drive for six months. You have to be joking me! Considering VW put together this promotion, the least they could do to promote the worlds most efficient and clean engines would be to offer this guy a new 2008 VW Jetta TDI for keeping his 1977 Rabbit in pristine condition. I understand that the Touareg TDI is expensive, but the Jetta costs about 40K less. To me, this is just lousy promotional tactics. VW, offer the guy a new Jetta TDI, come on.
If I were in Mr. Wilson's shoes I would be reenacting the chase scenes from the Bourne Ultimate through the streets of Tehachapi, California for six months. Hopefully, VW would be nice enough to at least replace the rubber.
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My 4cyl *87 Jeep Wagoneer is a gem.
241K and still *pretty*. Photo on my blogsite.
Giant monoliths like Exxon, Chevron and GM who do possess great measure of organizational resilience due to profits in the billion$, maintain that staying power by funding both left and right political powers. [ read: all political parties.]
Re-election is the paramount motive for any political party and the reason they will do the bidding of these mega-monoliths.
Example: Canada*s two Electric Vehicle manufacturers, Zenn and Dynasty, have vehicles for sale that meet current Department of Transport specifications, yet the federal government, with an ear to their corporate sponsors, flatly refuse to issue license for in Canada sales to both firms.
The MSM [CBC}, gave this one exposure only in the news. View the clip at;
http://TonyGuitar.blogspot.com
Exxon owns the firm who make the polymer film for Lithium-Ion batteries. [basic essential].
Chevron holds the patents for the large format Nickel-Hydrid battery for N.America.
Panasonic had to close down their N.American battery plant and retreat to Japan.
Too bad, because at 96% Oil dependency, our N.A. economy will grind down quickly if refiners are bombed.
S. America, and Brazil especially, are at 75% high efficiency cane stalk bio-fuel. They learned their lesson from a severe gas shortage. *Never again*, they say.
France uses battery vehicles for postal service. Bills get delivered and bills get paid, gas or no gas. Many Paris taxis run on compressed air.
Battery operated commercial truck fleets are becoming more common place in both France and the UK.
Euro-multi-party coalitions are not so easily swayed by rigid monolithic corporations. . . eh? =TG
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