9||0|1291|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Pasha||11:03:03|06/20/2011|%3E%3EI don%27t hate electric vehicles. What I hate is the smugness of the %0D%0A%3E%3Eculture that%27s come to surround them%2C and the ham-fisted tactics the %0D%0A%3E%3Emore fanatical stripe of the green lobby often employs to try and %0D%0A%3E%3Eforce people who don%27t want them to accept electric vehicles in %0D%0A%3E%3Econtexts where%2C the technology being where it is these days%2C they %0D%0A%3E%3Esimply do not belong. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E Also%2C %28speaking as one of the saner members of the eco-lobby%29%2C the %0D%0A%3Eidiocy of the fanatical stripe in pushing vehicles like the Pious %0D%0A%3Ewhich aren%27t actually any greener than the same-sized traditional car. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AHeh. Just yesterday I was talking with my dad%2C who was telling me about how his solar panels don%27t just charge his Nissan Leaf%2C but provide enough extra power on a sunny day to charge the guy down the street%27s %28literally%29. Then again%2C he%27s got a 26 mile commute. Both ways%2C the lucky son-of-a-gun.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUno_%28dicycle%29 looks really cool%2C if it had a top speed of more then about 15mph%2C and a range of more then 10 miles or so.%0D%0A%0D%0AEh%2C give it 20 years.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0A-Pasha%0D%0AWhat was that feeling again%3F%0D%0AOh yes.%0D%0A-Rage- 1|1|0|||||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Star Ranger4||13:51:25|06/20/2011|%3EAlso%2C http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUno_%28dicycle%29 looks really cool%2C if %0D%0A%3Eit had a top speed of more then about 15mph%2C and a range of more then %0D%0A%3E10 miles or so. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EEh%2C give it 20 years. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E-- %0D%0A%0D%0AStill shows both the promise and limitations of all-electric vehicles.%0D%0A%0D%0AAbout the only concern I have so far with what you show %28and those clicking the link will have to scroll down to the entry on Dicycle%29 is that what I see right now combines all the worst traits of a segway and a motorcyle.%0D%0A%0D%0Apersonally I%27d prefer a design where I sit in an actual seat %28as compared to a motorcycles saddle%29 lower down between the wheels%0D%0A 3|2|1|||1||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Gryphon||18:28:13|06/20/2011|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-20-11 AT 06:32 PM (EDT)]%3Epersonally I%27d prefer a design where I sit in an actual seat %28as %0D%0A%3Ecompared to a motorcycles saddle%29 lower down between the wheels %0D%0A%0D%0AAh%2C so one of %5Blink%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FToyota_i-REAL%7Cthese%5D%2C %5Blink%3Awww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dtir27qgT5zg%7Cthen%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 6|3|3|||||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Star Ranger4||11:38:30|06/21/2011|%3EAh%2C so one of %5Blink%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FToyota_i-REAL%7Cthese%5D%2C %0D%0A%3E%5Blink%3Awww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dtir27qgT5zg%7Cthen%5D. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%0D%0Awell%2C yes. Its something I%27d feel much more comfortable and secure in%2C certainly. And having the Hamster demo it is kind of a geeky bonus. Only issue I see with it so far is that its still mostly a glorified wheelchair. But what glory it has%21%0D%0A%0D%0AAs I was typing this%2C though%2C another thought occured to me as well. Us Americans are so sedentary as it is. Give us something like this%2C and it could well be the first step down the slippry slope that has us turning into the people from Wall-E or worse. 8|3|3|||1||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Peter Eng||12:32:12|06/21/2011|%3E%3Epersonally I%27d prefer a design where I sit in an actual seat %28as %0D%0A%3E%3Ecompared to a motorcycles saddle%29 lower down between the wheels %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAh%2C so one of %5Blink%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FToyota_i-REAL%7Cthese%5D%2C %0D%0A%3E%5Blink%3Awww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dtir27qgT5zg%7Cthen%5D. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AMy first thought was a variant on the Megazone 23%27s Garland.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here. 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Mephron||18:16:13|06/20/2011|Sweet electromagnetic zombie Jesus nailed to an atomic-reactor cross.%0D%0A%0D%0AI can%27t even imagine trying to get ON that thing. I can%27t ride a bicycle due to balance issues I have. I%27d die in seconds.%0D%0A%0D%0AGive me a good electrically-powered tricycle%2C thanks.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22And Remember%21 Google is your Friend%21%21%22 4|1|0|||||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|JFerio||19:48:09|06/20/2011|I recall seeing something like the dicycle when I watched part of Dekaranger %28aka the series bastardized for PowerRangers SPD%29%2C being driven by one of the expansion pack characters when they needed to use %22normal%22 transportation.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Of course%2C this was the same series using a late model Nissan Z as one of the Dekaranger cars%2C and the paint scheme used on it had me having to continually remind myself that%2C no%2C Autobot Prowl isn%27t actually working for them.%29 5|1|0|||||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Zox||20:56:46|06/20/2011|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-20-11 AT 09:00 PM (EDT)]%3EAlso%2C http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUno_%28dicycle%29 looks really cool%2C if %0D%0A%3Eit had a top speed of more then about 15mph%2C and a range of more then %0D%0A%3E10 miles or so. %0D%0A%0D%0AThen again%2C the latest version is a %5Bi%5DTransformer%5B%2Fi%5D %28starting at about the 1%3A05 mark%29%3A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dx2DgwY5QQBk%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded%0D%0A%0D%0A 7|2|5|||||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Star Ranger4||11:44:49|06/21/2011|%3EThen again%2C the latest version is a %5Bi%5DTransformer%5B%2Fi%5D %28starting at %0D%0A%3Eabout the 1%3A05 mark%29%3A %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%2ABlink blink blink%2A%0D%0A%0D%0ADarn cool and it would be a nice selling point if it wasnt still effectively a motorcycle. My extended family has not had great history with cycles %28including several more distant relations survivng accidents by the skin of their teeth and requiring lengthy rehabilitation afterwards%29 9|2|5|||1||RE%3A Electric Vehicles %28Was audio arrangement%29|Pasha||16:34:25|06/21/2011|%0D%0A%3EThen again%2C the latest version is a %5Bi%5DTransformer%5B%2Fi%5D %28starting at %0D%0A%3Eabout the 1%3A05 mark%29%3A %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dx2DgwY5QQBk%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded %0D%0A%0D%0AOk%2C my 20 years mark%3F Lets scale that in a little bit...%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0A-Pasha%0D%0AWhat was that feeling again%3F%0D%0AOh yes.%0D%0A-Rage-