Who calls that a Design?

ROBERT P

OK, so now that we have batteries that can complete high speed, long range comute's without recharging why is it every hybird car look's like it came off the side of a Chevron gas pump or a Kid's Kar toy box. Why must they all be so God awful UGLY? Yes, even the TESLA. Personaly I think it looks like a kind of tricked out Mazda or @ best a BMW /4 which is not that bad but still leaves ALOT to be desired. Why not an electric Panoz or replica Ferrari 328? need a 4 seater? How about a 12volt BMW 850 or Duracell 612 Scaglietti, let's get with it and send the Prius and Fit to the boneyard before they takeover the small minds of mush that are our kids.

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hybrid cars are slow. And heavy. If you want a hybrid car that looks neat, then buy the car, and turn it into a hybrid or electric car. High performance car companies aren't interested in that market, because the majority of people would never be interested in a Ferrari that has the added weight of 10 batteries. They're finely balanced, performance machines - and hybrid's just arent. They have small narrow tires for minimal drag, and ugly aerodynamic designs. I guess trying to save the environment comes at a cost.

How much do I need to make to own a Tesla Model S?

Austin

I've been trying to determine how much I need to make to own a Tesla Model S and have money for other things.

I'm a senior in college, i'm a single man, and will probably be for a while. No gf, no kids, no trouble.

I understand I can't do it now, but when I find a job, what's a reasonable salary to own one?

They cost anywhere from $580-$800/month.

Thanks in advance.

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expect to be earning around 150k per year with no debt to be able to comfortably and intelligently afford one.
they say that a car should never ecer be worth more than half of a years salary. with the tesla model S going up for around 70,000 (the basic one with little options and government rebates) around 150k a year means that you will be spending close to but not more than half your salary on the car. sure you can always finance it. but you will still be paying quite a lot more with interest.

you must realize that the tesla model s is not an entry level car. it competes with the BMW 5 series while providing new technology. early adoption is never cheap and with the added cost of the luxury in the tesla, its not a car for everyone.
I love the model S but honestly i want tesla to make cheaper cars for more people. (when tesla makes an electric to compete with a honda civic i'll buy it right away)

edit. you may want to check out this website
http://www.teslamotors.com/true-cost-of-ownership

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2 story house, separate a/c-heat each floor.?

Christy

Pretty sure my downstairs a/c unit is dying. Do I need to replace both downstairs a/c and heater at the same time? Also should I replace the units for the second floor at the same time also? In this economy with three kids trying to watch every penny I can and send wisely. Also what does ice on the lines on the outside unit mean? Had the freon checked in March and supposedly both units were fine. Thanks for any help.

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Hi Christy
It is a good thing having a unit for the upstairs and a unit for the downstairs. It helps control each floor much better as less dense heated air rises causing the upstairs to need more air conditioning capacity in the summer and less heating capacity in the winter. as long as their are 2 thermostats each run independently of each other. This is great because you can concentrate on just the problem unit at hand.

Ice on the unit means it is freezing up. as to why a unit freezes up check here http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkrnnDBpqKCoELqQbJRbMQrty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20110529074844AAhs60a generally you can check to make sure the filter is clean and the temperature is not set to cold and the rest is up to the tech.

That is great that you had the units checked in the spring! It is the best way to find problems before they occur. However sometimes things still happen and a leak can spring up.

As for your consideration for replacement...
how old is the unit? average life span is 15 years
Each system (if it has 2 independent thermostats) work separately of each other. so I would not worry about replacing the unit that is not causing problems.
If you do replace a unit replace the whole system of that unit. Furnace, coil, stat, lines, and condenser. The new units use the new refrigerant and are much more energy efficient. Some units have a tax rebate and even sometimes a electric company rebates for qualifying units.
Units efficiency is in SEER (seasonal Energy Efficiency Ration). it is like MPG on a car, the higher the number the less it cost to operate. Top brands are Lennox, Trane/American Standard and Carrier/Bryant. But more importantly than the brand is the quality of installation.
Use BBB to check the company's track record and look for a company that uses N.A.T.E certified technicians www.natex.org

If you have the room keep the old unit as sometimes parts from the old unit can be salvaged for repairs on the other unit you dint replace.

Other option is since you have 2 units you can just continue to repair them. The advantage is if one fails you will still have cooling/heating from the other unit so it will not be an emergency.

Also in the economy there are other things you can do to save money. You can use window int, blinds/ curtains in the summer to block out some heat. In summer set your thermostat to 78 and in the winter 68. Use fans only in the rooms that you are in to circulate air around you helping you feel cooler.
Good luck

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Are pedal cars cool for kids anymore?

Largo

Now, this may be a really stupid question. I had a pedal car when I was a kid, and I had a blast with it. But, my friend is having a baby shower and there was a gift registry. I went to this store and, on the registry, there was a full sized pedal car. I picked it up, when my fiance said that "Kids don't play with those anymore!" and that "the kid will be the biggest laughingstock amongst his friends." I thought that he may be incorrect. And I know that pedal cars are hard to come by anymore. Someone already bought this kid a bike/tricycle. And he might have fine scooting around in this little pedal car before he's old enough for his trike. Would her son really be laughed at?
I know that the electric toy cars are "in." now. But those things are made of cheap plastic, and they run on batteries. They don't seem to last very long. The pedal car seems classier to me.

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pedal car > electric car well im 12 now but as a kid pedal cars were the way to go. only the "unhealthy" kids with rich parents had electic ones. i dont have mine anymore, but my friend does and its still fun! we go down hills and of ramps and it is a goood exersize. and if kids make fun of the kid with the pedal car, at least he will bemore fit and be able to beatthem up.

My wife wants to buy an electric car.?

madcityd06

In this part of the country there are not many of them. Have you owned one and how did you like it. How often did you plug in your car, everyday or after the 50 miles were used?
In this part of the country there are not many of them. Have you owned one and how did you like it. How often did you plug in your car, everyday or after the 50 miles were used? If you have owned one, would you purchase a second one or one to replace the one you already have. I am trying not to have this be a political discussion. I know the rumors. I just want someone who has owned one to tell me their experiences

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You have to start by answering the question, "What do I need to get out of the vehicle?"

If your primary use is just to put around town like take the kids to school, run down to the grocery store, commute the 5 miles to work you can get way with a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) or some times called Low speed Electric Vehicle (LEV). The cars are limited by law to 25 MPH (35 MPH in some states) but they recharge from any outlet you can plug your cell phone in.

If you need to take to the highway your options become severely limited. Currently the only highway speed EV available to the public is the Tesla Roadster at $120,000. Everybody else "is working on it and will be ready by 2010".

You don't need a 300 MPC (miles per charge) electric car. When you get home after a hard days work, you plug in the car, eat dinner go to bed. In the morning you get up, get dressed, unplug the car and leave every day with a full load of "fuel". Two minor additions to the usual routine and you've made the world a little better. A gas car doesn't self fill at night an since you don't want to visit the gas station on a daily basis 300 miles is a light range requirement.

The length of the charge time at night is irrelevant. I'm asleep so what difference does it make if it takes 1 hour or 6. Think how many hours a day is your car actually being used out of 24? The rest of the time it is just sitting, waiting for you to use it.

As for plugging it in everyday, don't you plug in your cell phone every day to charge it? An EV is the same deal, put the car in its parking place, hop out plug the cord in, go in and eat dinner. The rest is automatic and baring some kind of minor catastrophe your car is ready to go in the morning. You can also plug in wherever you stop, called opportunity charging, if your vehicle has a 110 volt charger. Since 80% of people put less than 40 miles on their car on a daily basis a 50 mile range isn't an inconvenience.

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i wanna buy electic car from where need answer ?

A RAYMAN

hi i am looking to buy car which can run by electric charge per charge should be 300 miles . is have any this kind of car .. ???

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There is no electric car for sale on the open market, because Chevron, Toyota and GM conspired to eliminate plug-in cars by stopping use of the proven NiMH Nickel batteries.

You can put in an order for the Tesla, but it will take until 2010 for delivery, there is a backlog. And the Tesla uses inferior Lithium batteries which don't have the lifespan of the NiMH.

Just recently, on Mar. 27, the California Air Resources Board agreed to let GM out of their promise to build either fuel cell cars or battery EVs.

We know they can do so, they just don't want to.

who killed the electric car?

colton m

GM killed it and todaay announced they will have an electric car by 2010 but also stated a 10% chance it won't work and will only go 40 miles. It's a dirty joke on the public. OIl and money controls us. They don't care if it makes the middle east rich and pollutes our air. It's all about money. I wouldn't buy a GM car or any of their products. The whole deal STINKS! What say you?

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Don't wait for GM. And don't listen to the people who are trying to tell you there's been no progress in battery research in 30 years. Take a look at this vehicle, which is being manufactured right now:
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http://phoenixmotorcars.com/models/fleet.html
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The Phoenix electric pickup truck - using new, advanced Altairnano batteries (based on research from MIT) - can:

-Travel up to 250 miles per charge
-Carry 5 passengers plus cargo at 95mph.
-Charges batteries in as little as TEN MINUTES.
-Has batteries that last 250,000 miles (never need replacement.)
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Beginning Building RC Car/Trucks?

AndrewAIID

I want to get into RC car/trucks I would like to know where to start? I want a simple build 1:10 scale truck to take off in dirt and what not. What do i need to build one? I don't want like a starter kit with all the parts, I would like to buy all the components separately and build. Could anyone give me a list of what parts I'd need for just a simple build that wont break my wallet. Also if anyone can give me their opinion on parts the favor most and/or what parts go together best. I'm new and never played with an rc car except walmart junkers would to tackle this head on piece by piece to make my own.

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hey man, as an experienced rc hobbyist I dont recommend doing that.......Only reason is because you can not basically build one from the ground up...you have to buy kits or premade and modify/build them......

If you want to really enjoy it and get a assload of experience do this, buy a SMALL starter truck

I started out on a team losi mini lst2......drive that for about 6 months.....get the feel of rc cars, learn every manipulation, maneuver, and control about it. Learn how to take care of it and keep it properly maintained.

Then take it COMPLETELY apart... (except electronics like the esc and steering servo's) and rebuild it.....you will feel so confident and accomplished about it....

after 6 months at LEAST.....then buy a redcat racing volcano epx pro.....it is a basic 1/10th scale brushless truck (you can start out with this one too) if starting out do the same thing, but with this truck.......if you already started out with the lst2...then spend about 2-3weeks learning the new truck all over again ( until you are confident that you can drive that truck better than anyone else)...then take it to a local race, or find some friends locally that you can race for a small entry fee....

You will beat everyone almost guarenteed if you folllow what I say and you will earn money for better cars.......the first time I raced my truck ( I was 14) I expected to get my ass spanked and sent home......I left with 1st place trophy, 200$ check, 20$ in rc store credit and a lifetime membership card to their store ( usually 5.99 a month)........all the racers there were either grown men that did not have time to practice...or little kids that ride on their daddies fat wallet and expect their 9000mph car to kill everyone else.

After you get bored with these two trucks, then deeply think if you are ready to commit to a REAL hobby in rc racing, pursue working in a local hobby store and purchasing a really nice rc car to upgrade/race with.

Basically this is what I did....And I was VERY happy and successful in this hobby, I almost went in the state races and maybe nationals....but I realized that You will spend more money than you will make with these little guys...


Also, here is a video I made when I was 12!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht-XBwHHkds

it's really bad, but considering everyone else my age could only drive in modified straight lines I won alot of friendly races and competetition.

EDIT: also, to give u an idea how complex these little bastards are, just look at the volcano epx pro's user manual http://content.yudu.com/Library/A17zpn/RedcatRacingElectric/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yudu.com%2Fitem%2Fdetails%2F57112%2FRedcat-Racing-Electric-Vehicle-Manual

What new technology was invented when you were a teen? PLease include your age?

Crisital

if you are between ages
20-29,
30-39,
50-59,
60-69,
70-79,
80and up

Please include how old you are and what technology was invented.your age should fall between those ranges. thank you!

(sorry not for people between 12-19...sorry!)

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55. OK. First, especially back then, newly invented technology often took 10-15, sometimes 20 years, before the average person could get, or afford it.

But some of things that were just coming into use in the 60's. Color TV was huge. If you were the first family on the block to have a color TV, you were the most popular kid. Even though only a hand few of shows were broadcast in color.

Eight track tapes were new. But only because you could play them in the car. Otherwise, the old vinyl records were still the norm.

Few people had home air conditioners (window). They were just starting to become available. No schools had them.

Gas-motor powered lawn mowers were just coming out. Most people had the old manual, non motorized push mowers

Jet aircraft was new. The military had just achieved Mach 1 speed, breaking the sound barrier. As kids were got all excited when we heard the sonic booms. A big event.

We all had rotary phones. Push buttons had been invented, but were not generally offered or available until the 70's

Electric guitars came out in the 60's. The first time you saw Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton use one, and make it talk, it freaked you out.

Every kid had a transistor radio. Most were AM only, but some AM-FM. They were the Walkman or I-Pod of our time. Nobody listened to FM. Cars had only AM radios

Some people, but most schools had projectors, reel to reel tape. If you were lucky enough to see a computer, it was probably in a government building, and was the size of your kitchen refrigerator.

And if you went to a really large city, you could ride the escalator, and walk through an automatic door that opened for you.

There was probably more advanced technologies at the time. But only the very rich could afford them, and we never even saw them

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A 339hp, 26mpg hybrid-electric vehicle! Or a pure electric sports car! Fashion hype or a view to the future ?

AC

Lexus has recently launched the GS450h. A hybrid electric vehicle that delivers 339bhp, will shoot from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds and still achieve 25 city and 28 freeway mpg. Priced at $56,000, its a serious attempt at market. That cannot come with significant investment and a bet from Lexus. Also, a group in nothern California has launched the first ever all electric serious sports car. The Tesla Roadster electrifies from 0 to 60mph in 4 seconds! At $100,000 its is more of a statement to the world and a toy for the rich.

Will it work? Is the future already here? If not, what could cause things not to turn out this way ?

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Practical electric cars are arriving now. We can't wait for the big car companies to build them - they don't want to do it. But there are many small entrepreneurs doing it.
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Why doesn't anybody know these cars exist? Because small companies don't have the ad budgets to get their message out. But if you buy one, and spread the word, more people will buy them - the EVs will get better and better - and the rest will take care of itself. Below are just a few of many exciting electric vehicles we will be seeing.
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Here's one company making an EV that charges in only 10 minutes:
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http://phoenixmotorcars.com
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Here's a Chinese import that gets 200 miles per charge:
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http://milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html
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Read this page to discover how you can buy an EV conversion for as little as $5000 that does freeway speeds, and saves hundreds in fuel costs every month:
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http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car
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Here's a very cute little car (this one only does 40mph) that only costs $10,000:
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http://www.zapworld.com/ZAPWorld.aspx?id=188
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Don't believe the disinfo about electric cars polluting. Electric motors are several times more efficient than gas engines. Power plants burn fuel at much higher efficiency than your gas car does. And distributing electricity by wire is far, far more efficient than trucking fuel around the country.
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The efficiency argument is easy to prove by looking at fuel prices. A typical electric car gets about 4 miles per kilowatt-hour. Using off-peak electricity prices, this translates into about a penny per mile in most places. What does gasoline cost? Closer to ten times that amount! The lower price of driving electric is mainly attributable to the higher energy efficiency of those vehicles.
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All these efficiency improvements mean that the EV can travel further on less energy. That means much less pollution per mile, no matter what the power plants burn. Plus, a significant, and growing percentage of electricity is now made from non-polluting sources.
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electric sports car. one that I can aford?

gravyandic

Im VERY interested in an electric sports car. Gas prices are SKYROCKETING and in 3 years its going to be about 7.00$ a gallon. I would like some help finding an AFORDABLE sports car that runs on ONLY electric. I know theres a lot out there, and the most popular one is the tesla roadster, but it runs for around 100k im willing to spend around a max of 60k so if anyone could help me that would be grate. i also dont mind used.

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At the moment the only one available to individuals is the Tesla Roadster, but this will change in approximately 1 year.

Available in California in October 2008, the Aptera typ-1e will cost about $27,000 with a top speed of 95 mph and range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Soon thereafter Aptera will introduce the typ-1h, a plug-in hybrid version of the typ-1e with a 40-60 mile range on purely electrical energy, and a range of over 600 miles total when in electric/gas hybrid mode, for around $30,000. On a 120 mile trip, the typ-1h will get 300 miles per gallon. The shorter the trip, the higher the efficiency.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Available in late 2008 or early 2009, the ZAP Alias will cost $30,000, have a top speed of 100 mph, and a range of 100 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-alias

Soon thereafter the ZAP-X will be available at a cost of $60,000 with a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles per charge. This probably fits your criteria the best, as it's the fastest and has the best range for your maximum price.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-x

Available in late 2008 or early 2009, the Miles Javlon will cost $30,000 with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.milesev.com/

Phoenix Motorcars will start selling their SUT to individuals in late 2008 or early 2009. It will cost $45,000 and have a top speed of 100 mph with a range of 100+ miles per charge.

http://phoenixmotorcars.com/

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Song suggestions? :)?

bat countr

I just want suggestions for some new songs/artists to listen to. I listen to mostly rock/screamo/metal/emo, but I'm open to pretty much anything :)

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these are my favorite bands/artists :)
hope you like


mytoybox
blood on the dance floor
chiodos
stereo skyline
forever the sickest kids
amy can flyy
alesana
mayday parade
the pink spiders
armor for sleep
my american heart
the red jumpsuit apparatus
brokencyde
breathe electric
breathe carolina
basshunter
hawthorne heights
underoath
hit the lights
just surrender
rise against
farewell
a day to remember
a cursive memory
3OH!3
metro station
set your goals
kill paradise
we the kings
red car wire
school boy humor
lindsey kane
racing kites
artist VS poet
making april
papa roach
three days grace
hollywood undead
britt nicole
envy on the coast
red hot chili peppers
nevershoutnever
a rocket to the moon
to be juliets secret
everlast
sherwood
the used
incubus
driver side impact
lost on landing
the media says
say anything
boys like girls
brand new
death cab for cutie
sparks the rescue
all time low
attack attack
escape the fate
bullet for my valentine
aiden
i set my friends on fire
saosin
the medic droid
hellogoodbye

Good roadtrip songs!?

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soo im going on a little road trip so i need some songs...preferrably like club/dance songs that are good! be creative cuz i already have some of the most popular ones....

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Here are some new ones for you:
Memories - David Guetta ft. Kid Cudi
Building Minds Faster (BMF Freestyle) - Lupe Fiasco
Free Mason - Rick Ross ft Jay-Z & John Legend
Be Worried - Nas ft. Swizz Beatz
Dope House - T.I. ft. Bun B
See Me Now - Kanye West ft. Beyonce & Charlie Wilson
Saga Music - Charles Hamilton
As We Enter - Nas & Damian Marley
Inhale - Common
Cafe - B.o.B. ft. Bow Wow
Valley Of Death - Fat Joe
I'm Beamin' - Lupe Fiasco
Not My Love - Pitbull ft. Janet Jackson
Live Fast, Die Young, - Rick Ross
Level Above (Tags) - Yung L.A. ft Wale & Pill
Like The White Boys - Lil Wayne ft. Yung LA & Wiz Khalifa & Eminem
Sunglasses At Night - Skepta
Tears Of Joy - Rick Ross
Fearless - Emenim
Pregnant (Remix) - Chris Brown ft. Tyrese & R. Kelly
Sound of Letting Go - David Guetta
Who Dat - J Cole
Lock It Down - Slum Village
Vibrator - Gucci Mane ft The Cataracs
Let's Toast - C1 & Young Spray
Kid Cudi ft. Kayne West - Erase Me
Everybody Dance - Kat Deluna
Exhibit C - J. Electronica
Say It Like It Really Is - Public Enemy
Boosted Up My Ego - Trai'D ft OJ Da Juiceman
Paper Scissors Rock - Timbaland ft James Fauntleroy
Miss Me - Drake ft Lil Wayne
Tap Star - Young Jeezy
Letting Go - Sean Kingston ft. Nicki Minaj
Get Your Paper Up - Nicki Manaj
Heavenly Father - Fat Joe ft Lil Wayne
Maybe (Remix) - Rocco ft. Gucci Mane & Rick Ross & Soulja Boy
My Heart - Meaku
Wait - Chris Brown
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Live Fast, Die Young - Rick Ross ft. Kanye West
SDF (Sippin Drank Fast) (Remix) - Ya Boy ft Gudda Gudda & Short Dawg
When Love Takes Over - David Guetta ft Kelly Rowland
Next Black President - Los (Shooter)
2012 - Jay Sean
Missing You - David Guetta
Tangerine - Big Boi
Solar Midnite - Lupe Fiasco
Paris Morton Music (Lost Verse) - Drake
Reprecussions - Lauryn Hill
Like It - Enrique Inglesias
Never Too Much - Three 6 - Mafia ft Gucci Mane & Project Pat
She Can Get It - B.O.B
Don't Be Scared - Manio ft. Chris Brown
Surprise Me - B.O.B.
Everybody Looking - Gucci Mane
All I Do Is Win - T-Pain
Mr. Rager - Kid Cudi
Past My Shades - B.o.B. & Lupe Fiasco
Short Summer - Joe Budden ft. Emanny
All White Everything (Remix) - Young Jeezy ft Yo Gotti
Come On Over - Brisco
Electric - Shawn Desman
Church - Bun B
Put It Down - Bun B ft Drake
Body Ya -Fabolous
Grown Simba - J. Cole
Work - Gorilla Zoe
I'm Expecting (No DJ) - Gucci Mane ft Juvenile
Problems - J Cole
Man Down - Ja Rule
80s Baby - Joell Ortiz
Sing Like Bilal - Joell Ortiz
Hollywood - Chrishan
Club Can't Handle Me - Flo Rida
Erase Me - Kid Cudi Ft. Kanye West
M.I.A. - Game
Showin Out - Clipse
Throw Ya Sets Up - Yo Gotti ft Gucci Mane & Zedzilla
Tight - All Night ft. Shawty Lo
Airwolf - Deen
If We Ever - David Guetta & Afrojack ft Makeba
Loose My Mind - Jeezy
Loyalty - Birdman ft. Lil Wayne & Tyga
My Own Steps - Roscoe Dash ft. T-Pain & Fabolous
All Summer - Kid Cudi
Early - Young Buck
First 48 - J-Dawy ft. Slim Thug
Billionare - Travis McCoy
Premeditated Murder - J. Cole
Dutty Dutty - Sean Kingston
Swagger Right - Rich Girl ft Fabolous & Rick Ross
Upside Down - Jin
Chillin - Wale
She Got It Made -Plies
Spotlight - Gucci Mane
Chewy - Wiz Khalifa
I Like - Jerimiah ft Ludacris
Opposite of Adults - Chiddy Bang
Paint It Black - Quincy Jagher
Mirrors - Wale
Bottoms Up - Trey Songz ft. Nicki Manaj
Day Dreamer - Gorilla Zoe
Rap Song - T.I.
Hustled Blood - Big Boi
It's Me B*tches - Swizz Beats ft Lil Wayne & R. Kelly
Hello, Good Morning - P. Diddy ft. Dirty Money & Rick Ross
Bunz - New Boyz
Crickets - New Boyz & Tyga
Fed Up - DJ Khaled ft Usher, & Young Jeezy, &Rick Ross & Drake & Lil Wayne
Grizzly - Ludacris
Massive Attack - Nicki Minaj ft. Sean Garret
Lean - Lupe Fiasco
Get In My Car - Usher ft Bun B
This Instant - Sophia Fresh ft. T-Pain
All the Way Turnt Up - Roscoe Dash
Power - Kanye West
Gettin' Paid - Nicki Minaj
Leggo - Plies
Dumb It Down - Lupe Fiasco
House Of Flying Daggers - Raekwon
Dairy - Wale
Shut It Down - Drake ft. The Dream
Shine Blockers - Big Boi
California Gurls - Katy Perry
Girls on the dance floor - FM
Drop it low remix -Ester Dean ft Chris Brown & Lil Wayne & Trey Songz
Out the Bottle - Juelz Santana
Gotta Get My Paper Up - Cassidy
Mixing Up the Medicine - Juelz Santana
Arabian Dance - Twista
Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding
Goku - Soulja Boy
Get like me - David Banner ft Yung Joc & Chris Brown
Say Something - Jin
On The Radio - Jenifer Lopez ft. David Guetta
Women Lie Men Lie - Yo Gotti
Any Girl - Lloyd Banks
I'm Beamin - Lupe Fiasco
Waka Waka - Shakira
Trillionaire - Bun B. ft. T-Pain
Summer Nights - Lil Rob
G Shift - Chris Brown ft. Tyga
Superstar - Lady (ft. Young Cash) T-Pain
Waffle House - Travis McCoy
Stop The Party (Remix) Busta Rhymes feat. T.I. &Cam'ron & Ghostface Killah, & DMX
Chris Brown - Dueces
Pass Out - Tinie Tempah
Breathe, Stretch, Shake - Mase
Poltergeist Gucci Mane ft Talib Kweli
I Am The Hood Killa Kyleon ft DJ Khaled & Rick Ross & Yung Chill
Grown & Sexy Trai'D ft. KD
Rock That Body - BEP
Seen My Man (NO DJ) Jacki-O ft. Trick Daddy & Pretty Ricky
Flossin - Mike Jones
The Prayer - Kid Cudi
Go Hard - Power Rangers
Look Like This - Arlis Michaels ft Mistah FAB
Beautiful Monster - Neyo
Gin & Dreams - Pill
Ghost - Jay Sean
Lock It Down - (CDQ) Slum Village
Teach Me The Dougie Remix - Sean Kingston ft. B.o.B.
Drunk In the Club (Logan de Guelle Remix) - Bei Maejor ft Clinton Sparks
Neon - Jackie Boyz
No Strings Attached - D Brown
Money In The Bank - Swizz Beatz
J.E.T.S. - Trademark & Curren$y
Make Ya Sweat - Dominic
Mockingbird - Eminem
Real ***** For Life - Lou Armstrong ft. Max B, French Montana & Heavy Skooda Chose ft Twista
It Ain't Me - (ft Akon & T.I.) T-Pain
Can't Help But Wait - Trey Songz Feat. Plies
Nothing On You - B.o.B. Ft. Bruno Man
Dirty Picture - Taio Cruz
Best I Ever Had - Drake
Move - Jason Derulo
Kickstarts - Example
Tick Tock -- Ke$ha ft. P. Diddy
Killah - Cherrish
Get Your Girl - T.I.
Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner ft. Big Sean
Shots - LMFAO ft Lil Jon
Usher - Hey Daddy
On To The Next One - Jay -Z
Money To Blow - Young Money
Ludacris- My Bad Chick
Forever Young - Jay-Z
Tie Me Down - New Boyz
OMG - Usher ft. Will i Am
Aloha - Fat Joe
Erase Me - Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West
Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz
Pyramid - Ijaz/Charice
Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner
Boy Back Up - DMX ft. Mob Deep
Miranda - Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Method Man
Hollow Points - Jedi Mind Trick
Watch How You Talk To Me - Raekwon ft. Busta Rhymes & The Game
Lemonade - Joell Ortiz (remix)
Friends - Nas & Damian Marley
Strangers - Talib Kweli & Hi-Tex ft. Bun B
We Do it For Fun pt. 2 - The Jokers
Marry Me- Murs
Light Up -Drake ft Jay-Z
BedRock -Young Money ft. Lloyd
Beamer, Benz, or Bentley - Lloyd Banks ft. Juelz Santana
Fireworks -Drake ft. Alicia Keys
Supernova - Jason Derluo
Good Times - Roll Deep
Sex Room -Ludacris ft. Trey Songz
I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) -Pitbull
Empire State of Mind -J-ay-Z ft Alica Keys
How Low -Ludacris
9AM In Dallas -Drake
Steady Mobbin -Young Money & Gucci Mane
Shutterbugg -Big Boi & Cutty Shutterbugg
Hard In Da Paint -Waka Flocka Flame
Roger That -Young Moneyt
Can't Tell Me Nothing -Drake
Wavin' Flag - K'naan, will.i.am & David Guetta
I'm Goin In -ft Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy
Hotel Room Service -Pitbull
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Does anyone else have RC setups, if yeah lets hear what ya got.?

some guy

i love going down to the track or the hobby shop and looking at all the stuff ill never get, but taking joys in showing a kid what i have and explain how hell never have it. No but seriously what your set up.

I have a an HPI RS4 1/10 on-road electric drifter thats fun to play with inside. i have the old school barracuda body (dont like ricers), all wheel drive setup 50/50.

I also have the HPI Hellfire which is my basher i just take that thing and blow it to peice's

and the other thing which is addicting are those little XMODS i actually have 9, 2 06 mustangs, 1 firebird, 2 lifted f-150's, 2 camaros modded to be on the EVO chassis, a G35, and EVO. All the cars have all radioshack mods, bearings, lights, engine, suspension, all wheel drive, rims, tires, drifting kit, wild body, and lithium batteries. I got a nice setup but it my hobbies too, i got a track for in my garage. Anyone else on here got a savage or anything?

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I have built from the ground up a fully Radio Controlled Ship as well as a fully Radio Controlled ( flying saucer ) with hover manoeuvrability. For the ship... it took me a little over 16 mths and for the flying saucer it took me well past 2 years to build it.

Really weird dream held hostage?

The Real G

Was at school with my whole class we were sitting in the gym and in the gym was a gunman who held us all at gun point he took like 20ish kids away with him and left this gay nerdy kid to guard the rest of us and the kid stood on the outside of the door looking in so it was my chance so me and a kid in a wheel chair and another kid riding on it followed me and me and
the kid not in the electric wheel chair made it because we had to climb a fence to get out of the school and the other kid just runs I ran to a nearby mustang and found the keys in it and drove it away then I was driving around for a while. I had the impression it was in the future I went back to the school and it was still under gunman control? On google it came up as a submarine base and not a school.So I drove by and I saw kids leaving so I drove up and I saw a good friend of mine and I was telling her to get in the car and she said she can't but if she could she would. I was talking
to her and was out of my car I saw some gunman running toward me so I started running away across the open field in front of our school and I ran past a storm trooper and she was now dressed in a pink security uniform and was chasing me and I ran and ran and she just stopped and said good luck kevin. So I kept running until I saw the parking lot and I went up to the first truck and opened the door the keys were in the door took them out and was going to start it when I look to my left and some one was standing there and I woke up.

Isn't that crazy?
What do you think it means?

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Ummm,
i heard you have like 23 dreams a night,
and i think that all of these dreams get jumbled into one big story
which you may remember rather than the individual dreams,
myabe thats why it it soooooo random

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how can i make a remote control car go faster?

warlooker

i brought a small remote control car about less than $20.00 hoping i can make it go faster.
how can i make it go faster i want to put a battery in so the motor can spin faster and oil my gears.
but is there any other way to do it.
thank you guys for helping.

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For $20.00 you can't expect to get much more out of the car. It's not really built for speed at that price. Basically, this is a kids toy. There is a huge difference between remote control cars for kids and remote control cars for adults. The complexities of the cars have a very wide gap. Kids cars will run on just a few AA batteries. RC cars for adults feature full miniature engines. Lots of the popular motor kits run on fuel such as gasoline or nitro. Others run on large battery packs that are essentially beefed up versions of kids toys. These cars require just as much maintenance as a real car, since they have all of the same components (plus all of the radio transmitting gear!) to deal with.

So you may want to save up and get your moneys worth by opting for petrol, nitro or electric models. The fastest engine choice that you can find is a nitro engine. Nitromethane is an alternative to regular gasoline, and runs much better for RC cars. It is usually heavier, and therefore more cumbersome on the handling of the car. However, if you are going to be on a fairly straightforward and tame race course, it is a great choice and will provide a huge speed. The only down side is that nitro engines are known for wearing down faster, and breaking at a higher rate. If you use a nitro engine frequently, you can almost expect it to break after intense usage. It is a good idea to have an electric engine that you can swap it out with when the need arises.

The other parts of the car are equally important when you are aiming for absolute fastness. If you are you going all-out on a project, you should expect to spend quite a bit on components like wheels and axels. Usually you want to get wheels that are extremely firm and light. If you have the opportunity to go out to a hobby store and test out a few different components, you will be able to decide exactly what you want based on experiencing it first-hand. This is the best way to shop for anything, and the same goes for remote control cars. Since the parts are usually highly swappable, you can directly compare one with another by trying them in quick succession.

If you arenât a very technically inclined person, the thought of picking all of these parts might not sound very fun. However, you might not have to go through this process. It is possible to buy kits that include all top of the line parts, and are quite easy to assemble. With these you wonât get the high level of customization that you would get out of building a regular home-made car. Being able to choose all of the parts separately is a great benefit, although 90% of the time you can replace individual parts if you decide that you want to go for something that is of a higher quality or a little bit faster than what you had before.

All of these things really add up. If you have one part of a car that doesnât perform as well, the entire thing will be affected. Therefore you need to choose your parts carefully to have the best remote controlled car possible.

remote controlled electric cars for kids? its like the barbie jeep thing? where can i find more?

Elizabeth-

websites and everything i need!
i have a daughter and really want one of these for her! (:
it has to be a car, not scooter..

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This site looks promising, wait till they add prices I guess. http://www.breezescooters.com/

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I wish to buy the best electric car if we compare quality/price.?

Frenki

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Good article about buying affordable electric cars:

http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car

Has anyone bought an electric car from YZdawn, China? If so, what is the quality like?

ashali_bm

I want to buy one of these cars but cannot find any review about their products. They say that they sell to Europe, the US and other countries. I would like an independant opinion before I commit to buy.

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Well, here is the electric car they have that is DOT certified (certified for US roads):
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http://www.gongchang.com/DLEVZ1008_environmental_electric_car_with_DOT_certificate-dp5788782/
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My guess is that they are trying to make a deal with a US partner to import them here. That could take a while.

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How does the electric car translate in terms of gas prices?

godiva4850

This was what was said in an article "GM said the Volt will cost about 80 cents to fully charge at a rate of 10 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is about the national average. After that, the batteries will be recharged by a small gasoline engine that allows the car to travel hundreds more miles. GM said the engine will be able to run on E85 ethanol, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline." and I wonder what that actually means in terms of dollars and cents. Has anyone said? I remember from the documentary "Who Killed The Electric Car?" that electric cars would translate into running at sixty cents a gallon, and am wondering if that holds with the new models or if it's another situation altogether.

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An electric car generally costs about 2-3 cents per mile to recharge.

A Prius costs about 8 cents per mile with gas at $4/gallon. A 30 mpg car costs 13 cents per mile.

For the Volt, the first 40 miles it runs on purely electric power, so they're claiming this part will cost 2 cents per mile. When it's using the gas engine, they've said it will get 50 mpg, so at that point it will cost around 8 cents per mile. So the further you drive before recharging, the more expensive it will be, but it will still be cheaper than any gas car or regular hybrid.

electric cars?

lizzymcghe

hey everybody do u think its a good idea to have electric car?and how much do they cost? are they over twenty grand?do you still have to put gas in thoes cars?

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Electric cars are great. They're much friendlier for the environment than gas cars. Right now the best available is the ZAP Xebra:

http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/xebra-sedan

But there are many really nice EVs set to come out soon.

Available in California in October 2008, the Aptera typ-1e will cost about $27,000 with a top speed of 95 mph and range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Soon thereafter Aptera will introduce the typ-1h, a plug-in hybrid version of the typ-1e with a 40-60 mile range on purely electrical energy, and a range of over 600 miles total when in electric/gas hybrid mode, for around $30,000. On a 120 mile trip, the typ-1h will get 300 miles per gallon. The shorter the trip, the higher the efficiency.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Available in 2009, the ZAP Alias will cost $30,000, have a top speed of 100 mph, and a range of 100 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-alias

Soon thereafter the ZAP-X will be available at a cost of $60,000 with a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-x

Available in 2009, the Miles Javlon will cost $30,000 with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.milesev.com/

Phoenix Motorcars will start selling their SUT to individuals in 2009. It will cost $45,000 and have a top speed of 100 mph with a range of 100+ miles per charge.

http://phoenixmotorcars.com/

Available in 2009, the cityZENN will have a 250 mile range and 80 mph top speed. The price has not yet been set.

http://greenhome.huddler.com/products/zenn-motors-cityzenn-ev

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Coal vs. Gas (Electric Cars vs. Internal Combustion Engine)?

Angelfire

We were discussing the electric car vs. gas car. Everyone was so excited (ok, maybe not the correct word) about the electric car. When asked if they might use electricity car, a lot of people shot up their hands and I was like, hmm! I didn't speak out because I wanted to do more research about it.

I was surprised when nobody brought up where electricity comes from. Coal. Zero emissions? Are you kidding me? The electric car is just another way of masking the problem. The people don't see it and they forget about where we get the energy from.

I was studying the efficiency of coal. It was definitely less than 20%. I don't have any notes on it anymore but I think it's less than 10 or 5 percent efficient after all the refining (and the energy they use to produce it and make it usable) they have to do. What I do remember is that I was ASTOUNDED at how low coal's efficiency was. We went through all the processes it went through and how much energy it lost in each process (in heat, light, sound, etc.) up til the end when it became electricity.

So I guess my two main questions are:

How efficient is coal - after all the processing they do in order to make it usable? (and how much would it take to run a car for 100km perhaps)
How efficient is gas - after all the processing they do in order to make it usable? (and how much would it take to run a car for 100km perhaps)

And compare them by their greenhouse gas emissions? With the amount of coal needed to run an electric car for 100km, and the amount of gas needed to run a regular gasoline car, which would produce more greenhouse gas emissions?

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Of course, if there were more of the other alternative energy such as nuclear, hydro, solar and wind, electric cars would be a better choice BUT for now, coal produces the majority of our electricity.

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The efficiency of coal fired power plants is about 30%, 2.1 lbs of CO2 is generated from every kwh being produced. In charging a battery and energy transfer, the loss is 90%, when the power from the battery is being used, there is only 72% efficiency. So for that single kwh produced, we also produce 2.1 lbs of CO2. But that 1kwh only reaches the battery at .9kwh, then when it is converted into motion we have .65kwh remaining.
Assuming that a gasoline car is able to get 25 miles per gallon.
One gallon of gasoline is able to produce 36.6 kWh/US gallon.
That when converted into motion in cars, there is only 20% efficency. So that results in a transfer of only 7.32kwh for one gallon. The carbon dioxide output for the combustion of one gallon of gasoline is 2421grams (2.421 kg -> 5.34 lbs carbon per gallon) 5.34 lbs of carbon has not been converted into CO2 yet, so the conversion results in 19.5lbs of CO2 per gallon of gasoline.
19.3lbs*.65kwh/2.1lbs = 6.03kwh electricity
6.03kwh of electricity will produce the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as does gasoline.
6.03kwh/7.32kwh*100 = 82.4% as carbon efficient as gasoline. assuming that all of the energy used to power the electric car comes from coal.
That calculation shows that electric generation by coal is not as efficient as using gasoline, but we need to take into account one more factor.
The United States uses 21.2% of the world's oil, in order to get this oil, we ship it all across the world. We produce about 5% of the world's supply, so in order to get 75% of the oil that we do use, we import it. In order to import it, ships travel across the oceans to deliver our oil. After it arrives, large portions are considered waste when it comes to gasoline refining. During the process, electricity, and fuel are consumed, putting even more carbon emissions into the sky. So at the end of the day, burning that coal is actually more carbon efficient than that gasoline that we are putting into our tanks. Further compounding this is the fact that not all of our electricity is being produced by coal. Some is being produced by oil, some is produced by nuclear. 30.8% of our electricity is being produced by coal, 6% by petroleum, 40.8% by natural gas, 10% nuclear, 7.5% hydro electric, the remaining is other renewables/gasses. If you take into account all combusting methods of electricity generation, the efficiency rating rises from 30% for coal to an over all efficiency rating of 40%. With this kind of efficiency rise, and after adding nuclear power, hydroelectric, and other renewables, it becomes clear that electricity will beat out gasoline in carbon efficiency.

The average price of electricity in the United States is $0.09 per kwh. if you make the calculation, thats about $1.01 to travel the 25 miles that one gallon of gasoline can travel. With gasoline prices at $3.50 a gallon, electricity begins to make allot more sense.

I want a safe car for the winter time, what would you prefer?

Thistimear

Including 4 wheel drive and not being a truck or anything huge that wastes a ton of gas, or something super expensive- 18k price range.

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There are no "safe cars" for any season of the year around the planet. Cars are not safe. They are motion, self propelled devices powered by internal, some say "infernal" combustion engines, albeit many new ones have electric motors, Yeah! Four wheel drive vehicles do not work if there is no friction. In fact, 98% of cars on the road ARE NOT four wheel drive and are driven year round rather successfully. The DRIVER , the knowledge, the training, the ability to think and judge the conditions is what is important and evolves to a safe driver. Plenty of 4X4 crash in winter as this has NOTHING to do with handling, braking or ability of the driver to use good judgment. Years ago when ABS came out insurance companies gave a discount as they though cars with ABS would crash less often. THEY WERE WRONG. When cars came out with Stability Control Programming, no discounts. Do these cars crash less? No they do not. As it happens, most people DO NOT EVEN KNOW HOW THESE WORK and crash anyway. Why? Because people take RISKS. In Kentucky alone in 2012 over 53,000 crashes were attributed to distracted driving which means texting/cell phone. Three days ago in my area an 18 year old female died when while texting lost control of her car and crashed. About the same time a mother of four kids, barely 26 years old, drove in front of a large, YELLOW, school bus as if this BUS did not exit. She dies. Cause? Texting. If you wish to buy a car, buy a car you want. However, get driving lessons. Most people DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH as to cars. Going to a driving school should be MANDATORY. If you wish to see what I mean go to "wreckedexotics.com" to see people with money to buy expensive cars but with no brains to buy driving lessons that have crashed their cars. Some die. The subject of tires, energy, handling, kinetic energy, stopping distances, etc. IS NEVER DISCUSSED. And so, you, in your state of being an average uneducated and untrained driver, have the opinion that there are safe winter cars? And you shall buy one but you shall crash THINKING that you can speed and mishandle the car because you have four wheel drive. Last year or two an author rode a model T Ford for one year. In that year there were over 8 million crashes, 40,000 people died 5,000 of them teens. With millions of injuries over 250,000 ended up with handicap level injuries. This guy? Not even a parking ticket. No heat, no radio, very small almost bicycle size tires. And yet, not a scratch on the car. Why? He knew how to drive and when to drive and where to drive. No chances. My 2001 Audi is front wheel drive. Five speed manual. I drive year round. If there is snow, seldom in my area, over two inches, I wait for the roads to be cleared. The car does not have a scratch on it. Why? I have taken driving lessons, I never speed and I seldom take chances on the road. People have tried to crash into me. They speed, do not stop at stop signs, tailgate, etc. But I know what do to. How about you? Care to evolve into a safe driver? Get lessons. The car is not that important. YOU ARE.

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