One of My Favorite Photos -- Absolutely Nothing To Do With The Bakken -- An EV Dies, and Now Instead of a Simple Refill, Hours to Recharge

An EV (all-electric vehicle) whose battery has died (Legoland, southern California). It is now being pushed off the "freeway" to be recharged, a process that will take more than a few minutes.

Regular readers know why I posted this. For newbies, "what the ...?" Ignore it and go back to Bakken posts. Just for fun.

Speaking of EVs (link here, sent to me by Greg):

The Nissan Leaf has so far “outsold” the Chevy Volt, 4,134 to 2,745, reports the Los Angeles Times. As each buyer gets a $7,500 tax credit, these sales have so far cost taxpayers $51.6 million.

From the LA Times:

When it comes to sales of electric vehicles, Nissan's Leaf is charging ahead.

Nissan Motor Co. has sold 4,134 of the battery-powered electric cars this year. General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet, by comparison, has sold 2,745 of its Volt car, which is technically a plug-in hybrid because it runs on electricity for about 40 miles before a gasoline-fueled generator kicks in to extend the vehicle's range.

My hunch: the journalist is not a math major. When the number of cars sold in this country each year is measured in millions, the difference between 4,000 and 3,000 is statistically insignificant. It's made even more insignificant when one realizes many of these cars are being bought or held by dealers as promotional tools to bring customers into the show room. The whole thing is a farce. 

Remember, these things are powered on coal.