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Is GM's Volt A Big Winner?

By Don White

No, so far the Volt is a marketing failure. This is a "green" electric car that Barak Obama said would sell like pancakes. In order for it to become a commercial success it has to sell by 2013 a million cars.

Do you know how it is doing so far? Not good. So far in the middle of 2011 Government Motors has only sold 1,700 of these marvelous little green cars that were supposed to have revolutionized how Americans traveled.

GM had to sell a million or more cars to become a commercial success, or to even meet lowest expectations. No, folks. I don't want to sound pessimistic or discouraged, but this car has been another Edsel, a colossal commercial failure. Will this mean Obama will stop pushing onto the American public his choice of cars? No, he will forge ahead undaunted because it's your dime--I should say your $50 Billion--he's spending, not his.
 
I pity the investors who put hard cash down on GM during the past year or so. As I understand it, the American public doesn't own 60 percent of this company that should have been allowed to fail and declare bankruptcy, it owns only slightly more than 20 percent. Pity all the dummies on Wall Street who paid for this thinking the stock would soar.  But if Barak Obama is re-elected, count on him to again bailout GM and Wall Stret--even give management bogus bonuses, too.

Someone in one of the upcoming presidential debates should ask him if he intends to continue bailing out defunct companies like General Electric, General Motors, AIG insurance and others?

If he answers yes, don't vote for him. But, oh, I forgot. It doesn't matter what this man says in the election campaign, he can lie to you in your face now and do just the opposite. How does he get away with it? There is no justification for it except that he's a born liar living the Chicago way.
Born in Hawaii, didn't he say? Or don't you want to remember?


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Three Car Makers Raking In The Dough In China

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Car Companies Making a Mint in China

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Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter View This Issue On Our Website [»] Saturday, April 23, 2011 Three Car Companies Making a Mint in China  by Tony Sagami Dear Don, The most important auto show is not in Detroit but in Shanghai. More than 700,000 consumers packed massive showrooms to see 1,100 cars from 20 countries at the 14th Shanghai  International Automobile Industry Exhibition. Since 2009, China has been the largest auto market in the world. China’s fastest-growing segment is its luxury auto market, which is growing by an average of 60% a year. Hey, anytime a market is growing that fast, there are plenty of promising stock opportunities. Click here to learn the names of the three auto stocks plus one Chinese auto parts maker that are best positioned to profit from the red-hot luxury auto market. What’s even better is all four of them are traded here in the United States. Best wishes, Tony P.S. Martin Weiss’ latest video presentation — American  Apocalypse — is online RIGHT NOW. Don’t miss your chance to view this eye opening presentation before it’s too late. Click here and it will begin playing immediately. External Sponsorship Receive your Silver and Gold Investor Kit $99 Value. Free! Make Serious Money Trading Stocks for FREE! 2 FREE Weeks of Investor's Business Daily® and investors.com! Free Access: Our Options Strategy Beat the Market By 28% Get a free copy of The 10 Keys to Successful Forex Trading!

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Nissan, Number Four Most Innovative Company In The World - Now That's A Fact

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Fast has named Nissan number four most innovative company in the world. I own a Nissan and love it, albeit six years old and gets only 20 mph using premium gasoline. I still love my beautiful leather-seat roadster.Don White

How To Pump More Gas And Less Fumes In Your Tank At the Gas Station

Here Are Some Valuable Tips From A Real Pro:

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS 

I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are paying up to $3.75 to $4.10 per gallon. My line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon:

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose, CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline.. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.

A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low mode, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up; most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

To have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. It's really simple to do.

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Why Drivers Prefer Trucks Over Gas-Saving Hybrids

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fuel-efficient choices than ever before

MORE THAN 160 CHOICES

The good news for consumers is that competition among automakers is driving a range of fuel-efficient technologies to market. In the federal government's 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, (www.fueleconomy.gov) more than 160 models are listed that achieve high mileage, in excess of 30 MPG.

However, consumer demand has not kept pace with the industry's advancements, and automakers are encouraging consumers to consider buying one of the many fuel-efficient models on sale now. To meet our country’s goals for energy security, we need to get high volumes of these high MPG vehicles on the road.

4% CHOOSE HIGH MPG CARS

Only 4% of consumers bought cars which had 30+ MPG Combined Milage

While the majority of consumers cite fuel economy as an important consideration, only 4 percent of car buyers bought cars achieving 30 MPG or better in MY 2010, according to Ward’s Automotive. Out of 13 million passenger vehicles solid in 2010, only about 500,000 were high MPG vehicles.

94% WORRY ABOUT PRICE

Pocketbook concerns drive vehicle buying decisions, and 94 percent of consumers have said high purchase price was a deterrent to choosing an environmentally friendly or green vehicle. According to a 2010 National Academies of Science report, “new technologies can result in significant fuel savings for passenger vehicles, but at higher purchase prices for consumers.”

THE ROAD TO ENERGY SECURITY

Diverse auto technologies are on sale today, with more coming. But our country doesn’t enhance energy security if high MPG vehicles sit on dealer lots. Our policy priority now is clear, and we urge government to help find ways to encourage sales of more fuel-efficient technologies.

Energy providers play a big role in providing lower-carbon fuels and energy infrastructure. Government can assist with consistent, long-term policies and investments in infrastructure. We all need to join together to support an integrated approach to energy security.

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Visit Yosemite National Park In California In March or April For A Sight Never To Be Forgotten

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YOSEMITE'S National Park FRAZIL ICE   It is hard to imagine that Yosemite is only 60 miles from Fresno -- where it never ever snows and rarely gets below 32 F in the dead of winter.  This is an incredible video! It only happens in March and April. I have never seen a creek come to a complete stop like this before and start up again someplace else.  It's like a lava flow. Turn on your sound. Now just enjoy ............. ............  http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=9V9p4mFEYXc&vq=medium#t=15

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Best Movies Early 2011 Says NY Times

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Movie Reviews MOVIE REVIEW | 'ANOTHER YEAR' Injustice, British and Otherwise By A. O. SCOTT Mike Leigh's "Another Year," like many of his films, is about the casualties of British class consciousness. But it also trains its eye on another form of unfairness: the unequal distribution of happiness.  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'BLUE VALENTINE' Chronicling Love's Fade to Black By A. O. SCOTT "Blue Valentine," starring Ryan Gosling andMichelle Williams, plays on time in examining love lost and found.   Anatomy of a Scene | Related Article  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review ADVERTISEMENT MOVIE REVIEW | 'BIUTIFUL' The Mob Work Is Tough; Then He Has to Go Home By A. O. SCOTT Javier Bardem plays an underworld figure stressed by work and family in Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Biutiful."  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE STRANGE CASE OF ANGELICA' In Remote Corner of Portugal, a Photographer Finds More Than He Expects By A. O. SCOTT A new feature from the 102-year-old Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira takes place in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal.  Movie Overview | Showtimes | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE RED CHAPEL' A Fake Danish Comedy Troupe Goes To North Korea, With Strange Results By NEIL GENZLINGER In "The Red Chapel," a Danish journalist sets out to punk North Korea by arranging to visit it with two Danish-Korean comedians.  Movie Overview | Trailers | Rate and Review MOVIE REVIEW | 'SUMMER WARS' Young Math Wizard Stumbles Upon Oz, Deep in the Heart of the Internet By RACHEL SALTZ In Mamoru Hosoda's anime feature "Summer Wars," Oz is a global virtual reality.  Movie Overview | Trailers | Rate and Review News & Features Hollywood's Class Warfare By A. O. SCOTT Films are starting to reflect the economy's impact on some battered Americans. Tracing the Arc of a Tragic Folk Singer By BOB BAKER The folk singer Phil Ochs, who committed suicide in 1976, is the subject of a new documentary, "Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune." New Tricks for an Old Dog of Hollywood By MIKE HALE James Caan is chairman of the advisory board for Openfilm.com, which hosts and distributes videos. A Marriage's Death, and Post-Mortem By DENNIS LIM Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" cuts back and forth between the end and the beginning of a deteriorating romance. It Seems the Grinch Stole This Year's Holiday Movies By MICHAEL CIEPLY On Christmas Day, there is no holiday-theme movie from the major studios for the first time since 2001. A Publicist's Sly Push for the Novel 'True Grit' By MICHAEL CIEPLY In 1969 a movie executive hatched a plot to boost the novel "True Grit," as well as the John Wayne film. DVD DVDS Just Like the Ones You Used to Know By DAVE KEHR Holiday time can seem like Bing Crosby time. On DVD the recent "Bing Crosby Collection" emphasizes the early, formative part of his career. ADVERTISEMENT

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