There was an old Cold War joke about a two-man footrace staged between John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev. JFK won the race handily and the next day Soviet newspapers reported, “Khrushchev defeated all but one competitor in the big race, Kennedy finishes next to last.”
Consider that the inspiration for the headline on this story about sales of electric cars in Spain. The BBC reports that:
Spain’s plans to have 2,000 electric cars on the road by the end of 2010 have been dealt a blow as figures showed just 16 have been sold.
The government-backed REVE electric car and wind power project said 15 cars had been sold so far this year, in addition to one last year.
They’ve sold 16 electric cars in the whole country in two years. At this rate, Spain’s electric car owners club could hold its annual convention one good-sized, gas-guzzling SUV.
If electric car sales are this anemic in an enlightened European country like Spain, what are the odds that a big car lovin’ country like the United States will be able to meet President Obama’s goal of having 1,000,000 plug-in hybrids on the road by 2015?
He’s completely outta gas on this one.
H/T: Tim Blair
This post was last modified on July 21, 2021
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We just had a massive Thunder Storm and then I read this story. It made me wonder if an electric car gets struck by lightening does it speed up for about Ten minutes. Like an old cartoon if it gets zapped does it shoot ahead at lightening speeds? I might buy one if that were the case. Otherwise, No Thanks...
Obama is the new age Don Quixote.
At a cost of ?? Damn, these things wouldn't even make a good ole, redneck, demo derby that funny. But I'd sure as hell like to try!
"The best-laid plans o' mice and men gang oft aglæ". (R. Burns)
Maybe sales will pick up once they figure out how to lengthen the extension cord
Forget about the reality - look at their goal: 2,000 cars by the end of 2010? What the hell difference would 2,000 electric cars make? What's the point of having such a goal?
Coal-powered cars went out of fashion over a century ago, why bring them back now?