What if.....

[n8dogg]

Yes, it was at the Puyallup! I thought BS too, I wonder if he was quoting national statistics for energy sources. Also, I do know that a lot of our hydro is sold to other states, not necessarily just for our consumption here in Washington, most our dams were federal commissioned after all. There are a few local municipalities that own their own dams, not generally the big ones like Bonneville and Grand Coulee. Still, there are a lot of greenies here that don't consider dams green. They'll show up a local street markets and public places pushing for legislation to limit or end hydro. Maybe their stance is being pushed by the developers of newer sources, like wind. I don't know why the guy at the fair, from a utility that does own a few dams, was pushing against hydro so much.

[n8dogg]

Back to the topic, What if...(sorry Knightstruth, your thread got hijacked!) I would just like to have a Manual for my AWD SLS. The car handles great, but I'd like to be able to manipulate the RPMs better than what the CVT allows, even in manual mode.

[Woodie]

Anyway, the pitch was for wind as dams aren't considered "green" because bad for the fish I guess.

Hydro isn't considered green because it's already there and working great. There's no reason to pick your pocket to save the world if you realize it already can be done, they just choose not to.

[KuroNekko]

The thing with hardcore greenies is that often, they start putting sense aside to push their initiatives. Hydroelectric is already great because it's clean energy and it's renewable. It also has a high yield compared to solar and wind, I imagine.
If some greenie thinks hydroelectric is "not environmentally friendly" then maybe they should look at China's toxic air pollution from coal plants and the radioactive mess in Fukushima, Japan from nuclear. In comparison, hydroelectric is a blessing Mother Earth would write love poems about.

Also, companies asking customers to pitch in for investments in solar and wind is questionable. After all, aren't they going to OWN them and charge consumers for the power they generate? Unless customers can part-own these mills and solar farms, why should they donate money to a corporation/company which will use the capital to make profit off of them? I see this worse than tax payers bailing out bankrupt companies.

It makes more sense for an individual to buy their own solar cells and install them on his own roof. In fact, an old roommate I had worked for a company that installed solar cells on private homes and businesses. He told me that the average home actually generated more electricity from the solar panels than needed and that owners could sell the extra energy to the power company. Of course, the setback was the approximate 20 grand the average installation cost for the homeowner. Much like the Tesla Model S, these environmentally-conscious commodities are toys for the rich.

While I support wind and solar energy, one should be reasonable with them and not an extremist going as far as to advocate the ban or limiting hydroelectric. That's lunacy.


BACK TO TOPIC:

Personally, I would want a manual, AWD Kizashi Hybrid, but at this point, I might as well ask Suzuki to give me a talking unicorn that shits candy.

[Knightstruth]

Back to the topic, What if...(sorry Knightstruth, your thread got hijacked!) I would just like to have a Manual for my AWD SLS. The car handles great, but I'd like to be able to manipulate the RPMs better than what the CVT allows, even in manual mode.

Yeah it did get hijacked . As I said I would like a hybrid version with AWD alittle more power and I'm good. Oh yeah and some new tech like the ability to sync my apps from my phone.

All this talk about clean energy is gonna make more go and buy a hybrid right now!

[johnhenrydale]

"Personally, I would want a manual, AWD Kizashi Hybrid, but at this point, I might as well ask Suzuki to give me a talking unicorn that shits candy."

Almost just spit-taked my beer on that one. Nice.

[johnhenrydale]

"Personally, I would want a manual, AWD Kizashi Hybrid, but at this point, I might as well ask Suzuki to give me a talking unicorn that shits candy."

Almost just spit-taked my beer on that one. Nice.

for more laughs, have google translate from the Japanese on Suzuki's Kizashi page:

http://www.suzuki.co.jp/car/kizashi/per ... index.html

"That you can taste it in peace rather than a thrilling tension, a sense of openness and stimulate pleasant.
That this is a sporty driving can be accomplished, time with the car was full of joy.
This is the essence of running that we asked the Kizashi.
If you ask to protrude the cornering performance, you'll be glued to the eyes of many people in extraordinary driving ability by itself.
But the Kizashi, bombastic show off also clever guise does not have any.
The pursuit of runs suitable for Kizashi intently, I realized the driving pleasure that exciting."



This is some f*cking next-level car poetry over here, people.

[WESHOOT2]

Any new 4-cyl Accord can return well over 40 mpg on the highway........


The Kizashi would benefit from improved visiblity around the A-pillars. I personally find its power sufficient, particularly considering its balance with fuel efficiency.



And for Tim, reduced susceptibility to crosswinds.

[Knightstruth]

Any new 4-cyl Accord can return well over 40 mpg on the highway........


The Kizashi would benefit from improved visiblity around the A-pillars. I personally find its power sufficient, particularly considering its balance with fuel efficiency.



And for Tim, reduced susceptibility to crosswinds.

Most new cars are going to blow the Kizashi away in gas mileage due to the age of the model run (started 2010). Most mid-sizes are getting refreshes and redesigns now.

If the Kizashi was to be redesigned it would need a signifcant bump in fuel economy to compete.

[BM-Power]

Kizashi is meant to be a sport-sedan, not a hybrid boring econ-box (just my opinion ).

Going back to the topic, I'd be the first to line up at the Suzuki Dealerships if they released a proper performance Kizashi, twin turbo pumping around 300-350bhp AWD with manual....but one can only dream