When did superior aerodynamics start to be considered ugly? I suggest that all who think so visit a military museam and look at a fighter jet or two.

Perhaps it’s because it’s not covered in useless, heavy chrome from top to bottom, front to back? My favorite foreign description of American made vehicles is “spackled with random, pointless shiny bits.”

Don’t worry, though, as soon the Chinese start smearing them with glitter, put on a designer lable, and make the butt bigger, we’ll buy ‘em at twice the price like hotcakes.

Here’s a joke I just made up…

Q: How manty Chinese kids does it take to build a miles EV?

A: None! Because if it’s as ugly as their photoshop, nobody will buy it!

Having said that, I am sure that hybrid and EV batteries will be mostly recyclable, also.

But we don’t wish Miles luck at all. They are trying to make a buck by collaborating with killers and oppressors — the Chinese Communist Party. This is no better than running a plant in cooperation with the Soviets or the Nazis.

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We did recently buy a car made in Japan (the Prius, our first foreign car of eight we’ve owned between us in our lives).
But Japan is a democratic and fairly free country, which poses no threat to America or other free countries.

Chian is a far cry from Japan.
We will NEVER buy a vehicle that is made in a totalitarian country, such as China.

That’s why the Miles has never been on our list. That company is traitorous as far as we are concerned.

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There are no truly “private” large manfuacturing concerns in China. Their system is not communis anymore, but it certainly is not a free-enterprise system either. It’s a fascist/socialist hybrid.

The profits from Miles’ plants in China will inevitably help to further strength & entrench the Chinese Communist Party. The Party continues to enlarge and modernize its military at a rapid pace, and you know it’s not because they fear an invasion by the US, Russia or India. They are directly threatening the freedom of Taiwan. And when they’ve taken Taiwan, they’ll subjugate South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, etc. People who buy a Miles car should think about the kind of killers they’re subsidizing.

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I’m all for free enterprise. (In fact, I worked to prevent the election of our President-elect precisely because of his socialist voting record and proposals.) But having freedom to choose doesn’t answer the question, how should we exercise that freedom? We should consider the effect that our purchases have on the prospects for freedom, and on the quality of our air and water.

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There are plenty of plug-in hybrids or all-electric cars that are being built in free countries: Phoenix MotorCars has its plant in California, the ThinkCity is built in Norway, the Chevy Volt will be built in Michigan, the 2011 Prius will be assembled in Mississippi, etc.

There is no “need” to enrich a murderous regime by buying a Miles car made in China. SHAME ON THE GREEDY AMORAL BASTARDS AT MILES. Build your vehicles in a free country or go out of business.

As for battery disposal, remember that the engines of non-hybrid cars end up in landfills too. The amount of total material put into landfills from a non-hybrid vehicle is no less than the amount put into landfills from a hybrid vehicle of the same size.

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Many people need SUVs or trucks because they have large families, or because they run small businesses that require equipment or supplies. But tens of millions of people are driving SUVs and trucks that they don’t “need” at all.

For their own vanity and whims, they are enriching America’s enemies, such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Russia, Iran. They are also spewing unnecessary amount of pollution into our air.

Unless you need a vehicle that big for kids or business equipment, start thinking about our country, and our air, and BUY A HYBRID. Better yet, buy a plug-in hybrid, as they become available at better prices soon.

And I agree with Bill, the best course of action is to buy an AMERICAN-MADE hybrid.

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Moreover, the Prius won’t be made abroad for much longer. Several months ago, Toyota announced that it will build a new assembly plant in Mississippi specifically for the Prius. By fall 2011 (the 2012 model year), it’s likely that all Priuses sold in America will be assembled in America.

As for the “sweat shop” accusation, be aware that the term refers to health and safety conditions, not just wages. Toyota is required to observe the same healthy and safety standards as the Big Three in its U.S. plants, and as far as I know, it does observe them.

As for wages, would you rather earn an unsustainably high salary — as many workers at the Big Three did until recently — and then be laid-off when the plant closes or reduces operations, or earn a lower salary that lasts your entire life?

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And yes, we are eager to do our part to restore American’s manufacturing base.
My household’s next two cars will be:

(1) for my fiancee, a 2011 or 2012 Chevy Volt, made in Michigan
(2) for me, a 2011 Prius, assembled in Mississippi

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I wish Miles good luck. It is a wake-up call for the big three.

When Toyota builds a plant in the US they pay twice the going industrial wage for the area where they build their plant – improving the standard of living in that area.

A major reason I think US car companies are struggling is because of the excessively high wages and benefits being paid UAW workers. The UAW had its day but now workers must compete in a world economy. The UAW better get smart or they’ll be bargaining with 3 bankrupt companies…

My concern is that we, the US, are not the ones making the cars and exporting them to China.

There’s $25B out there, why are we not employing GM to build Tesla/AC Propulsion/other drive trains for export?

MPT
PlanetTesla.com

Not only is it made overseas where you lose jobs to USA.

But the battery mining of minerals and metal to make them.

You are better off buying an american hybrid or keeping your old hummer.

Even Toyotas new tundra millage is now much worse than the F150 and if you go on Toyotas site it wont let you compair the 2009 F150 to Toyota Tundra.

Toyota is trying to turn the USA into a sweet shop.

So I am happy we are seeing these american start up electric car companies.

It gives me hope along with Fords new Hybrids and the GM volt to keep high tech here in the USA

There it is, this guy doesn’t give a damn about the environment, people, or making the world a better place … All he cares about is “tremendous” profit … Greed and corruption have got us to this place we are all in now and this guy wants to pick through the remains like a dog …