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  1. SwedishAdvocate

    EV Electra – The company that has bought the Emily GT developed by NEVS

    The Lebanese company EV Electra has bought the Emily GT developed by NEVS. Does anyone know something about this company EV Electra?
  2. SwedishAdvocate

    100% electric hydrofoil passenger vessel – Candela P-12

    " Candela P-12, the world’s first electric hydrofoil passenger vessel, has completed its first test flights and begun production at our Rotebro facility. P-12 is offering a faster, sustainable, and more cost-efficient option for maritime transport and will halve commuting times in Stockholm from...
  3. SwedishAdvocate

    Honest Australien Government Ad – Electric Vehicles

    Australia... Sigh. :mad:
  4. SwedishAdvocate

    The Tezon – A Volvo Amazon body on a Model S chassi

    This is a bit more than 'just' a conversion... Anyways... There still doesn't exist one single decent production EV Station wagon on this planet(!) The only ones that do exist are a few custom builds. And once this one is finished there will be one more EV Station wagon unicorn... The guy...
  5. SwedishAdvocate

    Ferrari 308 Electric Conversion

    IF Enzo wouldn't like it... Who cares?...
  6. SwedishAdvocate

    Should this kind of ’sabotage posting’ about Man-Made Global Warming really be allowed?

    The member ”jrad6515” have been massively trolling this thread with completely false nonsense for I don’t know how long: Climate Change / Global Warming Discussion Here a post where he(?) commits a vicious personal attack on the sixteen year old teenage girl Greta Thunberg: In my opinion...
  7. SwedishAdvocate

    Richard Hammond involved in Rimac crash

    Sigh...
  8. SwedishAdvocate

    Subprime Auto Lending Bubble and manipulation of Auto Stock Price?

    Apparantly there's a repeat right now of the Subprime mortgage crisis. But this time it's Auto Lending. And here's some additional info about a what appears to be manipulation of the Stock Price of many Auto Makers (+ some expansion on the John Oliver Video above.)... PLEASE NOTE: THE...
  9. SwedishAdvocate

    Model S P85D vs McLaren 650 S on some Dutch media outlet

    I don't understand a word of what they're saying. Dutch does sound quite funny to a native Swedish-speaking though... No offense :wink: Anyho... Things starts moving at ~2:25… :rolleyes:
  10. SwedishAdvocate

    Nick Murray reviews a brand spanking new Model S 70D

    Nick Murray – the guy who got ~1.7 million hits on his 991 911 Porsche lemon Youtube video recently put up a rather detailed review on one of his friends brand spanking new Model S 70D (MC Red, Tan Leather and Sub Zero). Unfortunately Nick replaced that 991 911 with a Bimmer M4, and is now in...
  11. SwedishAdvocate

    The luxury buyer | Mashable [Date of publ. unknown...]

    Searched the forum and couldn't find it. As noted, could also not find a date of publication. ...and I haven't read it, but from glancing a few seconds it seams favorable... :rolleyes:
  12. SwedishAdvocate

    Tesla Model S vs Audi RS7 vs Alpina XD3 track battle | Auto Express (UK)

  13. SwedishAdvocate

    Tesla Model S P85D drag race - the ultimate Q car? | Autocar

    P85D vs. Caterham 620 R
  14. SwedishAdvocate

    Space movies (possible spoilers)

    The Martian (a motion picture) With your fellow Tesla owner: Matt frickin' Damon :wink:
  15. SwedishAdvocate

    Suggestion re: the Forum Rules

    A little while ago I wanted to find the Forum Rules. Having had too little sleep, and having been away from my good ole Mac for a while I forgot I could simply search for them. It therefore took a while before I vaguely recalled perhaps they were posted somewhere in the "Site Feedback"...
  16. SwedishAdvocate

    Thiamine (vitamin B(1)) deficiency syndrome in wild birds

    Was completely unaware until I heard about it on Swedish public service radio (yesterday I think). Can't find a journalistic article about it in English. Here's one in Swedish from Sweden's only conservative national newspaper (and it's not a tabloid): Förvirrade fåglar speglar katastrof...
  17. SwedishAdvocate

    Mullen 700e (CODA reborn)

    Image Credit: Mullen Motor Company Really... :rolleyes: I guess it wasn't designed by Pininfarina then... :biggrin: Additional source: Coda Sedan Gets Rebirth As Mullen 700e At 2014 LA Auto Show | InsideEVs
  18. SwedishAdvocate

    Volkswagen Passat GTE plug-in hybrid

    Image credit: VW Additional sources: Volkswagen charges up new Passat GTE for the trip to Paris - Autoblog VW Passat GTE plug-in hybrid makes 141 mpg | gizmag (Will also be available as a sedan.) :rolleyes:
  19. SwedishAdvocate

    SS Customs One-Off TeslaVets to Celebrate Veterans Day

    Image Credit: SS Customs (?) Source: SS Customs and Tesla Create One-Off TeslaVets to Celebrate Veterans Day | Automobiles review Surprised this hasn't hit TMC yet.
  20. SwedishAdvocate

    Who prefers a Model 3 station wagon?

    I want a Model 3 station wagon. And my current career arch will enable me to buy one for cash if Tesla puts a Model 3 station wagon into production. What do you want? Edit: Poll is public and open indefinitely.
  21. SwedishAdvocate

    'Eco-friendly' cars, consumption differences

    (mod note: this discussion was moved out of the Model S vs. BMW i8 thread) --- I guess it all depends on how you view the global warming part of that decision. What’s more important to you? The world you (and the humans younger than you), will have to spend your lives in, or ?
  22. SwedishAdvocate

    Can this be debated on TMC? The latest segment from Fox Business News...

    You have to see it. Otherwise you won’t believe it.
  23. SwedishAdvocate

    Codename: "Silk Road 2"

    Title: "Details Leak Out On BMW-Toyota Plug-In Hybrid Supercar – Target Is To Crush Porsche 911" Details Leak Out On BMW-Toyota Plug-In Hybrid Supercar - Target Is To Crush Porsche 911 | InsideEVs
  24. SwedishAdvocate

    Pump (some sort of movie)

    Elon/Model S on screen @ ~1:48. Pump (2014) - IMDb
  25. SwedishAdvocate

    A Tale of a Porsche 911 991 Lemon

    Image Source: Porsche 911 991 issues update - YouTube
  26. SwedishAdvocate

    Starving Drivers in Formula One Sparks a Quiet (?) Debate

    How hard can it be to foresee this outcome? Seems like a piece of cake to mandate a ballast system to counter any advantages from weight and center of gravity because of differences in physique. Just absurd. Additional sources: Adrian Sutil: lighter Formula 1 drivers blocking weight rule...
  27. SwedishAdvocate

    Re: Forum Rules

    Right now there isn’t anything about politics or religion in the forum rules…
  28. SwedishAdvocate

    Fossil gas (aka Natural gas) Corporations are Dangerous!

    See more here: Exxon CEO loves fracking except in his backyard... | TMC Gasland II | TMC Gasland The Dark side of Natural Gas | TMC The thread about Oil Corporations: Oil Companies are Dangerous! | TMC More about Oil Corporations: Keystone Pipeline evaluation | TMC - - - Updated - - -
  29. SwedishAdvocate

    Audi R8 e-tron

    Time to give the R8 e-tron it’s own thread?
  30. SwedishAdvocate

    Global NCAP

    Anyone heard of Global NCAP? - - - Updated - - - They apparently smashed an Indian Tata Nano if anyone’s interested in seeing what zero stars looks like…
  31. SwedishAdvocate

    Does anyone fly with Qatar Airways?

    Or do you know people who are thinking about seeking employment at Qatar Airways? Then, IMO, you should take a look at the following: More here: ITF lobbies for ICAO action on Qatar/UAE rights abuses | International Transport Workers' Federation: Press area And this is corroborated by the...
  32. SwedishAdvocate

    Lightning Motorcycles

    Image credit: ORDER NOW - Lightning Motorcycle Website: Lightning Electric Motorcycle Fastest Electric Motorcycle
  33. SwedishAdvocate

    The not "Ice Hockey", but simply Hockey Thread!

    I used to follow hockey. That was some time ago though. For some reason things like politics interest me more these days. :wink: But yeah, I’ve also read good things about the Sedin brothers. I ‘made you’ this thread though. :rolleyes: Maybe there are more here on TMC that are as passionate...
  34. SwedishAdvocate

    California grants Tesla $34.7 million tax break to boost production - Dec 17, 2013

    Unless I’m missing something; this is one tax break that I can get behind :wink: : Additional (?): California grants Tesla $34.7 million tax break to boost production - Autoblog - - - Updated - - - I meant to submit this to the News section, but apparently I managed to put it here...
  35. SwedishAdvocate

    Volvo XC90 T8 AWD

    Volvo Cars is allegedly releasing a new Plug-In Hybrid XC90 in late 2014. Image Credit: Volvo Cars Image Credit: Volvo Cars Image Credit: Volvo Cars Image Credit: Volvo Cars Edit: On closer inspection it appears that the third image is from their Concept Coupé, and not the upcoming new...
  36. SwedishAdvocate

    Air pollution – harmful particles/soot

    Couldn’t find a general thread about air pollution/fine-particles/soot from internal combustion engine exhaust. Found these though: China Announces New Measures to Curb Air Pollution Los Angeles air pollution drops after tailpipe laws Air pollution data from my local area A...
  37. SwedishAdvocate

    Elon in a segment on Bloomberg TV, 2013/10/25

    Tesla CEO Says Model S Fire Caused by Metal Debris: Video - Bloomberg Parts of this segment are also included in the longer format “Bloomberg West1” (24:20 – 27:50). Therefore, there is a partial transcript here: Musk Talks Model S Fire: Bloomberg West (10/24): Video - Bloomberg (On a glance...
  38. SwedishAdvocate

    Bisphenol-A (BPA) does not seem to be good for you

    Guessing there might be some people with an interest on the forum, so why not post…
  39. SwedishAdvocate

    FOX Business News: Spreading the Sheet

    Speaks for itself really... [And here I meant the segment below…] Original source: Fox Business offers silly numbers when talking about TSLA stock rise (AutoblogGreen)
  40. SwedishAdvocate

    "Goldsboro Revisited or: How I learned to Mistrust the H-Bomb"

    By now I suppose you’ve all seen the news. Don’t know how your news outlet of choice is covering this, but personally I found this coverage… well, I guess there really are no words for it… You can also watch it on their site: How the U.S. Narrowly Avoided a Nuclear Holocaust 33 Years...
  41. SwedishAdvocate

    We're running out of sand -- yet another market failure

    I saw a 52 min. edit of this documentary on Swedish Public Service TV: SAND WARS – The official site which has a 2:50 long trailer Unfortunately the Swedish Public Service TV site is the only place I know of where it’s currently available. And here it’s been locked in so it can only be viewed...
  42. SwedishAdvocate

    Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid

    Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (A plug-in hybrid) Photo Credit: autobloggreen I couldn’t find a thread on this particular plug-in hybrid… ”[The] official NEDC [New European Driving Cycle] rating of 3.1 l/km (75.87 mpg) is not some impossible-to-meet-outside-the-lab fuel economy level...
  43. SwedishAdvocate

    Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

    Credit for this Picture goes to Volvo Cars and carsuk.net. I couldn’t find a thread on this particular model… Anyways, it looks like Volvo Cars might have a small hit (?) in Europe with their V60 Plug-in Hybrid: Volvo doubling V60 diesel PHEV production to 10,000 to meet demand ...a car...
  44. SwedishAdvocate

    Two more gems from FBN (1:47 & 4:02 min. long)

    …or that little furry animal ‘fair’ and ‘balanced’ ‘news’-corporation. With rabies. Allegedly. "FBN’s Stuart Varney sounds off on the environmental issues with alternative-fuel vehicles." The Pollution Problem with Electric Cars | Fox Business Video (1:47 min.) "'Cool It' author Bjorn...
  45. SwedishAdvocate

    FBN’s Gerri Willis in a 2:09 minute segment about electric cars…

    Where Did Electric Cars Go Wrong? | Fox Business Video Uses a sig. red Model S (and a Volt (of course!)) as an illustration (from 0:29-0.46). Perhaps it’s best if I refrain from making a further comment…
  46. SwedishAdvocate

    Rear seat whiplash protection?

    Rear seat whiplash protection First: English is only my second language (I'm a Swedish national) so apologies if I’ve gotten the wording of this wrong in some way. Also, this is my first post on this forum. The reason for this is that I’ve been unable to find anything definitive on this...