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Despite the technology behind both vehicles, however, some competitors and observers object to the government assistance. These cars will compete for a relatively small pool of buyers, who can afford expensive, sporty cars, says an official with a foreign carmaker. "It's all about boys and their toys," adds Joseph Phillippi, an independent auto analyst from Short Hills, N.J. "They should have written their own checks instead of going to the government...
...also doesn't hurt to keep at least a toe in Michigan. Tesla maintains a small office in the state, while Fisker has more than 200 engineers, 150 of them from suppliers, working at its engineering center in suburban Detroit. The Michigan connection was helpful when Fisker applied for the DOE loans earlier this year. As Gary Peters, the Michigan Democrat, said of Fisker's loan: "Propelling our auto industry into the 21st century is one key to Michigan's economic recovery...
...Small investors, pension funds and investment bankers are now scouring the sector, wondering which name might be taken out next. Even venture-capital and private-equity players are making their way to the edge of the M&A diving board, ready to spring back into the deal waters...
True, the inconvenience of fewer dispensers is small, but so is the environmental impact. And this decision promotes an attitude that treats needless burdens as essential elements of conservation: trayless dining, reusable mugs, “efficient” showerheads that just spray less water...
...vertebra "just like Atlas holding the world on his shoulders; that is what C1 does," says Bhatia, referring to the anatomical designation of the vertebra. In Wilhite's case, all of the ligaments that hold the skull on top of C1 were "completely torn" and there were small fractures to C1 itself. "It is very unusual today to have three healthy young people die in a car crash," says Bhatia, 36. "They were hit with an amazing amount of force." Regarding Wilhite's internal decapitation, Bhatia says, "Think about the weekly collisions in the National Football League and that neck...