http://novacharge.net/nc_press_McDpr.htmlwtf... why here?
7/8/2009 4:22:17 PM
so wait the kind of people that drive bleeding edge eco friendly cars are the same people who frequent mcdonalds?
7/8/2009 4:23:10 PM
they have minivans full of kids
7/8/2009 4:23:43 PM
whats NovaCharge's stock symbol, I'm about to buy some of that shit
7/8/2009 4:24:16 PM
^^^I'm guessing this guy hopes they will be now.[Edited on July 8, 2009 at 4:26 PM. Reason : I'll never be fast enough here. ]
7/8/2009 4:24:53 PM
cant find a symbol i guess they're not publicly traded
7/8/2009 4:28:23 PM
7/8/2009 4:28:25 PM
oh lawd, drove by it the other day on my way to trader joe's
9/5/2009 1:33:47 AM
McDonalds knows how to fucking do business
9/5/2009 1:36:50 AM
HAHAHA. Who charges a cell phone for 15 minutes, more or less a freaking CAR?
9/5/2009 2:06:19 AM
Well... unless we see a huge jump in technology (either in charging speed or longevity), charging stations in most major chain restaurant/store parking lots is really the only way I can see electric cars being at all viable for everyday use.So... this could be a step in the right direction, assuming that electric cars become the way of the future. Of course, that's a pretty fucking big assumption.
9/5/2009 2:11:33 AM
This is just a stupid gimmick. Nothing more, nothing less.
9/5/2009 2:14:53 AM
shit... I'd go to a McDonalds if they put a free gas pump in front of it.
9/5/2009 10:34:08 AM
^well this isn't free... so....how many people drive EVs in this area? I wouldn't think many. and where does cary get its power? sharon harris?
9/5/2009 10:56:12 AM
Cary gets their electricity from the grid, just like everyone else. part coal, part nuclear, part hydro, part gas. you don't get all of your electricity from the nearest power plant.you can rag on McDonalds all you want, but they have being going through their stores and rebuilding them to be much more energy efficient. The kitchen areas of fast food restaurants are one of the largest users of power per square foot of building space by a large margin. They can use almost as much electricity as a decent sized grocery store or Walmart. you have to give them credit for trying to reduce thei demand instead of just sugarcoating the situation by installing some PR solar panels.[Edited on September 5, 2009 at 11:03 AM. Reason : this is Cary, so the EV market will probably catch on as a social status.]
9/5/2009 11:02:33 AM
Bottom Line:They only did it to gain a few more points to get the LEED Gold certification. This particular point of the design is kind of silly because the people it would help the most (employees) arent the people who will be driving electric cars for awhile most likely. However the overall design is actually really cool:http://www.qsrmagazine.com/articles/exclusives/0709/mcdonalds-1.phtml[Edited on September 5, 2009 at 11:20 AM. Reason : ]
9/5/2009 11:19:46 AM
9/5/2009 11:24:53 AM
fuck those nigger lovers. Racist mother fuckers
9/5/2009 11:27:54 AM
9/5/2009 11:28:52 AM
they may have only installed the charging station to meet LEED requirements, but the decision to rebuild that McDonalds in the original location was made to reduce utility expenses. They see the direction the utility industries are heading with TOU metering and they want to be prepared for it.
9/5/2009 11:36:39 AM