Walgreens to host 18 EV charging stations - guess which city

[Balt]

...So there's 18 Walgreens in Houston?

I'm surprised too. That's kinda low.


We have 3-4 within 15 minutes of where I am, and I'm in a city nowhere near the size of Houston.

 

[Nebor]

My understanding is that Houston is pretty liberal compared to the rest of the state.

Nope. Houston is a bastion of conservatism. Not quite so much as Dallas. But it's nowhere near the liberal mecca that Austin is.

 

[thepd7]

My understanding is that Houston is pretty liberal compared to the rest of the state.

Liberal? No... Urban? Metropolitan? Yes.

After dealing with FEMA and the Katrina refugees for the last five years I would say the city is more conservative than it was.

Austin is more liberal than Houston but all 3 major cities (Austin, Houston, D/FW) are on the liberal side.

 

[0roo0roo]

Meh, frys used to have some as well, they were almost never used.

 

[Vic Vega]

Looks like the major cities in Texas, Houston included, were blue in the 2008 election.

They voted Obama!

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/tx.htm

Which basically means nothing, as most people are moderate. Only a fringe group on either end of the scale is hardcore Democrat or Republican.

 

[GoSharks]

Meh, frys used to have some as well, they were almost never used.

Seriously. The "new" Fry's in Sunnyvale had them when they first opened like a decade ago. Great job catching up TX.

 

[txrandom]

My understanding is that Houston is pretty liberal compared to the rest of the state.

You are thinking of Austin although most large cities are usually more liberal than the rest of the state.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

My understanding is that Houston is pretty liberal compared to the rest of the state.

Yeah, they got both kinds of music...country and western.

I'd move to texas in a heartbeat if I didn't hate Texans so much. Everything else about the state appeals to me though...definitely on the up and up.

FTFY

 

[Eli]

Well, admitting that it sucks in the first place is a good first step.

 

[thescreensavers]

my school has the normal 15amp 120volt plug available,on a ton of spots but all that park there are gold carts... lol

 

[Zebo]

Houston make Berkeley look like Tyler. Not saying much.

 

[BigFatCow]

I dont understand why they picked walgreens. The article says it takes the LVL 2 chargers 4 hours and the rapid chargers 30 minutes to recharge. Most people spend about 5-10 minutes at the most inside a walgreens.

 

[0roo0roo]

I dont understand why they picked walgreens. The article says it takes the LVL 2 chargers 4 hours and the rapid chargers 30 minutes to recharge. Most people spend about 5-10 minutes at the most inside a walgreens.

well that is about the level of consideration for reality that goes with most things related to ev's

 

[Craig234]

Houston.

Another sign of TX emerging as the leading state in the Country!! after CA and NY failing miserable... All you TX haters, think again. Texas is really changing and fast and for good.

Actually, Texas has some great good and bad. It's doing some things right - and it's also the source of most of the corrupt energy industry donations against OUR law against global climate change (Texas lost). The good is pretty much outweighed by the single fact of Rick Perry being governor.

But while I'm not a sports fan, Texas seems to be rabid about its teams, so congrats on the world series win. (Cheap shot confession).

 

[Craig234]

You are thinking of Austin although most large cities are usually more liberal than the rest of the state.

I was going to mention 'more evolved', and realized it was redundant, same thing. We have the same thing in CA, our 'red state' inland and rural, our coastal cities blue. Except San Diego, which has a strong conservative streak possibly related to the military presence.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

All the Chevy volts that GM sold to the government.
http://www.chevrolet.com/volt/?seo=goo_|_2008_Chevy_Retention_|_IMG_Chevy_Volt_|_Chevy_Volt_|_chevy_volt


Only $32,000 + options vs $18,000 they spent on the gasoline cars. No budget problems here.

GM is publicly owned now.

 

[shortylickens]

OP was very foolish to suck Texan cock, cuz now the thread seems to be one big argument about the degree of Texas being shit.

 

[techs]

Houston.

Another sign of TX emerging as the leading state in the Country!! after CA and NY failing miserable... All you TX haters, think again. Texas is really changing and fast and for good.

Yeah, Texas has a lot of virgin land and no real regulation.
Things will be good for awhile. Until the population ages and the rivers run with cyanide and Texas needs to repair aging infrastructure.

 

[Geocentricity]

OP was very foolish to suck Texan cock, cuz now the thread seems to be one big argument about the degree of Texas being shit.

I'm never eating a Slim-Jim ever again.

 

[Tim]

Q: What's the only thing bigger than Texas?
A: The ego of its populus.

EDIT: And LOL @ the Cowboys this year.