The Czar is no fan of the weirdly quiet but obnoxiously expensive Chevrolet Volt, but he urges caution and skepticism when hearings stories about batteries catching fire in simulated crashes.

If you have not noticed, gasoline-powered automobiles catch fire as well. The Czar is worried that people will use this for political gain against the Obama administrations when really there is no meat to this story.

Cars in simulated crashed do crazy things. The real test is if they explode violently after minor crashes; so far, the Volt seems very safe. So be a bit wary of anyone trying to make hay out of this: they probably are going to look like tools in a few weeks.

You don’t wantto look like a tool, do ya?

The Czar of Muscovy

Божію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all Russia upon the death of Boris Mikhailovich, who replaced Alexander Yaroslav Nevsky in 1263. However, in 1283, our Czar was passed over due to a clerical error and the rule of all Russia went to his second cousin Daniil (Даниил Александрович), whom Czar still resents. As a half-hearted apology, the Czar was awarded control over Muscovy, inconveniently located 5,000 miles away just outside Chicago. He now spends his time seething about this and writing about other stuff that bothers him.