A joke about an electric car is:
Q: How do you make an electric car go faster?
A: A tow truck.
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2008.
Mark’s Musings
Friday, January 04, 2008
Electric Car
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ELECTRIC CAR JOKES
With apologies to the Yugo
How do you make an electric car go faster?
A tow truck.
benzinga
Green Jokes from My Green Stock Speech Last Week
Fred Fuld , Stocker Blog
May 20, 2010 3:01pm
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How do you make an electric car go faster? A two truck.
The Warc Blog
15 December 2010 15:24
Electrifying the Car Rental Category
Posted by: Robert Passikoff, President, Brand Keys, Inc
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The company is offering an all-electric Nissan Leaf, a virtually silent mode of transportation with a top-speed of 90 MPH, which defuses the joke how do you make an electric car go faster? A tow truck.
Business 2 Community
February 2, 2011
Electrifying The Car Rental Category
Robert Passikoff
(...)
The company is offering an all-electric Nissan Leaf, a virtually silent mode of transportation with a top-speed of 90 MPH, which defuses the joke how do you make an electric car go faster? A tow truck.
Twitter
Craig - Infidel‏
@kraig4u
#TCOT How do you make an electric car go faster? Answer: A tow truck !
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