Posted by Sekula on August 22, 2010, 3:38 pm
What a disaster it turned out to be!! 55 miles per charge when raced around
the track. 16 hours per recharge and about 200 grand here to buy. I think
I'll stick to my trustyworthy, fuel efficent, clean running Prius.
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Science without religion is lame, religion
without science is blind."
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Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on August 22, 2010, 3:46 pm
> What a disaster it turned out to be!! 55 miles per charge when raced around
> the track. 16 hours per recharge and about 200 grand here to buy. I think
> I'll stick to my trustyworthy, fuel efficent, clean running Prius.
ummmm...but your Prius isn't an electric car.
You're comparing apples to oranges.
You might as well be talking about a motorcycle and how it can't seat
four comfortably and doesn't have A/C, therefore you'll stick with your
Prius.
Two different vehicles, two different solutions to two different
problems.
Posted by Peter Granzeau on August 23, 2010, 12:44 am
On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:46:47 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
>> What a disaster it turned out to be!! 55 miles per charge when raced around
>> the track. 16 hours per recharge and about 200 grand here to buy. I think
>> I'll stick to my trustyworthy, fuel efficent, clean running Prius.
>ummmm...but your Prius isn't an electric car.
>You're comparing apples to oranges.
>You might as well be talking about a motorcycle and how it can't seat
>four comfortably and doesn't have A/C, therefore you'll stick with your
>Prius.
>Two different vehicles, two different solutions to two different
>problems.
The Tesla price, however, is purely ridiculous.
GM is going to discover it hard to sell the Volt at $1,000 after the
initial rush of buyers who have to have the latest, for that matter.
A successful car has to be in the mid $0s. One midsize hybrid has
already been withdrawn due to low sales.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on August 23, 2010, 12:53 am
> >Two different vehicles, two different solutions to two different
> >problems.
>
> The Tesla price, however, is purely ridiculous.
Like I said a completely different solution.
Posted by Peter Granzeau on August 24, 2010, 9:20 pm
On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:53:36 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
>> >Two different vehicles, two different solutions to two different
>> >problems.
>>
>> The Tesla price, however, is purely ridiculous.
>Like I said a completely different solution.
The Tesla can't be used for touring. 200 miles a day with a 12 hour
recharge time might be useful for local business driving with a
guaranteed place from which to recharge; but why would I want a
low-slung roadster for that kind of driving? For comparison, think of
the history of the Doble steam powered auto. Very high price, very low
production--and the Doble could be refueled and watered in minutes, not
hours.
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> the track. 16 hours per recharge and about 200 grand here to buy. I think
> I'll stick to my trustyworthy, fuel efficent, clean running Prius.