Posted on 01/17/2018 12:01:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
The first Tesla prototype was a converted Lotus Elise.
Sure. That’s pure economics where supply is currently fairly equal to demand. That will most certainly change — in an unfavorable way.
Given market expansion and the corresponding rewards for innovation that go with it, I don’t think it’s going to be a problem.
Seems to me that EV tech is particularly well suited for luxury sports cars like Ferrari. These cars don’t need a super long driving range, The cost of replacing the expensive battery isn’t going to be a big deal for their typical owners. And they will really benefit from the great performance of an electric drivetrain — the big instant torque. Maybe EV will get its foothold in the luxury sports market and then trickle down to the broader market.
If I had a specialized application where a particular tool proved superior for the task, of course I would choose it. That doesn’t mean I’d use that particular tool for general use, when it’s demonstrably inferior to another tool for general use.
My general application is driving less than 300 mile round-trip per day. With an EV, I never have to “fill up” as an explicit time-consuming task (even if it’s 3 minutes, which it’s not because I’d have to drive to/from the station). I’d never get in the car, in a hurry to get somewhere, and go “oh crap, I have to get gas” and be late for an appointment. I’d never have to spend an hour + $30 on oil changes every 10 full recharges. When my primary fuel/energy source shuts down (gas stations closed 3x in last 10 years around here), I’d have the option of recharging with gasoline, propane, and solar.
Racing far enough to require a refill/recharge just doesn’t figure into my life. Ever.
Now they just need a self-driving version!
Haha, Enzo, non credo, sarebbe così amichevole a riguardo :-)
The electric Harley is here but not marketed yet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuhPZTrSmBw
Yeah, probably not. Caio!
LOL you’re going to be disappointed.
after watching the electric car crash on Grand Tour, I’m not so sure I’d want one. True, that was a Croatian car, but the problem discussed on the show was that after the crash the batteries burst into fire one after another, and are hard for firemen to put out the fire...
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