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Icon149 @ May 7th 2007 8:55AM
1 and 2, You guys have been reading to much Tesla Roadster press releases. I can't afford a 100,000$ car, so i'll take 40 miles (more than enough for the daily commute and errands) and the ability to drive 1000 miles on a cross country trip. try that in a tesla. trying to stretch the range would require more expensive and larger batteries (read heavier) reducing driveability. GM give me a reasonably affordable plug in option, I'll pay a premium, but as a working man, can only afford so much. make it a decently fun car. to much focus on "green" and stretching milage, will aleinate those of us who still wanna bit of a thrill while cutting CO2 and dependance on oil.
40 miles is more then enough. as battery technology evolves, the cars range will increase, not to mention simultanous weight reduction.
Anyone with more than a 20 or 30 miles one way commute should be looking at diesels not hybrids or electrics. not to mention, to much range without burning gas, could cause the gas to turn to vanish in the gas tank! imagine the problems people will have 40 miles from home, and a gas tank full of varnish and plugged injectors!