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  • Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

    http://autos.msn.com/advice/article....tentid=4024615

    Saw it on my homepage, looked interesting, but the front of the concept kinda reminds me of the new camaro, and i don't want the camaro to look like an electric car..

    discuss.
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    Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

    old news dood

    current car- 95 Trans am- bolt ons, parked and collecting dust. why? because **** it

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    • #3
      Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

      ehh... i don't like it... and it's range would be useless for me... im not gonna stop somewhere for 6 and a half hours to charge my batteries on my way home from college... Texas is too big for electric cars i think... lol

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      • #4
        Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

        Originally posted by CoasterKev06
        ehh... i don't like it... and it's range would be useless for me... im not gonna stop somewhere for 6 and a half hours to charge my batteries on my way home from college... Texas is too big for electric cars i think... lol
        Its more like the hybrids of today, it's gonna have the normal combustion engine to power it when the battery is low and charge the battery other times. It would only use the fuel engine when the batteries were dead though, so it'd be a lot better with fuel than even todays hybrids.
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        • #5
          Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

          Tesla is the way to go. That thing is badass.

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          • #6
            Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

            Yeah, runs on lithium ion batteries like cellphones and laptops...if they can pull the technology together I'll be buying.

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            • #7
              Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

              OLD news dude.. that debuted at the North American International Auto Show in detroit back in mid january.

              that aside, i think it's sweet. They were ballparking the price around 28 grand. i'd definately buy it. The sweetest thing is that its COMPLETELY electrically powered. the gas engine ONLY charges the battery. that means it can stick at one rpm and stay there. Having an engine stick at one rpm opens up SOOO many doors as far as design goes...
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              • #8
                Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

                Originally posted by vanbibber
                old news dood
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                Originally posted by Camaro Dom
                OLD news dude.. that debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit back in mid january.
                Where in my post did i say it was new news? Anyway, it wasn't discussed on the board back when it was new news, and I thought i would share with those who didn't know, and get input from those who did, and those who didn't.
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                • #9
                  Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

                  Oh what ever, its still just a fancy golf cart that nobody will take seriously.


                  Originally posted by SSMOWS6
                  i mean, you can always fly wes out there and since he's a tool sometimes, fashion him into a plow for the maro
                  R.I.P. '07 Pats
                  Still... 18-1 > 1 and done

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                  • #10
                    Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

                    Some people are making fantastic improvements with electric cars. Yes, the battery technology is still a little lacking, but with time that will be inline with what people would expect from a regular car.

                    If electric cars are golf carts I would rock this golf cart any time http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1

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                    • #11
                      Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

                      internal combustion engines ftw

                      it took up until now to get extremely reliable long lasting moderately powerful 4 and 6 cyl eninges....why star a new project wen another is barely finished

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                      • #12
                        Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

                        Hey, I thought it was a good read, if it came out, I'd get it. If money was no issue, I'd probably think about getting the Tesla one too. :naughty:

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                        • #13
                          Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

                          Originally posted by Niko97RS
                          internal combustion engines ftw

                          it took up until now to get extremely reliable long lasting moderately powerful 4 and 6 cyl eninges....why star a new project wen another is barely finished
                          have you thought about the environment? The combustion engine could get to be reliable enough to last a century, but it won't make a difference if the planet is uninhabitable.

                          Also, no one knows when the oil is going to run out...personally I think we have more than we are letting on, but what happens when nearly half of the 1.2 billion Chinese and 1 billion Indians are driving a combustion engine vehicle? Its going to run out eventually and if it took this long to get a reliable combustion engine as you suggest, then its probably going to take just as long to get a reliable electric engine...so before we're SOL we might as well develop now. My $0.02.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

                            Originally posted by Niko97RS
                            internal combustion engines ftw

                            it took up until now to get extremely reliable long lasting moderately powerful 4 and 6 cyl eninges....why star a new project wen another is barely finished
                            Weezer seems to think that a surf board is a viable means of comuting...


                            Originally posted by SSMOWS6
                            i mean, you can always fly wes out there and since he's a tool sometimes, fashion him into a plow for the maro
                            R.I.P. '07 Pats
                            Still... 18-1 > 1 and done

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                            • #15
                              Re: Return of the Plug-In Electric Car?

                              Originally posted by Mike88
                              have you thought about the environment? The combustion engine could get to be reliable enough to last a century, but it won't make a difference if the planet is uninhabitable.

                              lolololololol


                              Originally posted by Niko97RS
                              internal combustion engines ftw
                              x2

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