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Dude111 An Awesome Dude Premium join:2003-08-04 USA ·Time Warner VOIP 4 edits	Eletric Car! Electric car VS Ferrari »video.google.com/videoplay?do...18104883452737 Why there are no electric cars? (I think we all know why w/o going to this 2nd link (All these greedy/stupid companies!!)) »www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledth···tric.swf
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MattBC Out of the gym injured for 12 months now join:2006-02-01 Victoria, BC	The bastard stole the car. That's not an X1 as he says, it's an Ariel Atom that's been converted to an electric. Besides that, this is not a good comparison. Both the Carrera GT and 360 Modena are fully cars, with doors, and an interior. The Atom is a car based on an exoskeleton and has the bare necessities. Take the regular Ariel Atom vs the so called X1, as the Atom will pull a 1/4 mile in 10.86 seconds, 0 to 100mph in 6.8 seconds, stop from 100mph in 3.8 seconds, and has a curb weight of 1005lbs, about 500 less than the X1. Apples to Banana's is not a good comparison. Matt -- I like to rant about funny and serious things. ISSA Certified Personal Trainer.
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Fobulous Premium join:2002-08-14 Missouri City, TX clubs:	reply to Dude111 This is by far the worst comparison..
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3SGTE ST215W Premium,MVM join:2000-11-23 there clubs:	said by Fobulous : This is by far the worst comparison.. What did you expect when you clicked on the thread? Thought provoking insights, or rubbish? Dude10.5: There are (basically) no electric cars because of battery cost and weight. Please put your tin-foil hat away. -- Striving for Parfection.
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No_Strings Premium,Mod join:2001-11-22 The OC	But not where it might end up across the battery terminals. Safety first.
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Anonuser join:2003-01-03 Milwaukee, WI	reply to Dude111 I'm a electric car dealer, and I sell EV's starting at $10,000 It's not the cost. It's the steriotype that electric cars are slow, and don't go very far. With lead acid batteries in my cars standard, range is approx 50 miles. With Lithium, they can go as much as 200 miles per charge. The Lithium are also capiable of taking a 80% charge in under 30 minutes. It's not the cars themselves that are slow. It's the GOVERNMENT forcing the manufacturers to place speed restrictions on them. One of the EV manufacturers brands I sell, has a Sports Car coming out in December. Top capiable speed is 155mph, capiable of 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, over 100 miles per charge. Cost ~$30,000 + Tax incentives that can bring total cost down to around $20-25,000. Oh, BTW, GOVERNMENT is forcing them to restrict top speed to around 70, and retard the acceleration. Thats as far as I will go with this tonight, as I know all it is going to do is turn into a flame war back and fourth. -- »KmanScooters.com Home of Wisconsin's Most Affordable Cars, Motorcycles and Scooters
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3SGTE ST215W Premium,MVM join:2000-11-23 there clubs:	Proof? Are these fully road legal vehicles? Legal for all roads? Do they meet all the same standards that a Corolla/Civic/Focus/etc. do? -- Striving for Parfection.
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Fir_Na_Tine Giggity Giggity Premium join:2001-01-03 Clementon, NJ	reply to Anonuser You convert cars too right? I had a crazy idea to convert my full size 87 Blazer to all electric before. -- "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -Jimi Hendrix
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MattBC Out of the gym injured for 12 months now join:2006-02-01 Victoria, BC	reply to 3SGTE I've seen that information before, as the government finds the vehicle's to be "unproven" for reliability, and other such garbage. I have no issue with electric vehicles, but I like to take road trips. Unless they find a way to store enough power for me to drive 16 hours straight, or to grab a charge in less than 5 minutes it's personally not for me. But, I do think that they've got potential for the future. Matt -- I like to rant about funny and serious things. ISSA Certified Personal Trainer.
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Dude111 An Awesome Dude Premium join:2003-08-04 USA ·Time Warner VOIP	reply to Dude111 said by Anonuser : With lead acid batteries in my cars standard, range is approx 50 miles. With Lithium, they can go as much as 200 miles per charge. The Lithium are also capiable of taking a 80% charge in under 30 minutes. w0w!! I wonder if panels could be added to the car and the sun would auto charge the battery as you were driving
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Vamp 5c077 Premium join:2003-01-28 MD ·Verizon FIOS	reply to Dude111 Doesn't take a genius to know that electric has huge potential.. Unlike fuel engines the torque and speed are instantly available, and it doesn't need a conventional transmission and gear design. -- 20/20 FIOS \|\| MSN Msgr: scott001^gmail_com
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PhilAIV join:2002-02-16 Carrollton, GA clubs:	reply to Dude111 A bit of trivia: the first electric car was built around 1832. When my focus hatchback or nissan pickup gives out I'll convert it to electric.
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CylonRed Premium,MVM join:2000-07-06 Bloom County	reply to Dude111 Those exist as experimental cars - they cost HUGE amounts of money and do not go very fast as the solar panels that are efficient enough are hugely expensive (the biggest problem with all electric cars). -- Brian "It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain
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burgermeister All Computers Are Junk join:2000-10-23 Utica, MI	reply to Anonuser It is my understand in that those particular vehicle speeds are limited by the government because they lack passive restraints. Is that the case? -- "I've learned that depression is merely anger without enthusiasm."
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Anonuser join:2003-01-03 Milwaukee, WI	reply to CylonRed said by CylonRed : Those exist as experimental cars - they cost HUGE amounts of money and do not go very fast as the solar panels that are efficient enough are hugely expensive (the biggest problem with all electric cars). Not experimental, they are available now, and have been for over a year. Optional upgrade. Solar panels though, one that covers the roof of the vehicle, can add only 2 to 5 miles per day additional range -- »KmanScooters.com Home of Wisconsin's Most Affordable Cars, Motorcycles and Scooters
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Anonuser join:2003-01-03 Milwaukee, WI	reply to burgermeister said by burgermeister : It is my understand in that those particular vehicle speeds are limited by the government because they lack passive restraints. Is that the case? Some cases. I carry some vehicles that have just seat belts, and others that have seat belts, crash cage, airbags the works. Both are restricted to 25mph. Much of the reason behind it is crash testing (or lack of). The majority of EVs on the market right now, auctually, all (accept the 2000-2002 Toyota RavEV), are from small companies. These companies build awesome vehicles, though, cant come up with the 1-5 million, and 15+ vehicles to crash test. The costs to ram a car into a brick wall with a stupid crash dummy are appearantly astronomical. Now, get this, take one wheel off the EV, and make it a 3 wheeled car, and now, your allowed to go any speed, with no safety devices required at all. Dont even need seat belts. Since their are no restrictions on those vehicles, those are the ones I carry. Yes, I also do full blown conversions now. Nice thing about conversions, no crash testing requirede, as they are licensed as a custom/hobbyest vehicle. -- »KmanScooters.com Home of Wisconsin's Most Affordable Cars, Motorcycles and Scooters
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3SGTE ST215W Premium,MVM join:2000-11-23 there clubs:	So, you are saying that crash testing these vehicles isn't necessary? Are you saying that they are just as safe as those vehicles that have passed crash tests? Like these ones: (airbag equipped!! ) »videos.streetfire.net/video/Cras···1645.htm Or this one: »www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9OlxjkInWg This one is silver: »www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5SRyG6U···=related Even a vintage Russian Trabant does better: »www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF4phDLf···=related Best Chinese truck for last: »www.youtube.com/watch?v=D827IxEJ···ure=fvwp One Auzzie runner-up: »www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgjtSilW···=related I will gladly take my vehicles WITH crash tests. Thank you! -- Striving for Parfection.
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CylonRed Premium,MVM join:2000-07-06 Bloom County 1 edit	reply to Anonuser said by Anonuser : said by CylonRed : Those exist as experimental cars - they cost HUGE amounts of money and do not go very fast as the solar panels that are efficient enough are hugely expensive (the biggest problem with all electric cars). Not experimental, they are available now, and have been for over a year. Optional upgrade. Solar panels though, one that covers the roof of the vehicle, can add only 2 to 5 miles per day additional range Interesting - never saw one advertised but I am sure they are very expensive for virtually no extra range. Not sure why they would even offer it... Thanks for the correction. -- Brian "It drops into your stomach like a Abrams's tank.... driven by Rosanne Barr..." A. Bourdain
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burgermeister All Computers Are Junk join:2000-10-23 Utica, MI	reply to Anonuser said by Anonuser : Much of the reason behind it is crash testing (or lack of). The majority of EVs on the market right now, auctually, all (accept the 2000-2002 Toyota RavEV), are from small companies. These companies build awesome vehicles, though, cant come up with the 1-5 million, and 15+ vehicles to crash test. The costs to ram a car into a brick wall with a stupid crash dummy are appearantly astronomical. Well, I for one am happy the speed is limited due to the lack of crash testing. I can imagine that it does cost a lot to do crash but I'm all for the requirement. Every other car company has to go through it and for good reason. Regulations apply to all -- and Tesla had to go through it. These other companies will just have to find some investors -- like Tesla had to do. -- "I've learned that depression is merely anger without enthusiasm."
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burgermeister All Computers Are Junk join:2000-10-23 Utica, MI	reply to 3SGTE Wouldn't it be great if we could start a car company and not have any safety hassles? Damn, we could sell our cars for half price due to the fact we wouldn't have that 'safety' engineering burden. -- "I've learned that depression is merely anger without enthusiasm."
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