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Originally Posted by Rochard
This is old news.
I'm stunned and disappointed that someone with big bucks hasn't given this company billions to jump start them. While Ford and GM are dicking around with hybrids, this company is making great cars that have the range - and are even faster then Ford and GM's sports cars.
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the fact you are living in the US you should already have the answer to that... not a shot at americans but think about it. The US (and canada for that matter) are huge countries full of people who love long road trips, living in the suburbs far from the inner cities, want to be able to do these things whenever they want and will need a vehicle that can reasonably accommodate these things. Electric cars need to be plugged in, not for minutes at a station, but for HOURS! Batteries need to be replaced every few years??? Those things don't cost 100 bucks, it would equate to replacing your engine block every 3 years. How cost effective is that? Do i even have to mention the waste that this would cause disposing of these toxic sludge batteries as well?
They are ideal for short trips, small commutes so they aren't useless, but they are long from being the norm in this contenant. Not in our lifetime anyway. Although they may be more useful in Europe, especially with gas prices out there.