There have been some purely electric cars like this one:

http://gas2.org/2008/03/20/teslas-f...der-production/

It can do zero to sixty miles per hour in under four seconds, and of course it costs $100,000.

But what about a normal, mid-range priced electric car? What's the holdup on that?

If electric cars started replacing gas ones, we could finally take a meaningful step to breaking out of oil-dependence...

found out about this yesterday. it looks weird but the numbers don't look to bad and it's under $30k

http://www.aptera.com/

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Originally posted by lucid pro tip: if you value your life, NEVER do anything that will place you "outside" of the jonze circle of trust.

For every one you drive, I will drive an International 7300 CXT 100 miles.

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Originally posted by Audious For every one you drive, I will drive an International 7300 CXT 100 miles.

Have fun paying for it.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles There have been some purely electric cars like this one: http://gas2.org/2008/03/20/teslas-f...der-production/ It can do zero to sixty miles per hour in under four seconds, and of course it costs $100,000. But what about a normal, mid-range priced electric car? What's the holdup on that? If electric cars started replacing gas ones, we could finally take a meaningful step to breaking out of oil-dependence...

There have been mid-range priced electric cars... and they were taken off the roads.

Watch the following video... it may explain a lot:

Who killed the electric car??

Hopefully the car companies will realize their stupid mistake.

Don't you know who I am? I'm fucking Nick Fury.

I hope tesla does well, damn pricey but one of the cooler looking electrics.

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Right now, all the prevailing technologies like hydrogen, electric, etc. do not yield enough power to make them viable...yet...

Oil is like heroine. We have to wean ourselves off it with a little methadone. That's where the hybrid vehicles come in. See, currently, we are in oil rehab. Hopefully, when we get out of rehab, we won't be addicted to oil anymore...

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Originally posted by Krypton Right now, all the prevailing technologies like hydrogen, electric, etc. do not yield enough power to make them viable...yet... Oil is like heroine. We have to wean ourselves off it with a little methadone. That's where the hybrid vehicles come in. See, currently, we are in oil rehab. Hopefully, when we get out of rehab, we won't be addicted to oil anymore...

what?! This is such a load of horse shit. We depend on oil because that is the only choice we have been provided at a cost that is attainable by most humans. And the shit about Hydrogen and electric not being powerful, you are fucking dumb for saying that. The problem with electric motors, is the power drain at high rpms. The problem with a hydrogen fueled car, is storage. So pray tell, how the fuck is it not "powerful" enough to use?

Also, the problem that has generally been the case with electric cars, is distance traveled from a single charge, charge time, and battery life. The R&D cost is so significant, since it is something that has neither been perfected, nor any mainstream or mass production attempt. That is until Tesla came around with the Tesla Roadster. The Toyota RAV-4 EV, the ONLY major manufacturer attempt at an affordable ev, was only able to be leased by consumers, or purchased by the government. All of the ones that the government purchased, have been sold off to private parties.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel what?! This is such a load of horse shit. We depend on oil because that is the only choice we have been provided at a cost that is attainable by most humans. And the shit about Hydrogen and electric not being powerful, you are fucking dumb for saying that. The problem with electric motors, is the power drain at high rpms. The problem with a hydrogen fueled car, is storage. So pray tell, how the fuck is it not "powerful" enough to use? Also, the problem that has generally been the case with electric cars, is distance traveled from a single charge, charge time, and battery life. The R&D cost is so significant, since it is something that has neither been perfected, nor any mainstream or mass production attempt. That is until Tesla came around with the Tesla Roadster. The Toyota RAV-4 EV, the ONLY major manufacturer attempt at an affordable ev, was only able to be leased by consumers, or purchased by the government. All of the ones that the government purchased, have been sold off to private parties.

Maybe I'm never specific enough...

The technologies are not viable in costs or mass comercialization...

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Originally posted by Krypton Maybe I'm never specific enough... The technologies are not viable in costs or mass comercialization...

This is a much different picture than your original post. Maybe you should start to think about your posts in these kinds of threads before you post them? Maybe try to see where people will pick them apart, and then adjust them accordingly to match what you are trying to say? It will help a ton.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

IMO electric cars are 10+ years out. The real problem in America is we love our huge trucks and living 45 minutes from our work. Oil is here to stay, we just need to use a lot less of it and prices will stabilize. I'd love to see the Smart car do well here, not sure we're ready yet, but everyone is changing their tone as gas hits $4+.