You’re right, why would I even try? Who could keep up with your incisive intelligence and wide ranging knowledge. Hope you feel better now. Loosen your tie have a sip of tea, maybe a beer.

If the you have a great idea and the “statists” decide to clear out of your way, isn’t that the beginning of the best of all worlds for you. Won’t that clear the opportunists and fly-by-nights from your path?

It would be similar to starting a Volt article like this:
—”Two years in, the car exists only as a mule, but the company hopes to produce a working prototype soon… and then mass produce it, if it can first obtain a $2 billion dollar government loan to fund the project, 4 billion in working capital for the next two months, and a further minimum of 22 billion dollars to be a viable concern going forward (assumed under the unlikely sales/SAAR scenario of 10.5 million autos).”

…doesn’t really sound that good”

…Done!

The 57.5 K expected price has always seemed like a difficult if not impossible point to hit. I expect some fancy talk about suppliers costs, economic activity picking up and the continuing effects of inflation!

(1) It is simpler to fill up a gas tank than having to wait for a charge. That is the whole point behind the range extender. EREVs are a perfect transition to pure EVs.

(2) Ok, with that statement, I think you are an idiot. It is very true that those commuters are less than 10% of the population, but for EVs to be truly viable, their range needs to be similar to that of current cars, or at least be able to go to a “charging station” and “fill up” in just a couple of minutes.

(3) The EREV gives us 40 miles to be “gas free” and is sufficient for 75% of the population that drives less than 40 miles per day. With people not having to worry about range anxiety, this gives the rest of the world a chance to catch up to EVs in general: charging stations will start to appear at the workplace and other places as well. Also, this gives the technology a chance to really be tested and pushed forward.

All of this to say that the EREV, like the Volt, will be a stepping stone to pure EVs and a treehugger harmony!

#399 Doc
Tesla only has 150 cars on the road, and they do not have the dealerships to provide the “warm fuzzies” for “normal people” to feel that their car will be safe and that they will not have to travel thousands of miles to get their car worked on if something were to break (which will happen with a smaller company at a higher percentage than a large company like GM).

#398 Leon
Still living in the past? You dont think the gas companies paid off GM?!?!

(1) Those of you with “range anxiety” regarding electric cars need to run out of gasoline sometime when you are out in the country or on the interstate 40 miles from the nearest gas station.

(2) Those of you who commute more than 150 miles per day to work: Drive an I.C.E. powered car! Know that statistically speaking you are a minority, something less than 10% of the population. For the majority, electric cars work just fine as daily drivers.

(3) Hybrids (like the Volt) still burn gasoline. Ignoring the pollution, global warming, and geopolitical problems associated with fossil fuels, sometime in the next 20-40 years there won’t be no more. Until then it will be priced as the rare commodity it is. Find an alternative or get used to walking!