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So it made it's way from concept to showroom very much intact! What I don't get is the fascination manufacturers have in making EV's awkwardly fugly looking in an attempt to be "different". It's not the end of the world, and I understand it is a niche (small city car EV is more accessible than touring car EV at the moment), but imho this stuff is too niche. Just make a real 3 series EV already! Quite frankly if SAAB had made a 9-3 wagon EV that looked exactly like a normal 9-3 wagon, I'd be much more excited than these electrified subcompacts (even if nicely appointed).
This is why Tesla S is so appealing. Sure, the design might not be quite as clean and timeless as the Europeans can do, but it really has a whole heck of a lot in common with the 9000. To me, this is the first *real* electric car. It's a car I would like to own even ignoring the EV aspect. I think there will be better options in the future (I still like the idea of the wheel motors like Volvo was testing), but somehow, Tesla seems to be getting on the right track sooner than everyone else. That's fairly important if they want to survive as a business!
Posts in this Thread:
- OT: Tesla question for Used To Be Chaz and other owners, MI-Roger
, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 05:49:20- Then there's the practical side of this...., Noel, Sat, 1 Nov 2014 07:32:06
- BMW i3, No Snaab, Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:16:48
- Re: OT:, Tom G
, Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:10:58 - You need to think more out of the box..., Used to be Chaz, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:05:14
- Electric Mileage in Wintertime, Bill Homer
, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:17:43 - Posterchild for VW eGolf & TDI Golf, Trev, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:10:36
- Your mileage may vary, A1-turbo, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:33:01
- Tailor the car to your driving situation, Dano in Texas
, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:54:17 - Re: Your mileage may vary, saabsince 93b
, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 08:01:14- Total cost of ownership, Janik, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:47:39
- You couldn't be more wrong..., U2bC, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:22:54
- Re: Your mileage may vary, Snowmobile
, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:41:34 - Focus EV HB similar in price to Focus SE HB, A1-turbo, Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:02:06
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