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**Chode** · 12-28-2007, 05:09 PM

Thanks, Monty, for that rambling and largely incoherent and pointless post. Heinz, I'm certainly not saying I'm opposed to the idea of electric vehicles. However, the technologies used in the EV1 weren't practical for mass production from either an economic or technical standpoint. EV1's were two seaters with limited range, low top speed, small cargo capacity, long recharge times, poor reliability, etc. The EV1 just wasn't ever going to be the vehicle to make electric cars a viable means of transport.

And, once again, discussions of current solar power technologies, or any other alternative energy schemes in use now have no relation to the viability of the EV1.

How can I put this simply and succinctly? Hmm. EV1 SUCK. Newer electric vehicle technologies promising, still need work.

12-28-2007, 05:09 PM	#65 (permalink)
Chode TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 903 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: Who Killed the Electric Car? Thanks, Monty, for that rambling and largely incoherent and pointless post. Heinz, I'm certainly not saying I'm opposed to the idea of electric vehicles. However, the technologies used in the EV1 weren't practical for mass production from either an economic or technical standpoint. EV1's were two seaters with limited range, low top speed, small cargo capacity, long recharge times, poor reliability, etc. The EV1 just wasn't ever going to be the vehicle to make electric cars a viable means of transport. And, once again, discussions of current solar power technologies, or any other alternative energy schemes in use now have no relation to the viability of the EV1. How can I put this simply and succinctly? Hmm. EV1 SUCK. Newer electric vehicle technologies promising, still need work. __________________ Sweet!