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Old 01-15-2010, 01:11 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by AJI View Post
Surprises me how little love there seems to be for these electric concepts, given not only how important they are (Renault is making a massive commitment and taking quite a risk releasing four EVs all at the same time), but also that most of the criticism seems to be aimed at their styling, in a forum that likes the Prius and likes Geo Metros and Honda Civics covered in bits of coroplast...
The first three don't look too bad, modern, perhaps not aerodynamically efficient, but not bad. The Twizzy OTOH, looks like a golf cart with giant spinner rims, AND makes a sound like a toy radio-controlled car. Whatever electrics should look like, they shouldn't sound like that. Pass.
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