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MetroMPG · 03-06-2010, 09:19 AM

An EV with these specs would be not be "cheap".

The headline was written by an uninformed editor who assumed "cheap gasoline car = cheap EV".

And with those acceleration figures, there's no way 35 mph is the top speed, unless it's electronically limited.

I'd reserve judgment on this car until you read an article by a writer who knows what s/he's talking about!

03-06-2010, 09:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
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