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Originally Posted by byte312
I personally need a car that can cover at least 85 miles in a day to get me to work and home. Nothing less could get me there and back. So, this is where I am coming from and this is what most people would need to be practical for them.
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You are in the minority. The fact is the majority of Americans need about 40 miles a day. Anything more is bragging rights and needless overengineering and waste.
The crowd will start laughing when you answer these questions and walk away. I can't blame them because it really does look foolish when you explain it.
You hit the nail on the head. The Chinese aren't leaving us in the dust because of innovation. They are leaving us in the dust because they aren't afraid of what their neighbor thinks. Furthermore, their neighbor isn't laughing at them for working hard to achieve a goal. You are so concerned with what Joe Smith will think of what you drive that you will run to the nearest dealership every three years just like he does so you can drive the latest offering by the OEMs. It is
you who is deciding why they don't make electric cars. This country wasn't built on impressing neighbors, but it will be its downfall. You go ahead and point your finger at me and laugh all you want while shipping all your hard earned money to the Middle East and ensuring this country's dependence on foreign oil. But the truth is, no one with more than room temperature IQ will laugh. How far does it go? Further than I ever needed it to go on a single charge. How fast can it go? Faster than the speed limit anywhere I needed it to go. By your logic, if it can't go 80 miles an hour over the posted speed limit and go 100 miles further than I need I shouldn't drive it? And this is because someone will laugh at me? I have a suggestion for you: stop reading this thread, because I can promise you that you will ALWAYS be dissappointed in what I build. I will never build a car that goes way faster than I need to go. I will never build a car that goes further than I could ever hope to drive. You call it selling yourself short. I call it logical. I don't build a car to impress my neighbors. I hope you always impress yours
