Here's an image I hadn't come across before:
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Originally Posted by Smurf
The XL1 measures 153 inches long, 65.6 inches wide and stands 45.4 inches tall. That makes the XL1 as long as a Toyota Yaris and 1 inch narrower, but the Yaris stands 14 inches taller than the Volkswagen."
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So, it's only an inch more narrow than a Yaris? It must have much thicker doors if they had to stagger the seats. Either that, or the Yaris must be kind of cramped inside (I have never sat in one).
So it's puzzling me, and maybe you all can help fill in the blanks. My Suzuki Swift GA sedan is a 4 door, 4 seater and is made out of steel. If any of you know what a Geo Metro is, just think of it's 4 door, 4 cylinder cousin. Mine weighs in at 1,894 pounds (that's the curb weight I found long ago, and we have weighted it in with me and misc other stuff and a full tank of gas at 2,080 pounds). So how is it that the XL1 which is much smaller, is a 2 door, 2 seater with carbon fiber parts weighs in at 1,800 pounds? I would have expected it to be much lighter by looking at it.
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It always makes me laugh when people worry about batteries catching on fire in an EV or hybrid. Can it happen? Certainly. How often? Remains to be seen. Lithium and most other hi output battery technology is still in it's infancy. There are going to be mistakes made during the learning curve. However when considering the number of years gasoline powered cars have been on the road and the number of fires they have had, and the energy density available in gasoline compared to batteries(what is it 100 to 1?), I would much rather take my chances in an electric car with batteries. I have personally extinguished at least three gasoline vehicle fuel related fires(not my vehicles). In each case the fire was caused by a leaky fuel line under the hood.
Nothing is 100% safe.
JJ
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I am glad I am a source of humor for you
. It sounds like you and I are on the same wavelength. I took a more antagonistic point of view, and you a bit more optimistic. I bolded the parts that we outright agree on, and italicized and underlined the part that I should have included, but did not. Thank you for that.