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Originally Posted by RedDevil
When a company designs, presents and actually builds the most economical car ever you'd think the incrowd of Ecomodder would show at least some enthousiasm.
Instead the reception is like what you'd get if you hand out iPhones in a pensioners's home. Probably worse, even.
OK boomers, I wasted my time. Beam me up Scotty, no life here.
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That's a load.
Putting solar panels on a 150,000 dollar car doesn't make it the most economical car ever. Far from it.
A $55,000 version isn't a whole lot better.
If my leaf lasts 250,000 miles its only going to use about $6,300 worth of electricity.
So a $35,000 car using under $7,000 worth of power over a 20 year life is way more economical.
Furthermore more I think it would be a cool car if they gave up on the hub motors. Those stupid hub motors are going to be the source of all the problems from getting the car made to keeping it on the road.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
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Last edited by oil pan 4; 01-17-2020 at 02:04 AM..
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