Hold your horses: Electric cars won’t go mainstream, Honda says

[Xist]

Aerohead, what is the newest vehicle that you have bought?

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by daschicken

Please tell me you are joking.

Poe's law. At times lately, it's hard to decypher. OTOH in the climate change thread he's just flat wrong.

Originally Posted by aerohead

Looks like Honda Motor Corporation has outlived its usefulness to society,and a reason they'll be getting nothing from me in the future.

So you're saying there are other, possibly more determinative, reasons?

And haven't all manufacturers other than Tesla and Arcimoto outlived their usefulness?

[JSH]

Originally Posted by oil pan 4

I think generally a regular hybrid with a small battery makes more sense than all electric for most people.

A hybrid paired with an EV should work pretty well for many couples.

It worked well for my wife and I. (Before she switched to a bicycle)

[niky]

Originally Posted by slowmover

Vehicle spec is loaded with you, your family and with luggage/supplies sufficient to get far, far away.

Six to seven hour drive.

Five up.

Luggage and supplies for four days' stay (anything more is useless. You can wash clothes for reuse).

Need to move anything bigger, and you can rent something.

No sense in buying capacity you aren't going to use 99.9% of the time. Hell, most people drive alone 99.9% of the time.

@CrippleRooster:



Since the widespread introduction of these things around two or three years ago, sales have taken off like wildfire. Cheap to buy, cheap to run, take up very little road space, high utility....

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by niky

Since the widespread introduction of these things around two or three years ago, sales have taken off like wildfire. Cheap to buy, cheap to run, take up very little road space, high utility....

I wouldn't disconsider to buy one if it ever gets available in Brazil once again, but I'd be inclined to swap its engine for a 250cc Yamaha and to make a full enclosure.