Sudden interest in electric car
 

Looks nice!

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...ectric-car.jpg


Oh... right.... there's an article too.

Business Daily - Electric cars hold key to green planet

Frank -

Yeah. There's this one too :

Coda Automotive
New Electric Car Coming to California in 2010: the CODA Sedan : Gas 2.0
http://go635254.s3.amazonaws.com/gas...gle1_small.jpg

I can't put my finger on it, but it just seems like it's missing something, you know what I mean?

Hrrrrm, maybe it's just too "needy" for my tastes :

CODA World Fellowship


CarloSW2

Am I the only one who noticed that CARB (California Air Resources Board) basically brought back the MANDATE this summer?

The EV-1 and other vehicles like the RAV-4 Electric pretty much only existed because CARB passed a law saying that manufacturers had to make X percent of their vehicles Zero Emissions. Just about the only way to do that is with an electric vehicle.

This time, the mandate is for Zero-Carbon vehicles (cut down those greenhouse gasses!) but again, just about the only way to do that is with electrics!

I LOVE seeing people getting excited about electric vehicles, and I think cars like the Prius have changed car culture a bit, but I don't think there would be such a buzz over EVs right now if manufacturers weren't being "forced" to make them.

Of course, all the manufacturers are spinning it as being eco-friendly, etc, etc.

I guess all I am really saying here is that it's great to have booming interest in EVs, but we shouldn't be fooled - the main reason the big boys are making them is because they have too!

Sorry I don't have a good web link for the Zero-Carbon mandate CARB passed this summer. I am amazed what a non-news item it has been!

Agreed. I think what draws my eye to the Hyundai is



the chrome accents.

...I swear I read that as "Looks rice!"

Rah, rooks rearry rice! :thumbup:

I pity a product that needs that level of assistance to look good.

I hear that Suzuki is working on a plug-in hybrid Swift, with a 660cc engine to charge the batteries if more range is needed. I'd buy that before I buy a Volt.

I would like that level of assistance. Pitiful? Not for me to judge. :p

LOL Frank... I love the headlights. They're not too large for the chassis, and they have a round supple look to them.

Those girls are cute, too.;)

Yes, very interesting lighting, nicely done!

"Honda CEO: 'Hyundai is awesome.'"

Honda Chief: "Hyundai is awesome." — Autoblog

It's obvious to him too!

I kind of figured that there were more electric vehicles out there because the controls for them are becoming more common, along with motors and alot of other parts! if you want to build a nice EV all you have to is order up the parts and put it together, if you work for a big vehicle maker and want to design an EV for them you are not starting from scratch.

Hey Ben, should we be contacting NPR about doing a program on the carbon free vehicle law? this is new to me as well.