Originally Posted by
electric1
As for my range of 50 miles, it was my choice of battery size based on my budget and my travel needs. Its not difficult to double the range if needed. Also, 50 miles is what I call a "no compromise" range, heavy acceleration, use of Air Conditioning, speeding, etc. If needed, with a few hypermiling technics I can get 60-70 miles from my battery.
that just doesn't show any appeal to me. You can't travel at the speed of traffic and you can only go 50 miles until the battery is dead and that's before the batter deteriorates to hold less of a charge...
you need to start a thread discussing the pros and cons of it. I don't want to bash or anything but a healthy debate would be fun..
as far as the local guys, no, there isn't that big of a following as it is so so so expensive to build an electric car that will do even a 12 second 1/4 mile. Its not like you can just buy a bigger better carb and slap it on your mustang or throw 3 grand at a 240 and up the boost...