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Originally Posted by Skele4door  I wonder how long that battery packs are going to last. It is going to be SERIOUSLY expensive to replace them when they die.
As for bike engined cars, there are downsides to them as well. First the clutch/transmissions aren't meant to be used in something as heavy as a car, so the gearing is goofy and you usually have to baby the clutch to keep from frying it. There also aren't many good reverse options.
If you want extremely good gas mileage for your commute get a bike or even better a scooter. |
My room mate has a Honda Ruckus. I freakin love that thing. Gets 120 MPG and is fun to ride.
BTW...if Tesla had used the batteries from altair nano, they would most likely have a life longer than the car (probably 400k miles).