http://www.dancewithshadows.com/motor/coda-electric-car-for-us-in-2010-photos/ Cars and motorcycles from around the world Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:49:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.dancewithshadows.com/motor/coda-electric-car-for-us-in-2010-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-8371 jean michel urbani Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:40:51 +0000 http://www.dancewithshadows.com/motor/?p=835#comment-8371 the only mean of judging electric vehicles is to drive them and to learn to use them . I use in your american vectrix in france day after day for my commutes it is an expensive vehicle compared to the petrol ones, but god I wouls never ever ever turn back to a petrol vehicle . don't know how to explain this, a question of feeling, a deep feeling about shameless and inexpensive transportation system . Electric vehicles are magic, try one everyday during a year and you will be able to make a descent judgement . financially they don"t cost more given the price of electricity and the total absence of service . the battery life is somewhere limited and but a nominal 3000 thousand full charges turns to 10.000 charges if you charge a soon as possible and a battery is something one have to master just as we learnt to handle internal combustion engines . the simple fact of never having to stop at a gas station is something that seems stupid but you gets use of it and see people at the gas station as aliens . here in france we are about to get small 150 km range 110 km/h max speed lithium cars for 12.000 euros and it will be absolutely economically unbeatable . but they will be tube frames plastic bodied cars, very light cars , a nearly eternal no service mean of city transportation mean . Ok one will never go on holidays with such a car, and so forth ? when I need to drive 500 km in one day a rent a 60 euro compact car i do what I do and that's it . just give them a try on a long term basis and come back with other reason not to buy an electric vehicle . regards jean michel Cannes France the only mean of judging electric vehicles is to drive them and to learn to use them .
I use in your american vectrix in france day after day for my commutes
it is an expensive vehicle compared to the petrol ones, but god I wouls never ever ever turn back to a petrol vehicle .
don’t know how to explain this, a question of feeling, a deep feeling about shameless and inexpensive transportation system .
Electric vehicles are magic, try one everyday during a year and you will be able to make a descent judgement .
financially they don”t cost more given the price of electricity and the total absence of service .
the battery life is somewhere limited and but a nominal 3000 thousand full charges turns to 10.000 charges if you charge a soon as possible and a battery is something one have to master just as we learnt to handle internal combustion engines .
the simple fact of never having to stop at a gas station is something that seems stupid but you gets use of it and see people at the gas station as aliens .
here in france we are about to get small 150 km range 110 km/h max speed lithium cars for 12.000 euros and it will be absolutely economically unbeatable .
but they will be tube frames plastic bodied cars, very light cars , a nearly eternal no service mean of
city transportation mean .
Ok one will never go on holidays with such a car, and so forth ? when I need to drive 500 km in one day a rent a 60 euro compact car i do what I do and that’s it .
just give them a try on a long term basis and come back with other reason not to buy an electric vehicle .
regards
jean michel
Cannes France

]]> http://www.dancewithshadows.com/motor/coda-electric-car-for-us-in-2010-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-7527 Jeremy Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:32:49 +0000 http://www.dancewithshadows.com/motor/?p=835#comment-7527 I really have to disagree with you about the question of the range and useability of this car. Almost all of my driving consists of trips of less than 100 miles. I visit my girlfriend who lives 70 miles away on a regular basis, and always stay at least 6 hours, which would give me a full charge for the return trip. Heck, most people I know consider this to be a long drive... It would be a pretty rare day when I drive more than 100 miles in once day within the city I live in. As for longer trips, such as going from Northern Washington to Portland, Oregon, for instance, well, there are trains, planes, busses, or rental cars for the couple of longer trips that I do per year. If the CODA does well in crash tests, I can't see why it wouldn't be a great car. Goodybye to my $50.00 tanks of gas, no more oil changes and muffler jobs... As for all the objections to it being a Chinese built car, all of the nay-sayers should have a look on the back of their dishes, inside their cell phones, at their TV's and remotes, and 90% of the other consumer items they've purchased in the last couple of years. Betcha it was mostly made there, too. I really have to disagree with you about the question of the range and useability of this car. Almost all of my driving consists of trips of less than 100 miles. I visit my girlfriend who lives 70 miles away on a regular basis, and always stay at least 6 hours, which would give me a full charge for the return trip. Heck, most people I know consider this to be a long drive…
It would be a pretty rare day when I drive more than 100 miles in once day within the city I live in. As for longer trips, such as going from Northern Washington to Portland, Oregon, for instance, well, there are trains, planes, busses, or rental cars for the couple of longer trips that I do per year. If the CODA does well in crash tests, I can’t see why it wouldn’t be a great car. Goodybye to my $50.00 tanks of gas, no more oil changes and muffler jobs… As for all the objections to it being a Chinese built car, all of the nay-sayers should have a look on the back of their dishes, inside their cell phones, at their TV’s and remotes, and 90% of the other consumer items they’ve purchased in the last couple of years. Betcha it was mostly made there, too.

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