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I'm ready for the angst OP

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So, would it be at all possible to get some sort of EV racing league here in the States other than fucking idiotic drag racing?

>>7141031

Possibly.

>>7141031
>>7141052
If we can get the cars to a point where they can be reliable enough to race for a good period of time and at a respectable speed, then I don't see why not. Such a thing can't be far off, can it?

>>7141117
wut is dis

>>7141128
BMW electric coupe concept

>>7141151
>BMW electric coupe concept

lol no, it's a Nissan Esflow concept

>>7141176
looks like a z4

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>Tesla's generic boring design

I saw my first Mitsu Imiev yesterday.

>>7141084

How don't know a lot about electric cars. They tend to be very reliable.

>>7141183
>This angsty faggot again

Tesla already said they're going to start at the top and make their way down as the technology gets cheaper. Watering their way down to a lower class of customer. So far it's going

-Roadster, Super car (top tier, rich/ niece only)
-Model S, executive car (upper class)
-Model X, SUV (boring middle class people, although a AWD electric drive train is perfect for offroading but as always >impying


So maybe 2015 we'll see a smaller version of the model S or maybe an estate version to appeal to the lower middle class (the ones with practicality as still a priority)

That, and gull wing doors is hardly generic

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Best automotive motor there is.

>>7141178

Not really, it looks like a 370Z

>>7141117 Nissan Esflow

This really pressurizes the blood in my penis.

Basically a light, electric 370Z

>>7141454
Electric cars, sure. It's the racing aspect that raises concerns, because situations where electric cars, historically, have been outfitted for racing have tended to result in some real debacles.

>>7141564

The technology is still in its infancy. It'll get better.

>>7141620
Batteries is the only thing really holding it back, however everyone is starting to pump money into it. My bets on Li-air (almost as energy dense as gasoline)

Wonder where we would be now if we hadn't pissed away resources into that money pit hydrogen

Do you guys think it's a good idea to invest in electric cars right now ?

>>7141646
If you're buying a Tesla, yes. All the current family hatch models are not what I'd call value for money

The supermini ones (the renault twizzy and imev) for example....probably a good investment if you live in a busy city

>>7141646

Yes, though you might not see returns until the next decade.

In general, absolutely. They are the future, no doubt about it.

>>7141620
batteries are easy, they're price vs efficiency
charging is the problem, can you impart electrical potential energy into a battery as fast as you can pump gas?>>7141620
batteries are easy, they're price vs efficiency
charging is the problem, can you impart electrical potential energy into a battery as fast as you can pump gas?

>>7142263

Road trips are the only hindrance, and even then there are options life roofpacks or even trailers.