Goodness me, for an electric car, it's beautiful...

[XitUp]

Looks: it's ok I guess. Nothing special, not ugly. Quite nice.

Price: you can pay more than that for a diesel Golf with decent kit.

Car/drivetrain: very interesting, what a lot of cars will be like in a few years.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

thinfourth2 said:

You do know it is actually a petrol powered car

You can too also go and panic buy petrol if it makes you horny

Or you can plug it into a wall socket and recharge it if you have no great desire to join the masses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt

Well that's a game changer , fortunately I haven't given up on life yet to find that thing remotely desirable.

[anonymous-user]

MX7 said:

True, but the first generation Insight looked like something out of The Jetsons.

Its the new corporate Vauxhall nose thats all! They are all going to look like it

[thinfourth2]

Westy Pre-Lit said:

Well that's a game changer , fortunately I haven't given up on life yet to find that thing remotely desirable.

As a daily driver it would be excellent

In day to day use no petrol stations

When you want to go see granny you have long range

And when you suddenly discover you suddenly have to drive 500 miles at the drop of a hat which happens to many people at least 4 times a day you won't be stuck


As a toy its tedious but 99% of cars on the road are also tedious

[Chris944_S2]

Turn7 said:

Based on the fact that Vaux can even make a crank sensor last more than ten minutes, I wouldnt go near it.....

Vauxhall (or opel or gm for that matter) don't make crank sensors, they buy them from the same suppliers as all other manufacturers

[6fire]

If I've understood the technology correctly, when you drive more than about 50 miles the petrol motor starts and powers the electric motors, but it doesn't charge the batteries. So you end up with an inefficient underpowered car. If the engine powered the motors AND charged the batteries so the car reverted to electric power in say another 100 miles, it would make a lot more sense to me.

[LuS1fer]

The Cadillac rendition is easily the best:

[RS404]

THIS is good looking for an electric car.

[samdale]

^^all wrong

Best electric car, though I'll be the first to admit the price is a bit steep

[fatboy69]

It's a Vauxhall. Ughhhh.

[thinfourth2]

6fire said:

If I've understood the technology correctly, when you drive more than about 50 miles the petrol motor starts and powers the electric motors, but it doesn't charge the batteries. So you end up with an inefficient underpowered car. If the engine powered the motors AND charged the batteries so the car reverted to electric power in say another 100 miles, it would make a lot more sense to me.

You how fking retarded is that 50 miles

Don't they know the average commute is at least 500 miles a day

[soad]

Looks bloated to me, no like.

[soad]

RS404 said:

THIS is good looking for an electric car.

[JonnyVTEC]

6fire said:

If I've understood the technology correctly, when you drive more than about 50 miles the petrol motor starts and powers the electric motors, but it doesn't charge the batteries. So you end up with an inefficient underpowered car. If the engine powered the motors AND charged the batteries so the car reverted to electric power in say another 100 miles, it would make a lot more sense to me.

But then it would be even more 'inefficient' moving the car AND charging the battery a long journey would use even more fuel than just running in charge sustain mode and waiting until you plugged in.

[dowahdiddyman]

Is this another electric car that in 5 years or so will need all the batteries renewing at a cost of app. £5K. If so who the hell is going to buy a second hand one, oh and yeah it`s pig ugly.

[Jaged]

dowahdiddyman said:

Is this another electric car that in 5 years or so will need all the batteries renewing at a cost of app. £5K. If so who the hell is going to buy a second hand one, oh and yeah it`s pig ugly.

Nope!
You have to lease the batteries!!

None of the above have mentioned this and it is expected to be at least £100 a MONTH!!!!!

I was going to buy one of these for my daily commute, love the funky star wars looks even.

But the batteries life is still the killer and nobody will save any money running one of these!

But there are people who can afford it.

If they ban IC engine cars from inner London, it will be your only choice in a couple of years?????

[AnotherClarkey]

Jaged said:

Nope!
You have to lease the batteries!!

None of the above have mentioned this and it is expected to be at least £100 a MONTH!!!!!

I was going to buy one of these for my daily commute, love the funky star wars looks even.

But the batteries life is still the killer and nobody will save any money running one of these!

But there are people who can afford it.

If they ban IC engine cars from inner London, it will be your only choice in a couple of years?????

Are you quite sure about that? Or maybe you are thinking of the forthcoming Renault electric cars where the batteries will be leased? The ampera battery comes with the car and is guaranteed for 8 years I believe.

Edited by AnotherClarkey on Saturday 31st March 22:33

[XitUp]

dowahdiddyman said:

Is this another electric car that in 5 years or so will need all the batteries renewing at a cost of app. £5K. If so who the hell is going to buy a second hand one, oh and yeah it`s pig ugly.

Source?

[ambuletz]

This is pretty nice for an electric car too. Faster then the original aswell.

http://www.firebox.com/product/4907/Electric-DeLor...

[Wafflesmk2]