Profiles of Five Electric Cars

By John

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I just stumbled across this profile of electric cars on the Popular Mechanics site, and I thought it was pretty cool. Of course, I was stoked to see that UPS has bought some electric cars to use on deliveries in California, but what really caught my eye was the Electrica featured below. It’s got a top speed of 45 and a range of 70 mileswhich would actually be fine for meand I think it looks pretty sexy. How long do you think it’ll be before we start regularly seeing electric rides on American roads?

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Posted at 10:07 pm in California, Electric Cars, Electrica, Green Machine, John Coyle

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singh1
Aug 14, 2008 at 10:11 am

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Ted
Dec 5, 2007 at 5:50 pm

I think the biggest problem with ALL of these is their proportions. They’re all tall skinny and short.
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Plainly put, almost nobody likes the looks of these!
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I HOPE those who design these realize this. We don’t want to drive Fisher Price Barney Wagons! Give us NORMAL-ish looking vehicles and we’ll (or at least someone’ll) start buying.

Jake
Dec 5, 2007 at 4:20 pm

What I’d like to know about all these electric cars is, how much fossil fuel derived energy (i.e. from a power plant) does it take to re-charge one? It just seems to me that they’re hiding the problem rather than addressing it.

cknarf
Dec 5, 2007 at 4:25 am

just because a cars electric, doesn’t mean it has to be ugly! why can’t there be more electric cars with looks?

Adam
Dec 5, 2007 at 3:32 am

wow. I cant honestly agree with the “sexy” comment. I have nothing against electric cars, but this one is ugly. This Electrica would have looked a world better as a hatch, the trunk just looks awkward. The porportions are very odd. The largest piece of sheetmetal is the door.

Ted
Dec 5, 2007 at 3:04 am

These are great for city dwellers, college students, etc. but I’m holding my breath for EVs that don’t look like these stereotypical EVs.

Jason B.
Dec 5, 2007 at 12:38 am

I’m just waiting for a viable incarnation at an affordable price. Only a few months away from paying off my final car loan. I’m even toying with the idea of building my own EV. Aside from initial cost, my only real concern is the lifespan of the power supply. Replacing worn batteries every three years or so is going to lead to a different issue than the current cost/inefficiency of petrol, but if there are a lot of people out there doing it… it could get serious fast. I dunno… but I’m ready to give up my petroleum addiction for something more ecologically friendly.