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Originally Posted by apk919
Nope. Not even close to having a vehicle that takes <5 minutes to fully fuel/charge at a convenient, nearby location, then drive 300 miles to the next fuel/charge.
Any EVs that can compete with a Lotus on a track day? Nope, not even close. The Tesla is essentially the same chassis, but you can't even get from my house to any racetrack on a single charge, not to mention driving 4-5 1/2 hour track sessions. Even if you could, the Lotus would smoke the Tesla in lap times.
Under limited circumstances, pure EVs can compete. But right now that's very limited.
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I would offer that you'd have a much harder time competing in a nonexistent synthetic, clean-burning gasoline powered vehicle, because that vehicle is nonexistent.
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Originally Posted by apk919
You've obviously never seen a model airplane engine.  |
Show me how to power my Elise with a model airplane engine and we'll be in business. Granted, my statement may have been too broad.
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Originally Posted by apk919
Sure, let some people focus on it. Let other people focus on other solutions. Let's see who wins in a fair competition...
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That's what capitalism is all about, and right now capitalism is working on EVs.