Comments on: The Electric Lotus http://www.junkopia.net/index.php/archives/2006/08/21/the-electric-lotus/ Online presence of a no-longer-part-time Englishman and serial film maker. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:25:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: maz the librarian http://www.junkopia.net/index.php/archives/2006/08/21/the-electric-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-7176 maz the librarian Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:19:05 +0000 http://www.junkopia.net/?p=241#comment-7176 That's an immense improvement over my old skoda. 0-30 in 3 minutes. That’s an immense improvement over my old skoda. 0-30 in 3 minutes.

]]> By: Liam http://www.junkopia.net/index.php/archives/2006/08/21/the-electric-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-7149 Liam Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:55:12 +0000 http://www.junkopia.net/?p=241#comment-7149 Apparently 0-60mph happens in 4.0 seconds. Apparently there's an electric version of the Ariel Atom which does 0-60 in 3 secs! Apparently 0-60mph happens in 4.0 seconds.

Apparently there’s an electric version of the Ariel Atom which does 0-60 in 3 secs!

]]> By: maz http://www.junkopia.net/index.php/archives/2006/08/21/the-electric-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-7148 maz Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:34:59 +0000 http://www.junkopia.net/?p=241#comment-7148 the big impact this will have is in increasing the 'cool' factor in electric cars, and dispelling the idea that because it's electric it won't go fast. Even Clarkson will have to shut up if it's genuinely quick. i like driving too, which is the main thing wrecking our below average carbon footprint and therrefore smugness :) i've got a mitsubishi lancer atm, which is lovely, if not as quick as my old car, a daewoo espero, mainly because the mitsi's an estate. matt's just got a suzuki buleimic (balero) which is also nice to drive, if a little sluggish to get going from junctions etc.. it feels like a deisel to start with, but a service should sort that out. He feels it's an improvement over Dad's old volvo he was driving since for the last four months he had to clim in from the passenger side after the handle fell off the driver's door :) the big impact this will have is in increasing the ‘cool’ factor in electric cars, and dispelling the idea that because it’s electric it won’t go fast. Even Clarkson will have to shut up if it’s genuinely quick. i like driving too, which is the main thing wrecking our below average carbon footprint and therrefore smugness :) i’ve got a mitsubishi lancer atm, which is lovely, if not as quick as my old car, a daewoo espero, mainly because the mitsi’s an estate. matt’s just got a suzuki buleimic (balero) which is also nice to drive, if a little sluggish to get going from junctions etc.. it feels like a deisel to start with, but a service should sort that out. He feels it’s an improvement over Dad’s old volvo he was driving since for the last four months he had to clim in from the passenger side after the handle fell off the driver’s door :)

]]> By: Rehash http://www.junkopia.net/index.php/archives/2006/08/21/the-electric-lotus/comment-page-1/#comment-7140 Rehash Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:36:08 +0000 http://www.junkopia.net/?p=241#comment-7140 There was an article about this in the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> recently. According to the article, it'll be available in the US for $85,000 by 2007. I'm sure if you're so inclined, a bank will be more than willing to work with you to finance one. http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-tesla26jul26,1,5883637.story?ctrack=1&cset=true There was an article about this in the Los Angeles Times recently. According to the article, it’ll be available in the US for $85,000 by 2007.

I’m sure if you’re so inclined, a bank will be more than willing to work with you to finance one.

http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-tesla26jul26,1,5883637.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

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