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I'm with you. I'm a car nut, and I'd love a bare-bones performance EV. The instant torque sounds amazing. Just give me something that's affordable, reliable,
by RickJWag 9y ago
I'm with you. I'm a car nut, and I'd love a bare-bones performance EV. The instant torque sounds amazing.
Just give me something that's affordable, reliable, as light as possible and all-weather capable. It's fine to cut corners on interior materials and gadgets. Keep the electric windows, just give me the torque!
- greglindahl 9y ago... that's what the Bolt and Model 3 are.
- ovis 9y agoReliable might be an open question, and something 2-3 times the price of a Corolla or Civic is affordable to a very particular demographic.
- greglindahl 9y agoWe've already had plenty of pointless discussions about the word "affordable" on HN. If you want to cast aspersions on "a very particular demographic", be my guest.
- oneshot908 9y agoAnd this is why I listen to car people about cars, not techies. I drove a Bolt, I like the Bolt, but it's no sports car. To put this into perspective, do you make your SW/HW decisions based on the suggested content from Twitter/Facebook?
- WorldMaker 9y agoDid you try its Sports mode?
- oneshot908 9y agoIndeed I did. I like the Bolt. If I lived in a city, I'd probably buy one right now. But sport mode != sports car. Just like Elon Musk != Skunk Musk...
- greglindahl 9y agoThe person I responded to did not ask for a sports car.
- oneshot908 9y agoYes he did, apparently you didn't read the bit about wanting the torque, which electric cars have from 0-20, and then peter out (except Teslas). For a mainstream electric car, the Bolt is exceptionally good in driving more like a 2009ish Rav4 than a 2017ish Kia Soul, but it's no sports car, even in sports mode. But in a world where people think a Scion FRS is a sports car, I can understand the confusion.