Comments on: Sunday Sounds: The car of the future. http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/ Mon, 20 May 2013 18:44:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jeremiah http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3677 Jeremiah Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3677 From their website: "Okay, almost time for bed. You can be proud of yourself because the 100 miles you have driven since you unplugged this morning only cost you about $0.50." I'm gonna bet this thing doesn't get 200 miles per charge. So, each charge is the equivalent of .5 gallons of gas. 100 miles, then an overnight recharge? They paint this as "lifestyle", but I don't think the on-demand driving public is going to accept this too well. Maybe neat for small, hyper-local fleets (meter readers, etc), but no way are these viable for 'normal' day to day operations. The first model years are going to be VERY expensive to maintain until enough people buy them to bring 3rd party parts to market. It is still much more environmentally sensible to buy a 25 year old fossil-fuel guzzler than one of these. From their website:
“Okay, almost time for bed. You can be proud of yourself because the 100 miles you have driven since you unplugged this morning only cost you about $0.50.”

I’m gonna bet this thing doesn’t get 200 miles per charge. So, each charge is the equivalent of .5 gallons of gas.

100 miles, then an overnight recharge? They paint this as “lifestyle”, but I don’t think the on-demand driving public is going to accept this too well.

Maybe neat for small, hyper-local fleets (meter readers, etc), but no way are these viable for ‘normal’ day to day operations.

The first model years are going to be VERY expensive to maintain until enough people buy them to bring 3rd party parts to market.

It is still much more environmentally sensible to buy a 25 year old fossil-fuel guzzler than one of these.

]]> By: Oliver Chesler http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 Oliver Chesler Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:26:43 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3444 Yes! Yes!

]]> By: Schwarzkopff http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3442 Schwarzkopff Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:39:50 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3442 it will be "Born this way" by the Horrorist ;-) it will be “Born this way” by the Horrorist

;-)

]]> By: Charles Cushman http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3437 Charles Cushman Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:21:20 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3437 They are testing these beauties across the street from me. Pretty impressive to see. I was also lucky enough to meet a girl who is an electrical engineer for the Tesla car last time I was in SF. I was able to ride in it, and wow. The thing was crazy fast through the streets of SF. They are testing these beauties across the street from me. Pretty impressive to see. I was also lucky enough to meet a girl who is an electrical engineer for the Tesla car last time I was in SF. I was able to ride in it, and wow. The thing was crazy fast through the streets of SF.

]]> By: Joe http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3435 Joe Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:35:46 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3435 The cash is weighting, give me one now! I think your choice of track is spot on, i cant think of a better one off the top of my head... hmmm.. The cash is weighting, give me one now! I think your choice of track is spot on, i cant think of a better one off the top of my head… hmmm..

]]> By: saw http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3431 saw Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:40:01 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3431 Rex Rhino: re UAW.. these aren't going to be built in detroit are they? what about the Tesla motors car? if you haven't noticed, detroit is floundering and looking for bailouts. i think the next wave of autos will come out of silicon valley and i'm fine with that. detroit dropped the ball on the electric car in the 90s and toyota/honda ran with it. so, someone has to get things back on track in the USA and come up w/some new ideas.. i don't see that happening in detroit. i'm content to have a bunch of nerds build me a car... to hell w/detroit.. let them be pissed off.. it's their own stupid fault. Rex Rhino: re UAW.. these aren’t going to be built in detroit are they? what about the Tesla motors car? if you haven’t noticed, detroit is floundering and looking for bailouts. i think the next wave of autos will come out of silicon valley and i’m fine with that. detroit dropped the ball on the electric car in the 90s and toyota/honda ran with it. so, someone has to get things back on track in the USA and come up w/some new ideas.. i don’t see that happening in detroit. i’m content to have a bunch of nerds build me a car… to hell w/detroit.. let them be pissed off.. it’s their own stupid fault.

]]> By: Rex Rhino http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3428 Rex Rhino Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:05:53 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3428 Making a safe and efficient electric car isn't the problem. The problem is changing years and years of government regulation that under the guise of 'safety' or whatnot, have tried to increase employment by requiring that people drive labor-intensively manufactured vehicles that employ lots more to maintain their overly complicated failure-prone mechanical engines. Unless they figure out a way to make these things as labor intensive to manufacture as conventional cars, the UAW definitely isn't going to go for this. Unless they can figure out a way to make this thing require oil-change style regular maintenance, mechanics and dealers and auto-repair-chains aren't going to go for this. And if repairing this is as simply as replacing the electric motors or battery when the touch screen gives you a warning, people aren't going to need to buy a new car every few years, that will piss off the auto companies. So don't expect to drive any visionary electric vehicals anytime in the future! Therefore, my song is Fluid Leak by Dynarec. Making a safe and efficient electric car isn’t the problem. The problem is changing years and years of government regulation that under the guise of ‘safety’ or whatnot, have tried to increase employment by requiring that people drive labor-intensively manufactured vehicles that employ lots more to maintain their overly complicated failure-prone mechanical engines.

Unless they figure out a way to make these things as labor intensive to manufacture as conventional cars, the UAW definitely isn’t going to go for this. Unless they can figure out a way to make this thing require oil-change style regular maintenance, mechanics and dealers and auto-repair-chains aren’t going to go for this. And if repairing this is as simply as replacing the electric motors or battery when the touch screen gives you a warning, people aren’t going to need to buy a new car every few years, that will piss off the auto companies.

So don’t expect to drive any visionary electric vehicals anytime in the future! Therefore, my song is Fluid Leak by Dynarec.

]]> By: fsoup http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3426 fsoup Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:44:25 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3426 i choose Pierre Henry - Psyché Rock Fatboy Slim Remix for first ride :) but tomorow i will change my opinion :) i choose Pierre Henry – Psyché Rock Fatboy Slim Remix for first ride :)

but tomorow i will change my opinion :)

]]> By: Oliver Chesler http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 Oliver Chesler Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:31:35 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3425 Woops Marc... I meant to say "the equivalent of 200 mpg"... I changed fixed it thanks. Woops Marc… I meant to say “the equivalent of 200 mpg”… I changed fixed it thanks.

]]> By: JD http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/01/25/sunday-sounds-the-car-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3424 JD Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:25:27 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2086#comment-3424 Crazy car! I think i'd have to pop in Airlane by Gary Numan. Crazy car! I think i’d have to pop in Airlane by Gary Numan.

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