Looks like an Apple car is a go:
http://nypost.com/2015/11/06/mysterious-billion-dollar-car-company-is-taking-on-tesla/
http://nypost.com/2015/11/06/mysterious-billion-dollar-car-company-is-taking-on-tesla/
Billion $ Tesla competitor
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L.A. Times believes it's this Chinese oligarch behind Faraday.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jia-yueting-explainer-20151106-htmlstory.html
...also, had an extended test drive of the I3 last week. Really an impressive exercise in design and functionality. Limited range and truly disconcerting regenerative braking are the downside, but it's a nice place to while away the time in urban traffic.
L.A. Times believes it's this Chinese oligarch behind Faraday.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jia-yueting-explainer-20151106-htmlstory.html
...also, had an extended test drive of the I3 last week. Really an impressive exercise in design and functionality. Limited range and truly disconcerting regenerative braking are the downside, but it's a nice place to while away the time in urban traffic.
My main hesitation on electric vehicles is that I think they will turn us into passengers. When you look at the way traffic is controlled in metropolitan areas now (I cannot make an uncontrolled left turn during my 17 mile, 50 minute commute into DC), and the growth of automotive systems that brake, steer and otherwise take the human out of the equation, I think these new vehicles won't be cars. They will be private seating areas in a large bus system.
Say, now there is an idea. Add in a GoPro and we could have contests to see who gets the best reaction from a previously distracted driver!
Believe it when I see it!
Tough enough to design and build any new car.
Look at Tesla--three years after launch there are still no other options for an electric vehicle that exceeds 200 miles per charge.
Tough enough to design and build any new car.
Look at Tesla--three years after launch there are still no other options for an electric vehicle that exceeds 200 miles per charge.
How has yours worked out Scott? I ran into a guy at Copper mountain the other day who had an 85S. Said he wanted to buy a second one to use in the winter with AWD and keep the one he had. Seemed odd to me, why not just use the AWD one all year? I guess he loved the car so much he wanted more of them.