10-12-2010, 02:18 PM
I always find it amusing to hear ratings of high efficiency commuter-pods by people who have the "My Other Car is Also a Porsche" stickers on their 'daily driver'. 0-120 ratings ? bHp ?
All electrics and plug in hybrids are designed as urban transport vehicles. They are not freeway flyers or road trip rods. That sort of foolishness is the equivalent of "Offroad" Magazine rating the offroad capability of a Ferrari GT. "Poor. Got stuck on the curb before the trail even started. No winch. Difficult to get mud off the hand-sewn interior. Tires did not perform well on sand and mud..."
All electrics and plug in hybrids are designed as urban transport vehicles. They are not freeway flyers or road trip rods. That sort of foolishness is the equivalent of "Offroad" Magazine rating the offroad capability of a Ferrari GT. "Poor. Got stuck on the curb before the trail even started. No winch. Difficult to get mud off the hand-sewn interior. Tires did not perform well on sand and mud..."