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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #930 on: May 23, 2013, 06:26:10 AM »

Oh dear, now I have to go look at a Soul even though it's the wrong body and drive train to see if it's something I might like. This one actually has decent range as well as decent storage space. Hopefully it's not a California only CARB-car.

http://insideevs.com/2014-kia-soul-ev-headed-to-us-lets-hope-because-its-rumored-specs-impress/

Prius probably still in the lead money-wise tho!
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #931 on: May 30, 2013, 06:26:49 PM »

Here you go Max:

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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #932 on: May 31, 2013, 11:58:17 AM »

214:1 today!

Can we add a poll to this thread to take bets on whether Max will buy a car in 2013?  Odds are currently 237:1 that he won't.  ;)

We are now at 230:1... any takers?   :P

224:1 today.  Odds makers are expecting a swing in the opposite direction soon!
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #933 on: June 01, 2013, 08:54:13 AM »

Very accurate picture, honestly. I've considered many of the mentioned options. In a holding pattern for now until more info is out on the new Prius. I'm surprised that didn't make the picture.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #934 on: June 01, 2013, 09:33:53 AM »

In the realm of the unattainable, some cool stuff in the works. Makes me wish I had $80k burning a hole in my pocket.

http://insideevs.com/tesla-model-s-supercharger-network-to-triple-by-end-of-june-charge-rate-kicked-up-to-120-kw-this-summer-wvideo/

By 2015-2016 98% of the US will be covered with Supercharger stations. 3-4 hours of driving recharged in 20-25 minutes.



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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #935 on: June 01, 2013, 08:51:39 PM »

In the realm of the unattainable, some cool stuff in the works. Makes me wish I had $80k burning a hole in my pocket.

http://insideevs.com/tesla-model-s-supercharger-network-to-triple-by-end-of-june-charge-rate-kicked-up-to-120-kw-this-summer-wvideo/

By 2015-2016 98% of the US will be covered with Supercharger stations. 3-4 hours of driving recharged in 20-25 minutes.

What I'm wondering is what happens to the battery in a Model S if somebody uses these stations regularly. It's easy to recharge a battery very quickly by throwing tons of V/A at it, but generally that's rather unhealthy for the long term life of the battery. Would they limit how often you can use supercharger stations to maintain the 8 year warranty of the battery?
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #936 on: June 01, 2013, 11:01:58 PM »

They do warrant the battery for 8 years, but so far they haven't stated any limits. I doubt they will if they don't even charge for the energy used.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #937 on: June 05, 2013, 05:00:24 AM »

2015 Prius Interior, much improved:



Perhaps not, that's a L on the wheel....
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #938 on: June 05, 2013, 06:20:16 AM »

Lol, that's a CT200H.  Same as Purrin's Lexus.  Maybe you should test drive one of those?

It has one of the best steering wheels I've ever used, derived from the LFA.
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Re: The New Car Saga (and general auto chat)
« Reply #939 on: June 05, 2013, 06:24:32 AM »

Yeah the remote touch should've given it away, Toyota doesn't have that.
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