Re: Serial Electric Hybrid (Re: The Financial Crisis is much worse than you think....)

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:58:38 -0500, "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

David Loewe, Jr. wrote:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:17:51 -0500, "J. Clarke"
<jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxx> wrote:
David V. Loewe, Jr wrote:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:40:45 -0500, "J. Clarke"
<jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxx> wrote:
David Loewe, Jr. wrote:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:51:40 -0500, "J. Clarke"
<jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxx> wrote:
David V. Loewe, Jr wrote:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:30:07 -0500, "J. Clarke"
<jclarke.usenet@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Scott Lurndal wrote:

The Aptera (upthread) is expected at $27k.

Which is an awful lot of money for a slow,

The Wikipedia article on the vehicle claims a top speed of
85 mph.

There is no posted US speed limit that high.

Which affects the point in what manner?

Something that can go faster than any American speed limit (and
it is only as high as 80 mph in certain west Texas counties on
the Interstate) is not "slow" for American highways. Is it as
fast as my Honda V65 Magna (top speed 173 mph) motorcycle? No.
But, not being "the world's faster production motorcycle" does
not mean it is "slow."

It is slow compared to a 250cc entry-level commuter bike as well.
So it is slow.

You're hopeless...

So would you pay 27,000 bucks for a motorcycle that couldn't keep
up with a Kawasaki 250?

I said it was NOT "slow." That is ALL I said. You people need to
quit reading more than is there into various missives.

I don't see an answer there.

And, as long as you are being combative about it, you won't get a
definitive answer.

Would you or would you not pay 27,000 bucks for a motorcycle that
could not keep up with a Kawasaki 250 and if not why not?

First off, it is not really a motorcycle since it "seats 2 adults with a
child seat optionally between them, and has 15.9 cubic feet (450 L) of
cargo capacity, enough for a couple of surfboards." I'd like to see you
carry an adult AND a child on a 250 Kawa (hell, I'd like to see a 250
Kawa carry two adults). I'd like to see you carry two surfboards on a
250 Kawa. Even the mighty Goldwing has only a third of that cargo
capacity.

Secondly, as noted elsewhere, I already HAVE A V65 Magna and it will
beat the pants off a 250 Kawa (0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds) much less this
thing and it was ago long paid for.

Finally, I'll note that the Honda Nighthawk 250 and Yamaha Virago 250
had similar top speeds.
--
"No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who
does not want to adopt a rational attitude."
Sir Karl Popper
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