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smart car: What's the point?

The fact that you are a mechanical engineer alone means you have more experience in the field than I do haha. My mistake on the C&D mileage, I should have looked the article up again rather than going off of memory. 58 miles average is still well below the EPA estimate though, and still pretty...
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- Post #191
- Sep 14, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Post #174, check 'em out. As for the Fisker, it seems pretty awesome, but it's still a hybrid. A huge step in the right direction maybe, but it still has an internal combustion engine that is larger than the one in my car. Also, almost 1000lb/ft of torque and only 5.9 sec 0-60? That...
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- Post #190
- Sep 14, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Thank you for your well thought out response! This is all I have been asking for lol, some kind of educated discussion on the topic. I assure you, I am not butthurt in the least bit. I know better than to get worked up over immature know-it-alls, I'm sorry if I have represented myself any...
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- Post #186
- Sep 14, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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I'm sorry if I misrepresented myself, I am completely aware that the Coda started as the Chinese car in question. All I've been trying to explain is that the car has obviously been redesigned and re-engineered, and that looks alone can not accurately represent this. There have been plenty of...
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- Post #183
- Sep 14, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Ohhhhh okay you're right. I forgot the only thing that matters in a car is the exterior. You'd better call up Coda quick and tell them to stop paying all those engineers working on the battery system and drivetrain.
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- Post #176
- Sep 14, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Once again, credible links. The articles you just linked to are over two years old, and one year old, respectively. Any recent article clearly points out the vastly different specifications. What are you trying to prove here other then the fact that you are stubborn? Edit: Here. RECENT...
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- Post #174
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Good for you. Share a credible link for once, please. :D That's a Chevy btw
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- Post #171
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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You constantly spew these clearly invented "facts", yet provide no links to back up your claims. I, on the other hand, have provided several. You keep saying that there are so many better alternatives, but have yet to mention even one. Your move.
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- Post #167
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

Re-engineered is the key word here. While they may share the same body style, the similarities end there. Coda has had a team of engineers in Los Angeles redesigning the car for maximum efficiency since 2009. It's not like they are taking a crappy Chinese car and sticking a battery in it...
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- Post #166
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

First of all, very little of the information I am relaying to the community I heard from company reps. I'm not a moron, and I don't believe everything I hear. I have done all research on my own, and have done nothing but provide information for people that are considering buying an electric...
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- Post #163
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

I'm not delusional or blind by any means, in fact I didn't even know about this car until I came across some previews online a few months ago. I don't know why you are having trouble distinguishing basic facts with fanboyism, but I assure you I am no Coda fanboy. I have simply researched all...
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- Post #160
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

If you don't care about your credibility here then why bother posting? I'm not "expecting" any particular level of discourse, just providing my opinion and a few facts to hopefully educate anyone that cares. Aren't you a moderator on this forum? Shouldn't you be, well... moderating? As far...
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- Post #158
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Haha, If you knew me in person you'd know that I am enthusiastic about pretty much anything I'm interested in :D These ones My understanding is that Miles left Coda quite a while ago, not sure why.
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- Post #155
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Because he's not a company rep, a salesperson, or anyone from the marketing department, he's the head of battery development, Phil Gow. He explained the mechanics of the battery system to me because I was curious, he was not trying to "sell" me on it by any means. I was a salesman for years, I...
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- Post #151
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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I see what you mean in terms of the computer analogy, but aren't today's internal combustion cars far superior to those 100 years ago? My point is that it is old tech that is advancing at an incredibly slow rate, and that it is up to us to be the catalyst of change. I agree with you 100%...
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- Post #148
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

Not a ringer, you can drive the exact car that the media drives at the Century City mall in SoCal. How do I know? I happened to be at the mall the same day that writers/testers from Edmunds, Popular Science, and other publications took their test drives. I watched them pull out in the demo...
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- Post #145
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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Well no crap, how else do you expect to move air in a closed, air-cooled system? My point is that it is implemented much better in the Coda than in the Leaf. The Leaf exhausts the used, dehumidified air into the atmosphere, making the car work much harder and use more electricity to keep the...
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- Post #143
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

Sorry for the double post, just saw your reply and wanted to quickly respond. Yes, it is recommended that you purchase a 220v charging station because charging with a standard 110v outlet is very slow, however, like you mentioned, the government subsidizes this purchase so the end cost is $0...
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- Post #139
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

Of course I understand the environmental impact that an electric car still makes, I was simply laying it out directly. Any form of energy we consume is going to have a significant impact, it's simply a matter of supporting the medium that is the most flexible so that our technology regarding...
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- Post #137
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

A user loses all credibility if they don't research that which they are criticizing. If you have no interest in researching, then anything you have to say about the subject is a moot point, so why even post anything other than to gain the attention of people you will never even meet...
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- Post #129
- Sep 13, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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...and it's electric. I dare you to find me a better electric for the price, not to mention there is a ridiculous amount of tax credit you'll receive that can potentially bring the price of the car down to $31,000 depending on where you live. I've seen quite a few people in this thread mention...
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- Post #126
- Sep 12, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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smart car: What's the point?

You guys aren't looking hard enough :D http://www.codaautomotive.com/ 220 lb/ft of torque, 150+ mile range, 6 hours to FULL charge, 4 hours or less for 100 mile range, handles incredibly for it's class (extremely well balanced, fully independent suspension, sport tires stock), twice as much...
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- Post #124
- Sep 12, 2011
- Forum: The Garage

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