Tesla Inc. is no longer selling the majority of new electric cars registered in California, the state that accounts for almost a third of all
  • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
    133·
    3 days ago

    Enough with the trucks and SUVs. I’m not buying an EV until I can get a 2 door sports convertible with rack and pinion steering and double wishbone suspension. I don’t want to drive a tank of a vehicle with vague, floaty handling. I want a small, light, and nimble EV that’s fast as fuck and corners like a dream. For under $30K USD.

    • BussyCat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      It is hard to get a light EV when the batteries themselves are around 1/10 the energy density of gasoline and people want them to have a longer range than a gas car to make up for charging so you end up with a battery that’s 500-1000lbs. To put that into perspective a Miata weighs around 2000lbs

      • bluGill@fedia.io
        1·
        2 days ago

        A small block V8 weights 680lbs. While there are larger engines, that is still a big engine, most cars have much lighter engines. Transmissions have some weight too, So do electric motors.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      81·
      3 days ago

      Look at Telo, their “truck” is the size of a Mini Cooper but with a full 8 ft bed. And it seats 5. That’s incredibly compelling.

      • Psythik@lemm.eeEnglish
        41·
        3 days ago

        That’s 3 seats too many. And I rather have a hatch than a bed.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          I think you can fold down the back seats to get a bit more space.

          But 5 is nice. I have kids, and they like to come with to the dump or hardware store. I currently do those trips in the minivan, this would be a bit more comfortable.

    • ...m...@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      7·
      3 days ago

      …my mazda 2 outhandles my MX-5s and is the only car i’ve driven which keeps pace with my elise; we’ve been waiting for an electric subcompact hatchback for about ten years now but the stateside market keeps doing everything it can not to offer me one…

    • Steven McTowelie@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      I’m rocking a kei truck for landscaping and home reno projects, and it still uses more gas than I’m happy with. I’d love for someone to make an electric truck that isn’t a massive behemoth intended to prove something about my masculinity. Just give me a clean energy box bed to haul my lumber and dirt.