I kept up with Oliver Kuttner after he pitched his VLC here in California. The cars efficency and cost inputs were much lower than conventional cars. He was hoping for a third world market. Dang, the VLC weighed 1,000 pounds and would carry just about its weight in passengers and baggage.
A couple of the comments were right on in that it was a one-of-a kind car. He didn't want to stress it with rapid acceleration or very high speeds. The VLC was NOT finished ie. No air con, radio, cup holders, sound proofing and an unfinished interior. Mr. Kuttner was looking for an auto company to take the VLC to market. Obviously Tesla had that all that covered. A lot of his presentation was stressing the VLC's safety - having outboard wheels and crumple zones around the car... but it was light and low. It actually was fairly easy to get in and out of the car. We had guys at 6'3" trying it out. Still the perception of small and light made it a hard sell. A tribute to Tesla's market strategy is, the cost of batteries is relitively high now. If you're going to put them in a car, make it an expensive one ie. Tesla Model S or X. As the battery costs come down, then the Tesla Model 3. I think the VLC was ahead of its time. Small, light, low cost vehicles are all over the Philippines (where I spend ½ my time). It's a third world kind of thing. -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-The-Big-EV-Debate-Go-for-Small-or-Big-Battery-Pack-tp4677803p4677830.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
