Bobby Keeland via EV wrote:
For me a battery electric vehicle does not need to look like a goofy toy.
Willie via EV wrote:
Of course, a BEV does not NEED to look any certain way. Beauty is in
the eye of the beholder. Form follows function. Certainly the
hidebound will demand certain appearances. We would like to see an an
open minded buying public. I would be a Twizy sales prospect if one were
offered to me. I would like to have a good condition, reliable,
capable, safe, cheese wedge CCar. Recognizing, of course, that CCars
never met those criteria. Never the less, both CCars and Twizys have
earned their places in the history of EV development. I honor them.
Well said, Willie.
Though I might add that form has not followed function in automobiles
for a very long time. They are all about styling and cost. The internals
reflect good science and engineering, but the bodies are almost 100%
styling.
Wy? Because most people buy cars almost entirely based on price and
appearance. And their idea of what "looks good" constantly changes.
Introducing a new car is a tough problem. All the currently-fashionable
shapes have already been taken. So you will have to pick a new shape,
which perhaps only a tiny percentage of the market will think is
"beautiful". Hopefully, it will be a large enough slice if the market to
survive. This is why we see such oddball appearances in new, limited
market vehicles.
--
The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in
possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world. (Max Born)
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Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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