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Interesting to read your impressions. In the PNW I seem to be seeing more of these machines all the time. Although undoubtedly a technological marvel, the subsidies surrounding an $80k car seem kind of cheeky. At this point I'm not so sure of their real world practicality. You have all that acceleration at your disposal but if you actually use it, your range is very much limited. Also, in a very temperate climate that isn't too hot and doesn't get too cold the argument is quite solid for an electric car. In hotter and/or colder climates throw on the A/C or heat and/or lighting into the power demand, and you've got very limited range. In my mind the laptop analogy is quite apt....IMHO in a few years the cars complexity (and therefore it's cost to repair) and the fact that it will not be state of the art any longer, will likely limit it's resale value. (4-6 year service life..like a laptop?) Cheers
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