@steve @alienghic I’m actually partial to Toyota’s PHEV plan, and I think the Prius Prime is the most practical everyday car available in the US today. But they do need to embrace EVs to capture the growing market. Glad they’re finally trying to do it right.
I’m bullish about the Chinese company Geely because it’s a majority owner in Volve/Polestar and Lotus, and those companies are producing really compelling electric platforms on which to build new vehicles.
Other domestic-only Chinese EV companies seem to struggle with quality and reliability issues as they seem to lean too much on flashy features and not enough on the fundamentals, probably to keep costs extremely low. I don’t see evidence that they’re going to break into the global market any time soon.
@drahardja @steve
I thought AC propulsion's liquid fuel engine trailer was a neat idea.
Why carry around an engine when you don't need it most of the time.
http://www.evnut.com/rav_longranger.htm
It'd probably be even better if something like that was available and we could drop the size of the battery packs some.
Though if the new rapid recharge battery chemistries work out maybe it wont matter.