The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future

Re:The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future by rangibaby on Monday December 19, 2016 @10:07PM (#13217106)

and sex! The Prius' problem has always been that it looks like the healthy low-fat gluten-free quinoa kale almond milk salad of cars.

The best word I can come up with describe Toyota's car designs is "inoffensive". They aren't necessarily bad, and they are easy to drive and comfortable to ride in, but they are mainly generic and forgettable. Being mass market cars like they are I guess that is kind of the point.

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Re:The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future by mathw on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @03:51AM (#13218396)

Well also don't forget that a Prius still burns fossil fuels to run. The Teslas aren't just shinier versions of hybrids.

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Re:The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future by MagnumOpus on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @04:18AM (#13218485)

There's been a plug-in version of it since 2012. Sure it has only 25 miles range on batteries, but that's enough for most people's commute, and they won't have to get out the slide rule when they visit grandma over the weekend.

(Also, 99% of electric cars also mostly burn fossil fuels - the exception being the ones deployed in Iceland, Norway and France, where fossil fuels are being phased out.)

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Re:The Chevy Bolt Is the Ugly Car of the Near Future by mikestew on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @12:31PM (#13221911)

The best word I can come up with describe Toyota's car designs is "inoffensive".

You apparently have not seen the latest incarnation. Move over, Pontiac Aztek.

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