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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by paranoidrobot on Saturday June 30, 2018 @12:41PM (#17431476)
Yes, I'm expecting that it'll take a while for the market as a whole to get used to the idea that they don't actually need a gas engine.

So I expect that EVs with range-extenders to launch first, but there still doesn't seem to be any major commitments along that front.

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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by cowmix on Saturday June 30, 2018 @01:54PM (#17431840)
This isn't 2010. It is settled, range-extenders have a very limited self-life. I've had a Volt for five years, love the car. For me and most of my fellow Volt owners, our next (and then on) car will be a full EV.
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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by paranoidrobot on Saturday June 30, 2018 @09:12PM (#17433543)
> our next (and then on) car will be a full EV.

Yep, but I think many others will have to go through the same journey before they believe in having a pure-BEV.

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