To the extent that EV's are heavier they require more robust support pillars.
On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 2:30 PM, zeke Yewdall <[email protected]> wrote: > Just about all new cars seem to have this problem. A combination of the a > pillar strength requirement along with the aerodynamic design. Rear > visibility is poor in most of them too. I got in my old Subaru justy the > other day and was struck by how good the visibility both to the front and > rear was. Of course, it's probably almost as crashworthy as a GEM :) > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 13, 2013, at 10:39 AM, "Peri Hartman" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you are considering a Leaf, be forewarned that the frontal visibility > is > > poor. Today, probably for the third time, I came close to hitting a > > pedestrian while turning left. My wife has had similar occurrences. > > Somehow, the design of the front pillars obstructs an entire crosswalk > while > > turning left. > > > > Normally, I lean over to the right to get a second look, but I didn't > this > > time and -sure enough - a ped was in the crosswalk. Fortunately, as I > > progressed through the turn, he became visible - directly in my path. > > > > This is a serious problem with Nissan seems uninterested in addressing. > > > > Peri > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do WIth your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver, "The summer day." To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20131214/97a94c07/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
