Back onto the 500e topic. I found it interesting that the Chicago Tribune found it necessary to delete my comments, which I thought were quite civil. In my test drive of the 500e I liked it, but felt that the following three drawbacks were sufficient to keep me from buying one: 1. The regeneration with accelerator released was pathetic. The only way to regen that car is to actually apply the brake and not know whether you're regenning or both regenning and braking. 2. Not having Quick Charge (especially CHAdeMO) is a significant drawback, especially since in the SF Bay Area so many of the public charging stations are getting PHEV'd. Don't dare longer trips any more. 3. The inability to push the car when someone is not in the driver's seat (or if the 12v battery went dead) is, to me, a safety issue caused by this silly 'safety' feature. My i-MiEV offers more car for less money, although, arguably, it could be considered less cute.
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