A few points: 1) Modern EVs all come with fixed raio transmissions (no shifting) 2) The single most important specification for quick 0-60 acceleration is ample torque. 3) In order drive up to a mountain pass, you need ample torque.
Quick 0-60 times are just a side effect of making a safe, single ratio, vehicle that can handle highway driving. Remember, unlike a conversion, you can't shift down for the mountains. Batteries are still the heaviest part of the vehicle and most EVs mount them on the bottom. This makes for a vehicle with low center of gravity which means that cornering like a race car is another free side effect. Most non-Tesla EVs don't come standard with leather seats. Heated (non-leather) seats adds very little to the cost of manufacturing an electric vehicle. Modern EVs need a pretty sophisticated computer system and by federal law all vehicles have to provide an OBD-II interface which pretty much requires the automakers use a CAN bus system. CAN = Controler Area Network, so not just one computer, but a network of them. Modern COWs (Computers On Wheels) require very little to add external connectivity. So again, very little additional costs. Chevrolet wanted access to all of the onboard data, so they can see what works and what doesn't, so they throw in ONstar to allow them to collect that data to improve the product. If you don't want them snoping on your car, disconnect it. I've been contemplating replacing the On-star radio with my own radio so that I can access the data. The main problem is that it's an intergrated unit that includes the Onstar radio, key fob receiver, and tire monitoring system. FWIW Here in the USA, Chevy Bolts are already available new for around $25k(or less), if you shop around. March 3, 2021 1:09 PM, "Mark Laity-Snyder via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > David Roden said:I keep saying that we desperately need a simple, modest, > driveable, easily > maintained, smallish, efficient, AFFORDABLE electric vehicle. > > It doesn't have to zoom from 0 to 60 in 6 seconds, or corner like a race > car. It doesn't need silly looking high-inertia oversize wheels that look > like they belong on a bike, or heated leather seats, or sophisticated > automated driving features. It doesn't have to be "connected" (and some of > us would rather it wasn't). Good grief, give us roll-up windows, manual > door locks, and a normal ignition key. We'll survive. > > Tesla isn't listening. Fortunately for the world, other automakers are. > You're not likely to ever see them here in the US, though, just as we've > never gotten Toyota Aygos and VW Ups. > > I would say give them time. Tesla has already announced a $25K vehicle > which will probably get > made in Europe first but the time frame is next year. When they do, I think > it is game over for > ICEVs. The pinch point is making all the batteries. > I agree with Robert that Tesla stock is a good buy. However, I would disagree > that it is not STILL > a good buy. In 10 years TSLA will be 10x or more. If you have the money to > buy some, you will > wish that you had. I am glad that you archive the EVDL so people can look > back and see this > prediction. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210303/ab3c9f55/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
