100 mile per charge Electric Mini. pic heavy

Touchdown

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Sun May-03-09 02:56 PM
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100 mile per charge Electric Mini. pic heavy

Edited on Sun May-03-09 02:59 PM by Touchdown

For lease only.:(

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10231123-54.html?tag=rtcol;inTheNewsNow

The Mini Electric, on the other hand, sacrifices the entire back seat for its battery pack. That allows it to go 100 miles on a charge--sufficient for most daily driving. But two of its advantages are that you never go to a gas station and there are no emissions from the car itself.
Meanwhile, there's yet another technology in the mix--what General Motors calls a range-extended electric vehicle or what engineers call a series hybrid (as opposed to a parallel hybrid). In that case, an internal combustion engine does nothing but charge the batteries that propel the car.

How do you post a YouTube video on this site. I've been to help, options, and html help, Nothing!!! How are you guys doing it?

TD.

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Touchdown

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Sun May-03-09 04:12 PM
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1. My threads always die! Why don't you just kill me now.

:kick:

:cry:

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blue_onyx

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Sun May-03-09 04:17 PM
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3. LOL, I usually don't have much luck with threads either

I think the Mini is a cute car but it isn't really practical for most people, especially with no backseat.

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crazylikafox

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Sun May-03-09 04:18 PM
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4. Very cute car. Unfortunately only a commuter car for now.

But these are just in the test stage. I believe that MINI only has them out for testing, & once the lease is up, they will take them back & evalutate the data. Hopefully this will lead to one with an increased range.

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Sun May-03-09 04:23 PM
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5. ya gotta be a cool popular member of a clique to have long threads.

That's your problem.

When you get it figured out, can ya let me know too? :shrug:

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calimary

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Sun May-03-09 05:38 PM
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11. Me too!

Edited on Sun May-03-09 05:39 PM by calimary

I think the car's cute, and I'm glad you posted this thread! Thanks, Touchdown!

:hi: :patriot:

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Stevenmarc

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Sun May-03-09 04:17 PM
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2. Only a mere $850 a month

I like being a tech pioneer, but that's a tad steep

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Deja Q

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Sun May-03-09 05:29 PM
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9. But at minimum wage, we can live in it too!

:party:

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Torn_Scorned_Ignored

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Sun May-03-09 04:35 PM
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6. what? no automatic transmission?

I could drive a manual but 100 miles a charge would get me nowhere -

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Touchdown

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Sun May-03-09 04:40 PM
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7. EVs don't need transmissions. No gears to 100 mph.

The Tesla Roadster has 2 gears, but it's the only EV I know of with a transmission. Just step on the pedal and the car takes off. The only "gears" would be fwd & rev.

As Steven Colbert says: Sooooo.... enjoy that!;)

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Torn_Scorned_Ignored

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Sun May-03-09 05:24 PM
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8. Oh, I thought I saw a clutch

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Touchdown

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Sun May-03-09 05:35 PM
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10. Must be a foot rest.

look at the letters to the left of the gearshift.

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