CU_AMiGA wrote:
Has anyone driven in one of they Sinclair C5 cars? I think thats what they're called.
Nope, but I rode something similar a few months back where you were in a recumbent position and steered with handlebars under your ass.
Frankly I felt exposed being that low to the ground and the handling was skittish compared to a normal bike. I wouldn't want to be on the inside lane of the highway next to a dirty great truck in a C5...
What electric cars need to do is excite before they're taken seriously. The Honda Insight and Toyota Prius are a success because they're seen as cool and fashionble, but the average Joe wants an electric car that burns rubber. Way back when Chrysler entered a turbine-electric car called the Patriot which stored kinetic energy in a carbon flywheel in the Le Mans 24 hour race. GM also built a few Impact sports cars and showed a promotional video of one outrunning a Nissan 300ZX to 60mph.
Although I drive a gas-guzzler, I try and mitigate this by biking to work as often as I can and biking to friends houses. However, now the weather is turning colder and wetter I'd rather be in a warm, comfy car than freezing my chumleys off on the saddle.
