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Old 08-31-08 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by GFerg
Interior looks like one of those old ugly Apple computers..
That was the first thing I thought of also. I hate Apple design and this looks straight from their engineers. Maybe they will let you pick the color of the interior dash. Now that would be nice.
Old 08-31-08 | 04:20 PM
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I'm liking it so far. Hopefully it'll deliver on the performance aspect.
Old 08-31-08 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by luxury1
I hate Apple design and this looks straight from their engineers.
Today's designs or past designs? I don't know how you could "hate" how the iPhone, iPod, MacBook Air, ect. look. Apple is by far the leader in electronics design. To each his own I guess.
Old 08-31-08 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by JLSC4
Today's designs or past designs? I don't know how you could "hate" how the iPhone, iPod, MacBook Air, ect. look. Apple is by far the leader in electronics design. To each his own I guess.
I'm not so sure about leader... Everything Apple makes, someone else made cheaper, first, Apple is just good at marketing... The only exception to this is the touchscreen on the iPhone... Not gonna turn this into an Apple discussion, but the Macbook Air is a mere .1 inches thinner than laptops that existed for a long time, and they came with cd/dvd drives and were fully featured with all ports, not a stripped down laptop... iPhone - my Blackberry does everything the iPhone does, and it's an old model, in fact, up until recent, it had much faster internet than iPhone as well; except the touchscreen thing... and iPods, don't get me started on the requirement to use itunes just to get music to one (or a third party uploader)

To contribute to this thread though - Chevy is on the right track, lets see if they truly come through... I'm just curious why it's only 40 miles without the engine - must be a pretty smallish battery still...
Old 08-31-08 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mitsuguy
To contribute to this thread though - Chevy is on the right track, lets see if they truly come through... I'm just curious why it's only 40 miles without the engine - must be a pretty smallish battery still...
name a vehicle that does better?
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
name a vehicle that does better?
Somewhat of a different class, but the Tesla Roadster...
Old 09-03-08 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mitsuguy
I'm just curious why it's only 40 miles without the engine - must be a pretty smallish battery still...
If its anything like my laptop's li-ion battery you'll only be getting 5 miles on battery use after 5 years.
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