Comments on: Subaru Stella Electric Car on sale in Japan

By: NacaYoda

NacaYoda — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:36:31 +0000

Lazybones: I’m all for renewable energy!! But if you put 1 in 10 cars onto the grid for recharging, renewable sources are decades off coping! Renewable sources can’t keep up with regular demand now, let alone if we were to require electricity for cars! Reality is – Coal or Nuclear – for now.

By: lazybones

lazybones — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:03:17 +0000

“Disagree with more and more people shifting to city life, theres a growing market for these cars..”

This car is no more out of place here than the Smart series. Only 47Kws but 170nm and 100km top speed, not exactly a grandad scooter. But the question is who styled this beast? Fisher & Paykel?

“Nuclear or coal… choose your poison for electric vehicles. There is no other viable option yet”

Yeah, we don’t want to use that Solar/Wind/Hydro/Geothermal or Wave technology, thats all a bit too dodgy.

By: NacaYoda

NacaYoda — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:32:03 +0000

The Salesman, I don’t think a wind generator on your roof will be much good at recharging a car in 15 minutes. Maybe 48 hours would be more realistic (and totally useless for daily driving).

Nuclear or coal… choose your poison for electric vehicles. There is no other viable option yet.

By: DGS

DGS — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:47:02 +0000

Why so Ugly? Is there a statotory requirement for all electic cars to look like crap and have the performance of an electric wheelchair?

Have a look at the Tesla Roadster, electric need not look like this. Just use the design of a normal, nice looking car (maybe a toyota Yaris sedan), give it a decent battery pack so it can store enough charge to have a bit of performance and range. I believe for a city car 100km range on a charge is reasonable, so long as it can perform the same as a petrol variant.

My suspision is the car makers make these cars so lame because they don’t want to make them. If there is no demand because of the cars been ugly and slow, they will anounce that there is no market for electric cars and be able to say they tried but the consumer was not interested.

It would only take one maufacturer to ruin it for every one by making an affordable, fast and deirable electric car.

By: Joober

Joober — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:40:19 +0000

“makes sense for, japans crowded cities, and low speed traffic, but no good for australias more open road and freeway network.. ”

Disagree with more and more people shifting to city life, theres a growing market for these cars..

By: D

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:05:24 +0000

Ahh, another beautiful looking car care of Subaru! (not)

By: Bavarian Missile (.)(.)

Bavarian Missile (.)(.) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:57:18 +0000

Why is it necessary to make eky cars ugly…..is it so we can pick them out in the car park ?

By: The Salesman

The Salesman — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:55:48 +0000

NacaYoda,
A bloke in Ipswich made his own electric car from an old Barina. He charges it with a wind generator he put together himself. So all we need at home is a windmill on the roof, simple.
I would buy one just so i could put “Stanley” number plates on it.

By: Yuk

Yuk — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:52:16 +0000

Why is it that nearly all of current crop of electric/hybrid cars look like they were designed by a two year old. This one looks like they designed it starting with a cardboard box. Maybe all of the funds go on the drive system, and theres nothing left for the body.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:32:06 +0000

Not bad. I wouldn’t mind driving one myself.