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Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
You guys need to see beyond your next paycheck. When the first CD player came out it cost $21,000 in 1975, there were 8 CD's and no such thing as a recorder. I asked about one and they said it cost millions. Today, if you open a checking account they give you an ipod!
When the early computers were made they also sucked by today's standards and cost a ton. In 1981, I mortgaged my house to buy a state of the art computer for my business. (it had the power of a laptop today).I can't tell you how many articles I read that said color flat panels are a FAD!, way too expensive and poor quality. Just about everything has a ramp up.
This is just another step forward. They need to make them and the early adopters will help advance this technology. Eventually, all vehicles will be electric. If you want to be an "early adopter" then yeah, you will have to step up and pay more for one but eventually they will be pretty cheap.
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Agree completely.
Your average smartphone these days has specs that would have been tough to imagine a decade ago in a desktop.
The Volt is another step for electric/hybrid cars. Maybe a wobbly and expensive step, but a step none the less.
Hybrid and/or electric is still viewed as a compromise by many, and with good reason. If it's more expensive, slower, inconvenient, or just doesn't work that well, then it is what it is.
The Volt might not be the tipping point that makes most people do the most important thing - vote with their wallet - but I think it's getting close. The time will come when hybrids and eventually pure electrics are faster, stronger, more durable (electric motors are pretty hardy) and more fuel efficient. Look at the hybrid machines being played with in Le Mans and other racing series from Toyota, Audi, Porsche, Peugeot, and more. These machines aren't compromised by being hybrid, they're enhanced.
If I could get some of that action in a reasonably priced road car I'd willingly pay MORE for a hybrid.
The trickle down usually happens quick when it comes to technology. Sign me up when it happens.