Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
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> In article <XnsAA75838BB3383noemailattnet@216.166.97.131>, Mitchell
> Holman says...
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>>Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
>>news:qej00k014m4@drn.newsguy.com:
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>>> Beyond cost and convenience, though, is the sensation of flying
>>> take off, you get the immediate torque. No noise of the engine, no
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>> As an electric car owner I understand
>>completely. Utterly quiet, vibration free,
>>no engine instruments to monitor, super
>>fast acceleration. I cannot imagine going
>>back to a "gas-guzzler".
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> The biggest car I've owned was a '67 four door 5000 pound
> T-Bird...bought used for $2500 in early 70s...was too intimidated to
> drive the beast so I gave it to my wife who wheeled it around like a
> sports car!!
>
> Always preferred small cars...currently drive a 2015 SmartCar...two
> seater with enough 'truck' space for a few bags of groceries...perfect
> for an oldster. Has a three cylinder engine that as quiet as you get.
>
> Now owned by Mercedes Benz, they're converting the assembly line to
> all electric and getting rid of the gas engine models all together.
>
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/2013_Smart_Fo
> rtwo_Electric_Drive_--_2012_NYIAS.JPG/1200px-2013_Smart_Fortwo_Electric
> _Drive_--_2012_NYIAS.JPG
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> "The fourth generation model, C453, was made available for sale in the
> US on 9 August 2017, as a 2017 model. The gasoline models was no
> longer for sale in Canada and the US. With the new body and the
> Renault/Mercedes Edison Platform, it is available with electric drive
> and a 17.6 kWh battery. It has an EPA Certified range of 58 miles. The
> charge rate is 7.2 kW. Also available as a cabriolet, it is the only
> current production electric convertible in the world. The model was
> later renamed as Smart EQ Fortwo in 2018 as Daimler stated to use EQ
> brand for electric car lineup.
>
Electic is the wave of the future, mark my word.
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