Electric Lotus Ping!...........
For those of you keeping score, BYD Auto has beaten General Motors and Toyota in bringing a plug-in hybrid to market. The Chevrolet Volt goes on sale at the end of 2010. Toyota is planning a plug-in hybrid, also for 2010.
Sales data says that ....NOBODY buys these things!!!!
the only way to make a Profit is
Legislate mandatory purchases.....
and that is not too far off.....
I once owned a Lotus. It drove like a scalded dog and was the best handling car on the planet. Unfortunately, it had a Lucas electrical system which often turned it into a stunning parking lot ornament. Electricity and Lotus don’t mix very well in my experience.