Comments on: First 2012 Coda All-Electric Sedan Rolls Off the Line http://inhabitat.com/first-2012-coda-all-electric-sedan-rolls-off-the-line/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Thu, 23 May 2013 21:03:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: sevillanc http://inhabitat.com/first-2012-coda-all-electric-sedan-rolls-off-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-395643 sevillanc Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:43:23 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=362503#comment-395643 How many people would really buy this vs the Volt (or hopefully some other better similar competitor)..not to mention since where it's coming from. Sure- more mileage via electric- but a 2nd car at best- Besides, I'd much rather spend more on the Tesla- that could be more like a single car...and rent a gas if needed for a long trip. But- yes, for the folks with money..they can buy them & help make cheaper for the normal folks. How many people would really buy this vs the Volt (or hopefully some other better similar competitor)..not to mention since where it’s coming from. Sure- more mileage via electric- but a 2nd car at best- Besides, I’d much rather spend more on the Tesla- that could be more like a single car…and rent a gas if needed for a long trip. But- yes, for the folks with money..they can buy them & help make cheaper for the normal folks.

]]> By: caeman http://inhabitat.com/first-2012-coda-all-electric-sedan-rolls-off-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-377681 caeman Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:49:37 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=362503#comment-377681 So, for an EPA-rated 88 miles distance, you could never actually take a long trip with this car. There goes any idea of range. You could buy one strictly to be your commuter, but at $38,145 (don't forget that tax and delivery charge), you end up with a $28,145 car that will take you 15 years of driving to cross the point on the graph where you actually begin spending LESS money compared to a gas-powered car. So, we have a car priced for the upper-middle and upper income bracket, for whom the price of gas is not a concern. When a car like this costs $15,000 so the common worker can afford it, THEN and only THEN will we be on the right path. A very short path that doesn't leave your chosen city. So, for an EPA-rated 88 miles distance, you could never actually take a long trip with this car. There goes any idea of range.

You could buy one strictly to be your commuter, but at $38,145 (don’t forget that tax and delivery charge), you end up with a $28,145 car that will take you 15 years of driving to cross the point on the graph where you actually begin spending LESS money compared to a gas-powered car.

So, we have a car priced for the upper-middle and upper income bracket, for whom the price of gas is not a concern.

When a car like this costs $15,000 so the common worker can afford it, THEN and only THEN will we be on the right path. A very short path that doesn’t leave your chosen city.

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