Yesterday I drove downhill to a train station in Corona and took Metrolink to Union Station in LA, then switched to Metro to the LA Convention Center and this years auto show. Range anxiety and charger availability worries strike deep, but I also despise freeway traffic near LA.. I was hunting for EVs to look at, and saw a few. I took photos.
The EV that impressed me as most practical for families, while considering price, is the Kia Soul EV. The style and size of the vehicle, and its range are possibly more appealing to young families.
Of course I looked at the Spark EV and saw no difference I could detect from my 2014 model.
Mullen had EVs there, and they were making some pretty wild claims about mileage in a future model. I saw the Toyota (look we have an EV) hydrogen burner, a very unusual looking car. Because of the way Hydrogen is currently produced for cars I'm not a big fan. Nissan had their Leaf tucked away in a corner as if it embarrassed them. They were promoting the Juke, which burns fuel and has plastic trim as pretty as a Fiat 500e dashboard.
I saw a Mitsubishi I-MiEV for the first time, so now I finally do believe they exist. It's amazingly smaller than a Spark EV. I chatted with a few reps about their EV models, and talked them up to people looking at them, spreading EV propaganda at every chance.
I told a lady at the Buick display that I expected to see a majority of EVs if I'm still around in ten more years. She was skeptical. So it goes.
The EV that impressed me as most practical for families, while considering price, is the Kia Soul EV. The style and size of the vehicle, and its range are possibly more appealing to young families.
Of course I looked at the Spark EV and saw no difference I could detect from my 2014 model.
Mullen had EVs there, and they were making some pretty wild claims about mileage in a future model. I saw the Toyota (look we have an EV) hydrogen burner, a very unusual looking car. Because of the way Hydrogen is currently produced for cars I'm not a big fan. Nissan had their Leaf tucked away in a corner as if it embarrassed them. They were promoting the Juke, which burns fuel and has plastic trim as pretty as a Fiat 500e dashboard.
I saw a Mitsubishi I-MiEV for the first time, so now I finally do believe they exist. It's amazingly smaller than a Spark EV. I chatted with a few reps about their EV models, and talked them up to people looking at them, spreading EV propaganda at every chance.
I told a lady at the Buick display that I expected to see a majority of EVs if I'm still around in ten more years. She was skeptical. So it goes.