Some of the other panelists dropped out so for better or for worse, I got to dive into all the topics pretty thoroughly. Some conclusions of mine expressed on the show:
1) The Dodge Circuit EV is/was pointless, so it doesn't matter if it was killed or not in the latest bankruptcy restructuring. If Cyrsler wants to do something meaningful they should build the E-REV Minivan.
2) Of all the majors, Nissan is the best positioned to produce a mass market EV in 2011, although they have a engineering challenge ahead of them to get the costs to work out so they hit a mass market price point.
3) The Volt will not drive anemically after it has exhausted its 40 mile range. They've engineered around that issue by having a 30% reserve. Tesla needs to update their talking points on this one.
And much much more!
EVcast #235: Our Longest Episode Yet
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