Re: There’s hope yet!
> I'm rather fond of the sound of a V8. I suppose you could synthesize the audio.
I OTOH hate the sound of my current six cylinders (but love the driving). I did think about synthesising the audio though… of a 2CV, just for the laughs.
> Not quite so feasible with electric cars
Never saw one of those wind-up torches? Well…
> in colder climates you need lot more heating/defrosting and in EV you don't get the advantage of heating as byproduct
As I'm on the market for a Tesla (they're not great, I've been holding for the last three years for something better to come along, but I've run out of patience), I did research this. It appears that what people do is get the car to warm itself up (battery temperature, defrosting, etc.) while still plugged into the mains. Obviously it's not a car that you can just park out on the street but at their price level not many cars are not properly garaged. There are some Tesla drivers in here that might want to share their first-hand impressions.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
