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Is this the electric car to take on Tesla?

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 Danish designer Henrik Fisker releases first-look at his new EMotion with a 400-mile range

Fisker reveals new images on Twitter himself of EMotion concept

EMotion model features a sleek design and 'Butterfly doors

'Henrik Fisker said the car would be similarly priced to the Tesla Model S 

Fisker designed the Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage, as well as BMW Z8 


http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3893914/The-Fisker-EMotion-electric-car-rival-Tesla-s-Model-S.html
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Way out of my league, price-wise, and far too low for me to get in and out of.

The other problem - and this is not often mentioned -  is that these all electric cars need a high amp feed to recharge the battery.

I live on a retirement estate and my garage is remote from the house and has only a lighting supply. Hence I am not able to recharge a car there. There are numerous people who would have a similar problem. The long range cars tend to require a charging current of around 30 amps, hence in the UK, a standard 13 amp power point will not do.
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Very nice, but seat too low and price too high for me too... :Pout:
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Nice, but I would still prefer the Tesla (and my job).  Not necessarily in that order.


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Quote from Menlo Energy   "A subcompact car with a 10-gallon gas tank can store the energy equivalent of 7 Teslas, 15 Nissan Leafs or 23 Chevy Volts, according to industry sources."

This is a lovely looking car, but electric vehicles will always will be heavily subsidized toys for rich people. A battery, which is really a complex and expensive chemical factory to make electricity, will never match a simple tank of petrol.
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