Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 500e's well-deserved kudos, best low-co$t EV ever driven ...

2014-07-04 Thread Martin WINLOW via EV
Well, reading his Wiki entry, he is clearly not stupid. I can only assume he fervently believes that transitioning an ICE-based business to electric will ruin the company he has worked so hard to turn around over the last 5 years or so. As well as having a law degree e is also an accountant so

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 500e's well-deserved kudos, best low-co$t EV ever driven ...

2014-07-03 Thread Dennis Miles via EV
Rustybkts, Your comment says it almost plainly. "Its funny isn't it that some CEO's see the future and others are hooked on oil." I tend to compare it to their earning 13 pieces of silver, paid by the Oil Producers, to the CEOs, for serving Oil, not the consumer. Kick oil out, buy Electric Vehicles

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 500e's well-deserved kudos, best low-co$t EV ever driven ...

2014-07-03 Thread rustybkts via EV
Why is it that Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne seems to go on so much about how much he is losing from each 500e when it gets so much praise? I remember not so long ago that all new ICE models used to be advertised with a statement noting the hundreds of millions spent developing it. I doubt t

[EVDL] EVLN: 500e's well-deserved kudos, best low-co$t EV ever driven ...

2014-07-03 Thread brucedp5 via EV
Collective comments: "little guided missile," "off-the-charts torque" and "hauls ass." http://wardsauto.com/vehicles-technology/fiat-500e-truly-fun-drive-ev Fiat 500e Truly Fun-to-Drive EV Jun 25, 2014 [image http://wardsauto.com/site-files/wardsauto.com/files/imagecache/large_img/uploads/201