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Originally Posted by particlewave
Economy and efficiency are two different things 
I'm talking about use of energy and losses from an engineering standpoint, not your wallet. |
The cost of tech goes down with time. But you already know that.
The electric hybrid 918 Spyder just blew a .50 caliber hole into the N-ring lap record for a production car (one you can actually drive on the street and not go to jail).
I followed a Tesla Model S on the way to Miami back in Sept. and anyone who thinks electric cars are liberal/political ploy have been listening to too much talk radio. That's 400+ HP of INSTANT rubber-melting kick. I haven't seen a car that big take off from 60mph maybe ever. Eventually that tech will filter down to 'budget' sports cars like the FRS. Given that the average sports car is only driven ocassionally and doesn't really need the significantly higher expense of long range capacity batteries (short range will be more than enough) it will be the perfect platform for instant power off braking/turns.
Also, the Tesla 'Super Charger' can juice a car with a 100+ miles of use in about the time it takes the average drained iphone to hit 20%, 30 minutes. Pull in, eat lunch. done.