ZAP Alias Electric Car in City Efficiency Testing for X PRIZE Finals

[tsbrownie]

For $38,500 I can buy 2 toyota yaris' and get service anywhere in the world. Price has to be proportional to value before these things will take off.

[ZAPalias]

@tsbrownie Yes, but you'll have to use gas.

[tsbrownie]

@ZAPalias And until they make economic sense everyone *will* use gas. Exactly my point.

[ZAPalias]

@tsbrownie You don't have to use gas, a lot of people drive electric cars, including me.

[tsbrownie]

@ZAPalias Dude, you're *ignoring* the point. Have you heard of the "Undersprung"? It was a car whose marketing appeal was inverted leaf-spring suspension. It failed because no-one really saw any benefit to it. Telling me I can avoid using gas at 2x the cost, with half the features and little service availability is roughly on par with Undersprung. Selling on features that make little or no sense, or have only emotional, but no economic appeal don't create big sales. Marketing 101.

[DBSpy1]

Its got no rear,cant be much good at Costco.

[srok62]

The Alias is the only remotely "cool" vehicle. I'd like to smash the rest of 'em!