perjantai 6. heinäkuuta 2018

Electric cars with space


So far all the fully electric cars have had ... well, anemic interior space. With family and two large dogs, small hatchback just doesn't cut it.

Now I found out that there is Audi e-tron coming, and judging from exterior shots, this one might actually work for me, although promised 400km range, while sufficient, isn't great - I had hoped for 600km range at this point since charging stations at the moment are unfortunately rare around here, limiting the route selection possibilities severely.

Now, will I be reserving one? Well, that's almost certain "no" at this point.

Like Tesla, this appears to be targeted towards luxury/high-end market, with gadgets, features and  power to match.

This will, very likely, make it Very Expensive Car to purchase - they are not telling the price, but I will be very surprised if it's below 80k€ around here (granted, Finland has pretty high tax for cars) for base model (whatever that means in this context).

That price is simply way too much for me. If it were, say, 50k, I could consider it. No, wait, that's almost certainly wrong, I'd almost surely buy it at that price point! That figure is, by the way, what the hybrid Outlander cost me. But anything above that I just can't really stomach. Even when the car I am looking to replace - gas-guzzling Santa Fe '03 - is starting to show its age, and not in a good way.

So guess I'm back to waiting for the tech to come down a price group or two...