http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/ Engadget Comments for Miles XS 500: the $30000 all-electric sedan? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 20th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/
Child slave labor is a recurrent problem in China. There have been several arrests, Which means there is a great deal more. The Chinese government has openly admitted that their enforcement programs are unacceptably lax.]]>Aug 20th 2007 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/
Those plug-in hybrids in the CNN article will steal the show. Same idea, only it can be recharged by gasoline.]]>Aug 16th 2007 7:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Sep 7th 2007 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/
I just watched a two hour presentation by Martin Eberhard about the startup of his Tesla Motors. The trials and tribulation he and his co-workers had to overcome just to keep the project above water are astounding. Though I don't have much hope for Miles' car, I surely wouldn't be disapointed if he succeeds. His would be another nameplate to eventually replace the more stubborn petrol manufacturers...]]>Aug 16th 2007 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/
Contrary to popular myth, big companies (even big car companies) are not stupid, they're just slow. If this kind of car could be produced and sold for $30K and would actually be bought by enough people to make it worthwhile to produce, it would be on the market already.

Car companies want to make money. They really do. Nobody's proven there's a market for these cars, though, and few companies or people are willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars and 2-3 years on a gamble. Remember...Toyota just spent $1 billion to build a brand new plant in America to build big trucks, not the Prius. I'm not saying big trucks are good and the Prius is bad, I'm pointing out that media hype != actual market.

Anyone who thinks it is easy to mass produce a safe, reliable car that people will buy and the government will let you sell, regardless of powertrain, is welcome to jump in and try. And that's not even acknowledging the customization aspect of mass production...every vehicle coming off the line is different than the one before it and the one after it. Tour a major automotive assembly plant (for any manufacturer) if you don't agree.

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I'm all for an all electric, plug-in ride...but not at the expense of safety.]]>Aug 16th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/
Have you noticed how difficult it is to buy things that aren't made in China? It's an embarassment.]]>Aug 16th 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/
http://xtimeline.com/business/Recent-History-of-Chinese-Product-Recalls

They can't handle manufacturing fans, battery packs for childrens' toy vehicles, lamps, extension cords, remote controls, bicycles, boom boxes, folding chairs, or tires. Sounds like a lot of car parts to me.

(Not to mention the easy stuff like Dog-food, toothpaste, candles, and stools. You know, pouring melted parafin into a mold can be pretty tricky.)]]>Aug 16th 2007 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 16th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 18th 2007 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/16/miles-xs-500-the-30000-all-electric-sedan/Aug 20th 2007 11:31AM