Will we finally have the answer to the question "how many roads must a man walk down"?

The Nokia ringtone raised a laugh in the cinema where I saw it. I don't have a problem with the phone - the car is vintage, who's saying the Nokia in the dash isn't? I don't see anyone complaining about the Corvette. Not to mention the Aptera.

Can't the Belgians just leave the kids alone?
The creepy guy reminds me of this - probably NSFW.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRZo8CHsgp8

It is my understanding that Linux was using long filenames years before DOS/Windows. I'm not a complete MS hater, they have their place, particularly in the business market, but this stinks of hypocrisy.

This was originally not about Microsoft bundling IE, or any of its other software. Its the level of integration with the OS that is the problem. notepad and media player are not fundamentally part of the OS and can be uninstalled if you so desire, IE has its roots entwined deep inside Windows. Still, requiring them to distribute competitors software is deeply unfair. That said, IE is a shoddy browser and it will take years to undo the damage older versions have done to the web - pages bodged and tweaked to get them to display properly, because standards compliant pages got mauled by IE.

This sort of technology is expensive in any car, making it a supercar justifies the cost. No-one will pay $200,000 for a run-of-the mill family car, whereas that sort of pricing is acceptable for a supercar. It also demonstrates that electric cars are not necessarily the glorified golf buggies of the public perception, and buys a slice of eco-credibility for manufacturers who otherwise make fuel hogs.
To atddress your other point, coal fired power stations are more efficient than ICEs, and tend to be located out of town, where pollution causes the most problems. Also in the future, the trend will be toward cleaner sources such as nuclear and renewables, don't judge the future by the technology and standards of today.

Is this the 'red I' engine? The 1.9TDI on its own is no slouch, if the electric motor motor can be used in tandem for a power boost a la Prius, this could be quite a sleeper!

@ Sanalissnail
Not true, we call carbonated drinks 'pop' here in the UK, at least in my part.

Why is this under crapgadget? This is awesome, I need one!

In further news, VW have announced a car that runs only on love, and the laughter of children.