I’d buy one, ...maybe I should try to start a Lada import business in Wisconsin.

Yeah, my Scion is at nearly 200,000. Mostly highway miles. Bought it at 140,000 for like $4k. Had some exhaust work done and regular maintenance. I think how a car is driven is far more important than how far.

Under no circumstance should anyone buy a Dodge Dart

and I would like a small saloon, but need to ensure the kid has enough room in the back,

Easy. The answer is about 50 miles more then whatever miles are on the car you’re looking at. Because that is about when you’ll figure out exactly what is wrong with it unless you get it inspected. Seriously, just do it.

When is it ever cheaper to build a band new technology from the ground up vs using one that already exists and has a proven track record (excuse the pun)? Plus the article stated that getting a semi decent rail service from Cleveland to Chicago wouldn’t be all that difficult. Trains are a fantastic form of…

You need to get out more. In Europe I traveled between countries almost exclusively by train and it was frustratingly simple.

Trains would make a lot of sense if America had better trains 

Why shouldnt the midwest get one? North Haverbrook has one! That’s where the Monorail is KING!

“And Hyperloop is sucking a lot of the oxygen out of the room.”

“OH LOOK ANOTHER ELON MUSK HIT PIECE BY JALOPNIK”

Yeah but this is a Corvette.

Racing, and race cars, are expensive.   

For 2013, that was a lot of range. The 2013 Model S 60 is EPA 208 miles.

Agree.  I’d imagine if you lay down $180k for a car, you’d not expect someone who owned a cheaper and older car to make wise-cracks about your specs.

Tracks with garages should have 30 and 50 amp sockets for air compressors and welders. But still. 

Very big.

As someone with a 2013 60kwh Model S, whose range is ~170 miles, I encounter some sort of need to hit a charger about twice a year. If my range was 300 miles, as the newer models are, that number drops to zero. The difference between zero and two isn’t great, but it’s hugely mitigated by the availability of…

The only problem with this is that for EVs, range is a performance stat - as important as any other. And every Porsche enthusiast is going to want their EV to outperform the competition when they pull into the local EV car show. What wont do is having some smug Tesla owner talking about how his car not only goes as…

Its fine for day to day sure. The problem would be if you want to flog it around a track like Porsche says its for. You’d be lucky to get to the track flog it for more than 10 minutes and still be able to get to a nearby offsite charger. Your best bet is finding a track with RV plugs to charge level 2 onsite.