mxt_77

I'm 31. By the time I'm 65, I'll probably still be driving my 1995 Honda Accord EX. By then, it should have about 700K miles on it.

Seriously, when I'm 65, I'll probably be driving the equivalent of today's Accord, RL or Infiniti M series. I doubt I'll step up into the Mercedes, Aston Martin's, etc. I hope to retire at 55, so I'll be nursing my nest egg by then.

The Gasman

2038. It will be a 2 seater roadster. Some things don't change.

JDM 4shot

A 7 series, Or a ///M5. Can't go wrong with a BMW.

amik

Don't think "meh", think "woohooo!".

I can't ****ing wait for high performance electric cars. 100% torque available at 0 rpm. Ridiculous redlines. We're going to be in heaven.

Think about how easy it is to get a 50/50 weight balance when you just put a motor at each wheel.

I love high performance internal combustion engines, but electric motors can be pretty incredible. I've worked around some very large industrial motors (four digit horsepower) and I can't wait to see what these manufacturers can do for high performance vehicles.

hirev

Probably, sigh, and automatic.

CarpetedConsole

In 30 years, I'll be driving a brand new MY38 AP2 S2000, and I'll still be here saying that 2002 was supposed to be the last production year...

RBS2K

probably the equivilent to a Cadillac is.

Jimmies

Oh, I know what they're capable of.

video

It's just that they have no real visceral appeal. Sure you could use a saw to chop a tree down, but explosives are a hell of a lot more fun

QUIKAG

I wonder if we'll all grow to love the sound of a high powered electric motor like we love the sound of a powerful gasoline motor?

amik

True, but my position is that the electric motors are the explosives in your analogy. Many of the first electric cars will be weeniemobiles but it will not take long for us to see cars with insane power. The transmission possibilities are wonderful as well because of the broad power range.

40 years from now when I'm 65 there ought to be a decent selection of performance cars and a pretty well developed aftermarket (and a whole bunch of dead morons who electrocute themselves while doing backyard modding. Beware the orange cable.).

We can strap some playing cards to the spokes of the wheels if people need more noise (California is already saying electric cars are too quiet and endanger the blind). Kids who grow up around electric cars will probably just get excited about gear whine or tire noise. Maybe that motor hum will even get them going.

The biggest obstacle to all of this will be our energy infrastructure. We think a hot day with everyone's air conditioners running taxes our grid. Imagine what will happen when the general populace come home after work and plug in thousands of electric cars at roughly the same time.