Comments on: Warp Drive: Brabus-Tuned Tesla Roadster From The Essen Motor Show http://www.ridelust.com/warp-drive-brabus-tuned-tesla-roadster-from-the-essen-motor-show/ - Motion + Mobility Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jamie http://www.ridelust.com/warp-drive-brabus-tuned-tesla-roadster-from-the-essen-motor-show/#comment-8163 Jamie Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:20:50 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=12931#comment-8163 I'm sure people will think the ability to have customisable piped sounds is just a frill - but in fact it's very useful and should probably be made mandatory. In China there are electric scooters now everywhere, as in some towns the petrol ones have been outlawed. (As have plastic bags - you know the Chinese are really doing some smart things these days.) As a result there's been a surprising number of pedestrian accidents; these things have zero engine noise. (In fact you can't actually tell it's turned on until you twist the throttle and it moves - I got shocked the first time I rode one.) A scooter is one thing; it's low mass, they have a top speed of 40 - 60 kph depending on model and rider and the front is soft plastic or fibreglass. But an entire electric car is another thing. Accidents with electric scooters would become fatalities with electric cars. I hope they look into this soon. I’m sure people will think the ability to have customisable piped sounds is just a frill – but in fact it’s very useful and should probably be made mandatory.

In China there are electric scooters now everywhere, as in some towns the petrol ones have been outlawed. (As have plastic bags – you know the Chinese are really doing some smart things these days.)

As a result there’s been a surprising number of pedestrian accidents; these things have zero engine noise. (In fact you can’t actually tell it’s turned on until you twist the throttle and it moves – I got shocked the first time I rode one.)

A scooter is one thing; it’s low mass, they have a top speed of 40 – 60 kph depending on model and rider and the front is soft plastic or fibreglass.

But an entire electric car is another thing. Accidents with electric scooters would become fatalities with electric cars.

I hope they look into this soon.

]]> By: mena http://www.ridelust.com/warp-drive-brabus-tuned-tesla-roadster-from-the-essen-motor-show/#comment-8162 mena Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:19:21 +0000 http://www.ridelust.com/?p=12931#comment-8162 The end times are near when Brabus, most known for their HORSEPOWER upgrades for Mercedes Benz, turns to cosmetic upgrades on an electric car. I guess judging a book by its cover will become the norm in the near to far future<a href="http://www.ridelust.com" rel="nofollow">.</a> The end times are near when Brabus, most known for their HORSEPOWER upgrades for Mercedes Benz, turns to cosmetic upgrades on an electric car. I guess judging a book by its cover will become the norm in the near to far future.

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