06-06-2021, 03:49 PM
(06-06-2021, 11:04 AM)Duncan Grimmond Wrote: I love the lines of the bodywork! Perfect for manufacturing in suitcase-style fibreboard. Much derided but surprisingly strong and light as per the Trabant as per this tidy example seen at the Punch Bowl yesterdayExactly my thought when I saw the picture - I don't know why, but it does give the impression of a "cardboard" body.
Perhaps when the buyer of a new Tesla picks up his car it should be replaced by one of those. "After all," says the salesman, "it's far better for the environment and, not only that, but the lead-acid batteries are entirely recyclable. A trip to the shops, sir? The range is a full 20 miles, more than adequate."
"But what about the tyre-shredding acceleration I was promised. Where's that?"
"Oh, it doesn't accelerate, sir, it merely gathers pace in a graceful way. The tyres will outlast the batteries and the body. What's not to like?"
"But the sex appeal, that's missing too."
"Don't worry sir, at your age, it no longer really matters. Anyway, all the young are bothered about today is saving the planet from the new, one-per-week-built coal-fired powered stations that the Chinese are currently installing. Surely, that's a good enough chat-up line?"