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Some more Pininfarina-Bollore B0 pictures... by iluvmysephia1
Nov 16, 2008 (8:56 am)
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here's another side angle shot
 

 
The back
 

 
Interior view
 

 
Looking up front from the back
 

 
Looking down on the car from up above...dig those glorious photovoltaic cells at work...they do work in a diminished role during cloudy conditions
 

 
The obligatory "flapper" shot, nonetheless it is kind of a cool view
 

 
the front grille from the side
 

 
A better one looking up front from the back of the little car
 
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Re: Some more Pininfarina-Bollore B0 pictures... [iluvmysephia1] by ruking1
Nov 16, 2008 (10:00 am)
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 16, 2008 8:56 am)

What is the cost per mile driven?
 
If I missed it, what is the range?
 
As two data point comparisons, corner store prices RUG: 2.59, D2: 2.89
 
04 Civic 38-42 mpg =.06475 cents per mile driven
 
03 Jetta TDI 48-52 mpg = ..0578 cents per mile driven
 
Off to the other side, if we the taxpayers are to BAIL out the BIG THREE, send us tax credits to buy !!!!
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ruking... by iluvmysephia1
Nov 16, 2008 (10:15 am)
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oh, this baby better have Obama plan tax credits, after all, it's totally electric! It has the regenerative braking, and photovoltaic solar panels on the roof and in the front grille to re-charge it's system, too.
 
It has a range of 153 miles, to be exact. With the photovoltaic cells doing their job I should be able to go play in Tucson, which is 80 miles NW of us here in Willcox, and still get back after going shopping and what-not there in Tucson.
 
An Obama $7,500 rebate should be available on this pup, but, I am wondering what Pininfarina-Bollore is going to price it at. I'd say if they want more than $30,000USD for it(even with the Obama $7,500 rebate) I'm looking elsewhere.
 
I am going to guess that they'll price it about at $22,995 MSRP, to help recoop some of their development costs. This battery pack will last 120,000 miles with no maintenance required. It is a well-thought out operation and I haven't found anything yet that would dissuade me from looking at it any further.
 
At only 29,348 miles on my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS, it would be hard to say I need a new car any time soon, though.
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Re: ruking... [iluvmysephia1] by ruking1
Nov 16, 2008 (10:32 am)
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 16, 2008 10:15 am)

Perhaps another way to ask the "critical cost per mile" question is what does it cost in electricity to (charge the batteries) go app 153 miles?
 
Basically I am also saying taxpayer tax CREDITS to buy the BIG three's miscalculations!!?? (aka F 150's, etc., etc's,).
 
To absorb the inventory perhaps part to most of the pay packages and exit packages can be the MSRP of the products that no one is willing to buy. So for example if a biggy wig likeNardelli (old Chrysler CEO) or Waggoner (current GM)makes 6 M per year give em 6,000,000/30,000= 200 ea 30k cars they manufactured.
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IIRC... by iluvmysephia1
Nov 16, 2008 (11:17 am)
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Chevy was saying that it would cost only 89 cents to re-charge their 2010 Chevy Volt. Not bad, eh? I mean, if the Volt costs 89 cents a night's charge, how could the 2010 Pininfarina-Bollore B0 cost even a penny more? I'll bet you it costs something like 50 cents a night to re-charge my 2010 Pininfarina-Bollore B0.
 
Look at that, I'm starting to use the possessive ownership form in describing the little Italian import now! Grammar lessons!
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Re: IIRC... [iluvmysephia1] by ruking1
Nov 16, 2008 (11:43 am)
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 16, 2008 11:17 am)

Lets see .89 cents for 153 miles? = .0058169 per mile driven? (tad more than 1/2 of 1 cent)
 
...""03 Jetta TDI 48-52 mpg = ..0578 cents per mile driven "...
 
as economical as the above is (relative to gassers), that is literally almost 10 x (9.9365641) the (GREATER) cost.
 
So in effect, the average driver 12,000 to 15,000 miles yearly (before the current economic crisis) would pay 70 up to 88 dollars per year for "power!?"
 
I think you have the answer why less than .001 percent of the passenger vehicle fleet population is EV. The only question would be: do you think the oil logistical systems would let that hook out of the mouths of oil consumers?
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Well... by iluvmysephia1
Nov 16, 2008 (12:27 pm)
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that will be one thing to follow closely in the news. Just what kind of import tariff will the government put on an all-electric car like the 2010 Pininfarina-Bollore B0?
 
I mean, isn't that something worth looking at? $70-$88 dollars a year to power your vehicle? It's something worth lobbying for, eh?
 
I just read here http://blogs.internetautoguide.com/6300851/auto-news/pininfarina-bollore-electri- c-car-concept/index.html that the car can be charged up in a matter of hours. Have to stay tuned on charge-up time. It looks like it's gonna be faster than any other all-electric car.
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Re: Well... [iluvmysephia1] by ruking1
Nov 16, 2008 (12:40 pm)
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 16, 2008 12:27 pm)

LOL !
 
"As two data point comparisons, corner store prices RUG: 2.59, D2: 2.89
  
04 Civic 38-42 mpg =.06475 cents per mile driven
  
03 Jetta TDI 48-52 mpg = ..0578 cents per mile driven "
 
OK they LITERALLY hate diesel, and that is only because it is (per example) 11% cheaper per mile driven. They have banned it, to constantly changing the standards so it is uneconomical to come on the market with anything less than hundreds of thousands and the logistic systems still controls the number of diesels that can hit the market?
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I know... by iluvmysephia1
Nov 16, 2008 (12:52 pm)
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it's totally new concepts, actually mind-blowing, to think all-electric is mind blowing. We have been spoon-fed Big Oil for so long it's preposterous.
 
BTW-I just found out that it will only take 5 hours to fully re-charge the 2010 Pininfarina-Bollore B0. A 25km re-charge will only take 5 minutes. What's 25km's, about 16 miles, give or take a cactus patch or two?
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Re: I know... [iluvmysephia1] by gagrice
Nov 16, 2008 (1:20 pm)
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 16, 2008 12:52 pm)

IF the BO has a 16 KWH battery, it will be the same capacity as the VOLT. Just from what you posted it has a battery/Capacitor storage system. That makes it a little harder to calculate. The only thing I read in the Bailout earmark was the tax credit is based on the size of the battery. With 16 KWH being the maximum tax credit of $7500. I will still be surprised if our government does not figure out a way to block these practical EVs from being sold in the USA. They know the plug-in hybrids will be expensive and not appeal to a mass market. They are not worried about cars like the Tesla. That is something you put in your garage and take friends for a quick spin to show off. A total waste of Lithium.

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