Chrysler introduces city-friendly Peapod

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  Posted by Brian Reaves Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:36pm PDT

  This is an awful concept, vehicles have to go at least 40 MPH. This is a 20K$ golf cart...

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  Posted by bdalziel Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:50pm PDT

  the idea of a car having a "range" is appalling - no wonder they're losing ground, creating a car from 5 years ago for twice the price of the smart car?! And the speed?! "they're certainly making a huge effort to catch up" really?

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  Posted by Jake F Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:25am PST

  Looks like Chrysler engineers haven't driven in any real cites. I can safely state, as a resident of the Northeast, that if you go a maximum of 25mph, you will create more havoc than you can imagine. Living in Philadelphia, and driving frequently in NYC and Boston, the idea is good, but needs to be realistic. A vehicle with this limited capacity and high price tag is not an answer.

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  Posted by jfoster09 Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:27am PST

  My brother is an engineer at Diamler Chrysler and I've been complaining to him for years about their poor production of fuel efficient small vehicles - this is certainly not what I was talking to him about. Who on earth would spend $20,000 on a car that doesnt go over 25mph and only has a 30 mile range? most people live further than 15 miles from their work...ridiculous. What a waste. Who is running this thing? MONKEYS?

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  Posted by rezniwt Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:30am PST

  Give me a break.I refuse to buy a car I can literaly out walk.How come my ford escort I bought in belgium gets 54mpg.But the ones sold here only get 25mpg.I suggest every one take a long look at the water 4 gas website.Thairs your hydrogen car.

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  Posted by nyc_east Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:30am PST

  Nice idea, but who will want to spend $20,000 on this? Get it under $10K and up to 40mph, and maybe people will start to think about the environment.

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  Posted by billiam Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:32am PST

  Build me a car with a 100 mile daily range that can go the Interstate speed limit and I'd sure be interested in a car that is even more green than my Chevy Aveo.

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  Posted by Matt Dante Sint Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:34am PST

  Worst concept car I've ever laid eyes on. Looks like something the tellatubbies would coast around in, but with a range of 30 miles they would only be able to buy groceries and come back to charge the thing. I can't imagine how much they would charge to service those skittles-esque monstrosities.

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  Posted by Michael J Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:35am PST

  it's just a covered "golf cart".

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  Posted by Krans Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:35am PST

  No one is going to shell out that kind of money for an electric go cart with a bad range and a piss poor mph. These big wig car manufacturers need an eco-friendly car thats livable/realistic (on the performance end, comfortwise, and something that looks decent) and affordable. Until you hash out those two problems eco cars will be nothing more than a trend.

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  Posted by aiu_164 Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:40am PST

  Wow..those are such a kawaii cars...Love them....

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  Posted by tiencum Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:50am PST

  Just pathetic!!! There is currently the technology to produce electric cars that get at least 200miles to the charge, and could be profitably marketed around this 20k range, and get up to 80mph. Watch "Who Killed the Electric Car". GM, Ford, and Chrysler are weak pathetic morons with absolutely no vision for the future, and they will fail because of there lack of risk, and ties to big oil.

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  Posted by gregory_griffis Mon Nov 3, 2008 5:50am PST

  MY god.. who are they kidding.. ! Never..I'll take the bus first. They definitely need to have a car that looks and feels good too! Not some cartoon like vehicle.

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  Posted by Conde Mon Nov 3, 2008 6:02am PST

  Innoavation in the USA has died, officially. We go to Mars, send robotic rockets to Mercury, put a probe on a moving asteroid, fly a camera into a speeding comet, but we CANNOT build anything better on this planet than an enhanced golf cart that doesn't exceed 25mph for 30 miles? What is you have TWO people in it? Do the numbers fall by 50%?? $20k??? All a bunch of BS. They sell these, and then every year rollout the 'improvements'. Who's gonna be first to build a real eco-car? We have a car company from India, of all places, out manufacturing the USA. What a sin.

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  Posted by cjsel Mon Nov 3, 2008 6:06am PST

  I can buy a scooter that will cost a quarter of this bad concept and will out run it by going more than 45mph.

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