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Maybe one day we'll get one in the USA (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 3 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

The original roadster is still so cool to me. I wish a small relatively light ev sports car was sold in the US. I don't want a barge with 800 HP I'd much rather have something nimble with a quarter of the power.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

    There was very little original with the roadtser. The chassis is just a Lotus Elise that they stuffed an EV drivetrain into.

    And there are some small ones. The Kia EV3 is 201hp and under 30k.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 hours ago*

    Yeah I know and that's exactly why it was good, because the elise already had an incredible sports car chassis.

    The EV3 seems like a fine commuter but is certainly not a sports car in weight, shape, chassis, or suspension. It's just another compact crossover, seemingly a good one, but not really what I'm talking about. In the US the closest thing is probably the Mini Cooper SE, but it's still heavier and less powerful than the original roadster.

    Imagine if Mazda made an mx-5 EV or Toyota made an 86 EV.

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