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Originally Posted by DanEC
So true - the first electric cars in the late 19th to early 20th century frequently had ranges of 35 to as much as 150 miles. Granted they weren't fast but even with all the modern battery and motor technology range has barely increased from way back then.
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Comparing the range of the old cars that clunked along at a snail's pace to a car with the capabilities of a modern electric car like the Tesla is way beyond a ludicrous stretch!
A big, heavy, luxurious 4 door sedan that would blow the doors off any gas guzzler from the muscle car era - including the awesome 427 Cobra - what's not to like about that?
Wait - let me answer for you:
1. It's not a Ford
2. It doesn't burn gasoline
3. It only has a range of around 200 or 300 miles.*
4. It isn't loud with a lumpy idle.
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They're coming to take our Cobras away. 
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* How far could a 427 powered anything from the 60's go on a tank of gas again?
EDIT: I imagine the gripes in a thread about them new horseless carriages on the world's largest unbiased mustang (the horse) forum in 1885 would sound a lot like some of the posts here.