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I have to wonder how light it could really be. My understanding is that a pretty potent electric motor weighs less than and inline four and not having a trasmission, driveshaft or exhaust helps keep the weight down. However, the batteries are insanley heavy. The original Tesla roadster was 2877lbs(1305kg) while the Elise that it was based on weighed 1984lbs(900kg). I'm sure that battery technology has improved since 2008 but I don't know if they've gotten much lighter. I agree that a bare-bones EV that doesn't have an Ipad coming out of the dash would be pretty cool.
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