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Didn't ask about where the engine is. I asked about the curb weight of the vehicle. Part of the fun in a Mini is whipping the light car around corners. No matter where you put the weight, more of it will change the behavior. The body might not roll, but the absolute cornering experience will...

How much more does the EV weigh? The Mini formula includes light & nimble as one of the cornerstones. Take that away and you get...the Countryman.

Every time you mention this, the little hamster running on his wheel inside my head gets really excited. Environmental regulations and European policies are boring. Weird engineering problems are fun. Any thoughts on what would happen if an electric motor were to "stall". Would it...

I'm sure tax and other incentives have nothing to do with that at all.

How would you know, you don't live in Europe anymore :cwl: ...what? Too soon for Brexit jokes? Why? The majority of people want Camry's and crossovers. I don't care what other people want, and I don't have to buy any of it either.

I haven't seen any evidence to support this assertion. You've been condescending to people, even when they weren't addressing you. Don't try to match us in a shit-slinging contest, we're the biggest apes around :cwl: Part of it was also to capture the youth market, no? Boomers no less :crackup:

Sometimes it's not what you say, it's how you say it. You just happen to sound like a Grade-A jackass when you're writing a response which you can't refute. Trust me, I'm considered an expert in the field.

I love how the entire crux of your arguments devolves into an Ad Hominem attack. Every. Single. Time.

Because Norway is only one country out of 44? Because the average age of cars in Norway is 10.5 years? Because Norway has both a relatively small population and the 2nd highest median wages? Because you can't extrapolate what is happening in one of the wealthiest nations on the planet to...

Yes, but there's no reason an automated junction can't decouple power from house-to-grid in the event of an outage.

That I don't know. I know it will let you bounce off the limiter like a jackanape, but I'm not sure if it'll allow a stall.

Isn't that a manual? It's got the word "clutch" in the name. In fact, it's got two of them, making it a double manual :cwl:

I wonder if a transaxle setup would be best for this.

I will only buy an EV if it gets a proper manual transmission :crackup:

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Actually we strip metadata at my work. Of course, that's because we're god damn professionals.

Oh, are they privately owned? Or are they owned by the government, and used to keep tabs on citizens at all times? Wait, I forgot that the cornerstone of your justice system is "guilty, until proven innocent". See, here in the United States of Bailed Your Limey Imperialist Asses Out of Two...

So you're fine with constant state surveillance, so long as it's overt state surveillance. Got it. You know, 1984 was a cautionary tale, not an instructional guidebook :giggle: :facepalm:

EV's tend to fall flat at higher speeds because of their direct drive nature. Even a two-speed transmission would give them a lot more top end. Tell me you wouldn't love a pistol grip Hurst on a chunky 2-3 speed box.

Actually, I want an EV with a DCT :cwl: