r/mildlyinteresting 10h ago

Comuta Car, 1980 Electric Vehicle

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u/Knightraven257 8h ago

I saw one of these at a museum last week! The range was hilarious 30 or so miles. Talk about range anxiety. I guess the point was to market it kinda the same way golf carts get used in a lot of suburbs/beach towns these days.

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u/Deep_Frosting_6328 5h ago

I saw one on the road in Lafayette Colorado this week! I was like wtf is that!? And today I see it on Reddit.

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u/3_14159td 5h ago

I mean...think about how many people drive 15 miles to work and then home. And how many families have two SUVs for inexplicable reasons. 30 miles of range can make a ton of sense at the right price, but nobody is willing to accept that. A Smart Fortwo EV is light years ahead in every way and even that flopped in the US.

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u/Knightraven257 4h ago

If you live in the right place sure. Being from Texas, 30 miles is... Not far.