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Thread ID: 81964 2007-08-12 06:06:00 Why are eco vehicles so ugly? jermsie (6820) PC World Chat
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579837 2007-08-12 06:06:00 I've been browsing through Digg this afternoon and came across an article about Segway inventor Dean Kamen's new work.

www.ecogeek.org (www.ecogeek.org)

The question must be asked though... why are eco cars so damn ugly? Wouldn't it make sense to integrate these new technologies into something affordable and relatively familiar with the everyday consumer?
jermsie (6820)
579838 2007-08-12 06:09:00 Ever noticed how fugly Eco-People are? Metla (12)
579839 2007-08-12 06:15:00 Heck, that's not fugly- that's a smiley face brought to life :) Shortcircuit (1666)
579840 2007-08-12 06:36:00 Ever noticed how fugly Eco-People are?

I don't know any, could you post some examples please Metla?
winmacguy (3367)
579841 2007-08-12 07:04:00 You have never seen any soap deprived hippies? Metla (12)
579842 2007-08-12 07:05:00 Not recently. winmacguy (3367)
579843 2007-08-12 07:28:00 If the "eco friendly" portion of car manufacturers started to make eco-cars that actually looked half decent, then their oil guzzling counter parts would probably diminish in sales, making the oil industry very angry.

Check out "Who killed the electric car". That movie may answer your question.
Jams (1051)
579844 2007-08-12 08:22:00 I've been browsing through Digg this afternoon and came across an article about Segway inventor Dean Kamen's new work.

www.ecogeek.org (www.ecogeek.org)

The question must be asked though... why are eco cars so damn ugly? Wouldn't it make sense to integrate these new technologies into something affordable and relatively familiar with the everyday consumer?

Do you count hybrids as eco cars? If so the Lexus hybrid models look the same as there normal counterparts, but are also cheaper and out perform there petrol counterparts.
plod (107)
579845 2007-08-12 14:09:00 The Prius and the Honda Hybrids such as the Civic look EXACTLY the same as the petrol/diesel versions. beeswax34 (63)
579846 2007-08-12 17:54:00 It's the Gruesome Baby Syndrome. (GBS)

Suppose a proud new mother is showing off her newest spawn...and everyone can see it is the ugliest baby they've ever seen...bar none; it is something Stephen King might use in his next Aliens XXIV movie.

But do the other parents tell the truth to the mom?

Noooooo--ooooooooo!

"Core! "E looks like ...." (insert person of questionable parentage here or name of the family pet)..."izzn't 'e the CUTEST, MOST adorable...(maintain facial expression of sincerity, trying to not barf) "baby You've eve' seen, gov! I think 'e looks like 'is great uncle Cedric only 'is ears ain't so big-lookin'".

<Walk around corner and relieve oneself of this morning's breakfast, and last night's dinner>

It's the same with the Eco-Boxes...they are so ugly, yet no-body's gonna say anything or the manufacturers might not produce any more of them...unlike the parents of Godzilla above.
SurferJoe46 (51)
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