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Originally Posted by AeroDave I have been following the Chevy Volt very closely and as a result, I see a lot of these electric car start ups and more often than not they amount to zilch. In this cas I'm very sceptical as well. I went to their site and there is not one picture of this supposed prototype or any of it's components anywhere. Nothing there except factory Saturn photos and a link on how you can give them some money. You really built an electric Sky and it does what you say? Then show us. Show it to the world. Maybe they have done it and I'll be proven wrong, but it's pretty lame to make a press annoucement and build a website without one actual picture of your project! Oh yeah, and why only Skys? It should be the exact conversion for a Solstice.

Sheesh! Give 'em a chance... it does say that the prototype is in the final stages, which I take to mean it's not done yet, and also take to mean that they haven't totally finalized details... maybe they're still deciding which batteries, motors, etc. to use. Maybe they're not web-savvy or don't want to share all of their methods on their website, I didn't notice any "in progress" type images on the Tesla site either. I'm sure once it's done they'll want to show it off. And they're probably trying to build buzz to get investors and early customers, without both of which they most likely will fail as a company, which would be sad since it seems pretty cool to me. They're probably also focusing on the Sky because it looks more like it could be a 'futuristic' electric car. The Solstice screams sexy roadster in an old-school way, which I love about it, but when I look at it I don't say "Yeah, I could see it as an electric..." though I would like to see it happen.

Anyways, the proof is in the pudding, time will tell, and all the other applicable adages... you might be right, but give 'em a chance, if nothing else, they're making a great statement by trying it and using a great platform to push the electric movement forward... I've looked at the Volt a little, too, but I'd much rather cruise around town in an electric Solstice (or Sky even, if pressed)...