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Originally Posted by fecurtis
This topic is sort of beating a dead horse anyway, I've heard this nonsense of the end of fast cars for over 10 years now meanwhile cars have gotten nothing but faster and more efficient over time.
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The new regulations are different and much tougher. There will be some fast cars, but they will be extremely expensive and will have batteries that will have to be replaced during the life of the vehicle. The i8 is a sample, at $125,000. It isn't any faster than an M235i and the battery lasts 2 minutes on a track.
Your argument is like saying if the tax on liquor went to $50 per bottle it wouldn't make any difference because liquor has been taxed forever and people still drink. Folks would keep drinking, but it would hurt, and the EPA rules will hurt.