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Subaru unveils Plug-in Stella concept electric vehicle

06/27/2008, 1:43 PM

By paulee

Subaru’s small electric car, the two-passenger R1e donated its electric powertrain to the Japanese automaker’s newest gasoline-free concept car, the Plug-in Stella Concept. Unveiled today at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in Japan, the Plug-in Stella will help Subaru develop electric vehicles for public consumption.

Five examples of the five-door tall wagon will be built for testing in Japan. Like the R1e, the new car was developed by Subaru in conjunction with Tokyo Electric Power. The Plug-in Stella Concept has a four-passenger capacity and will travel up to 50 miles on a full charge. Top speed is 50 mph thanks to the car’s 54 horsepower electric motor that develops 110 lb-ft of torque instantaneously. The car stores energy in a lithium ion battery pack. The quick-charging battery can be topped up to 80 percent of full capacity in just 15 minutes but, curiously, a full charge takes eight hours.

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06/27, 1:49 PM

posted by:

howsmydriving

I thought all Subaru’s were plug-ins….

06/27, 1:52 PM

posted by:

ihustle

Subaru sucks.. The only vehicle they got right is the WRX. Its amusing how it only appeals to the Chinese and Japenese though. If your going to bring a company abroad, you must appeal to that countrys taste. Subaru has done a horrible job with marketing, and there sales reflect that. There impreza looks like a ****ty 97 neon. They need to do big things or they’ll be swallowed by an already slumping american automobile industry.

06/27, 2:09 PM

posted by:

johnnycanuck

The only thing most Subaru owners need to plug in is an electric razor.

06/27, 2:20 PM

posted by:

xyunya

johnnycanuck, you are forgetting dildo

06/27, 2:22 PM

posted by:

johnnycanuck

They’ll still need the razor first.

06/27, 4:03 PM

posted by:

xyunya

johnnycanuck, you hanging out with higher class lesbos then I am. Those I know don’t shave. Even mustache.

06/27, 4:09 PM

posted by:

johnnycanuck

They don’t call it a womb broom for nothing.

06/28, 2:02 AM

posted by:

02WRXPSM

Look, we’ve already had this discussion, lesbians buy Jeeps and VW New Beetles, not Subarus. There are 3 rug-munchers at my workplace and their vehicles are: Wrangler, Liberty and a lime-green “turbonium” New Beetle with matching painted wheels.

ihustle, you’re an idiot. There are parts of Oregon and Washington where every third car is a Subaru; I’d say thats a successful marketing campaign, considering their “greenie outdoorsy” ads of the last three years. We’ve got four Subaru dealerships in Phoenix; if the sales were bad, how could the market support four competing dealerships? I’m not going to argue on the looks department, as nothing is more subjective than some asshole’s opinion, but let’s be clear here: no one besides a complete moron thinks Subarus suck. Well, OK, the Brat sucked.

I take my 02 WRX to a local car meet-up every once and awhile; my friend brings his DeLorean (in mint condition). We always stake out a corner together and check out the huge collection of muscle cars, sand rails, jalopies, low-riders and other vehicles that show up. My totally unadorned, wingless 02 WRX, looking stock except for a set of rims and a turbo-back exhaust, always draws a crowd. Guys who still have grease on their hands from working on their ‘Cuda come over and ooh and ahh over it — “that’s a rally car ain’t it? Sheeooot those things kick ass!” I run 18psi of boost through the stock internals, make better WHP than a stock Cobra (to all four wheels) and get 24 mpg on the highway. I’ve kicked the **** out of Mustangs, Boxters, Corvettes and more at auto-X events and more informal races (ahem). I’ve had the distinct pleasure of having a guy in an NSX throttle back when he saw me and drive very cautiously, not eager to set me off and (possibly) lose a race. Sure, you can judge them by their looks, but I can’t think of a bigger way to miss the point. My WRX will still be tearing up pavement 50,000 miles after most cars are dead; the STI 2.5liter has won engine competitions all over the world for power delivery, reliability and solid design. Ignore them at your peril; I used to take my wife’s Legacy wagon out at night (192hp, N/A 2.5liter) and absolutely CRUSH suckers by drifting it through corners, locking the auto transmission in 2nd gear and spinning all four wheels. I had a neighbor with a Z3 roadster who pulled out of his driveway behind me one night and then tried to follow me through a windy section of a nearby road; I left him so far behind that he parked his car inside his garage for a week afterwards.

06/30, 11:36 PM

posted by:

TOZO

I agree with the majority. Subarus (save the WRX maybe) are only for lesbian natural-furreds with mustaches who need an electric socket in the car for electric-powered dildos.

 
 
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