Electric cars are for people who like small kitchen appliances and K cup coffee makers.
Homos in other words.
Our coffee maker has a drip pot and a "K cup" deal. Wife uses the pot, I use the re-usable filter individual cup deal.
If they were cheap enough, an electric car would make sense for out trips to town. Probably need to charge it once a week. And I could rig up a solar deal to keep it charged on the days we don't even go to town. 300+ days of sun a year and few trees in the way can make a lot of electrons.
Oh, I like girls...........
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
Val: I have no issues with anyone owning Tesla (or Tesla-like" cars. I just don't want people telling me what I can or can't own or even than their way is better based on theory and not proven science.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
unfortunately jorge, there's always someone in some capacity telling us what we can or can't own. It's just different in some jurisdictions than it is in others.........
and yes, it sucks.
As for science, coming from a science background I figure science is never settled, and there are always so many questions they'll never answer them all.
And that kind of sucks too.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
unfortunately jorge, there's always someone in some capacity telling us what we can or can't own. It's just different in some jurisdictions than it is in others.........
and yes, it sucks.
As for science, coming from a science background I figure science is never settled, and there are always so many questions they'll never answer them all.
And that kind of sucks too.
I swear some of you mongos watched the Space Shuttle and thought how much you prefer a rotary engined propeller.
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
Originally Posted by Judman
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
Originally Posted by KSMITH
My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
Is it possible to drive from California to Mississippi in a Tesla?
No, totally impossible electric cars are stupid they just run out of charge and you have to stop on the side of the road.
Absolutely. The EV record for the cannonball run (Redondo beach, CA to NYC) is slower than the pony express, took them 46 HOURS to cross the continent. Can’t imagine ANYONE taking almost two whole DAYS to drive across the US.
I suggest getting nervous about battery status anytIme you lose sight of your house....
An acquaintance of mine bought a new Model S Tesla last year. I had heard of them but never really looked one over. They're very upscale cars. 0-60 in 2.3 seconds. 160+ top speed. He told me he paid $40K for it.
If they can get batteries to produce a 900 mile range I think they could sell them faster than they could make them for $40K.
It's all about battery technology at this point,...and they're getting better all the time.
unfortunately jorge, there's always someone in some capacity telling us what we can or can't own. It's just different in some jurisdictions than it is in others.........
and yes, it sucks.
As for science, coming from a science background I figure science is never settled, and there are always so many questions they'll never answer them all.
And that kind of sucks too.
I swear some of you mongos watched the Space Shuttle and thought how much you prefer a rotary engined propeller.
Not me, I'm all aboard on E-vehicles.
As soon as there's an affordable one with a maintenance free flux capacitor on board, I'll sell the 17 year old Matrix and rush down to the dealership for one.
I already posted on how suitable an e car would be for our trips to town.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
The supercharging stations use 440 volts to fast charge (40-45 minutes) a Tesla. Charging stations are all over the country along the interstate highway system. Tesla has a map on their website. So yea, you can drive 4 hours, charge while you eat, (most are supposed to be near restaurants also). This allows you to go cross country. Hotels now have charging stations. I've read the newer Teslas can charge in 8 hours with 120v, 3 hours with 220v, and 45 minutes with 440 supercharging stations. Charging at their charging stations are supposed to be free for the first 50,000 miles or so. Also, you can get additional extended range batteries in their model S to go 400 miles. Their pickup truck coming out next year is supposed to go 500 miles on a charge as well as their semi truck 500 miles.
Just like gasoline cars and trucks, mileage will depend on using air conditioning, how much load you are carrying, acceleration speeds, and top speed. Mileage was figured with driver only and slow accelerating, and no ac at 70 mph. I am supposed to get about 18-20mpg on my Ford Expediton. Best I ever got was about 16mpg with 93 octaine premium gas. I drive about 78 on the interstate, sometimes accelerate fast, and long trips are with luggage.
An acquaintance of mine bought a new Model S Tesla last year. I had heard of them but never really looked one over. They're very upscale cars. 0-60 in 2.3 seconds. 160+ top speed. He told me he paid $40K for it.
If they can get batteries to produce a 900 mile range I think they could sell them faster than they could make them for $40K.
It's all about battery technology at this point,...and they're getting better all the time.
The Model S starts at $75K and goes up from there if you want more range and performance. I think you can get a stripped down Model 3 in the 40K range but the prices goes up quickly if you add desirable features (AWD, Autopilot, bigger battery). I drove one for a day and it is fast off the line and has some cool features. For my needs, I'll stick with my 12 year old Tacoma and leave the $40K in the bank. If they come out with something with a no kidding real 400 mile range for $30K, I would be interested.
" So yea, you can drive 4 hours, charge while you eat, (most are supposed to be near restaurants also]"
Well, you can't drive 4 hours in my brother's car. On our trip yesterday we drove 202 miles and there was 8 percent battery left, which is about 20 more miles. So if you are going 70 miles an hour, you can't even drive 3 hours and you have to stop for a 40 minute recharge.
As I showed in the map above, here in North Carolina the charging stations are about 70 miles apart.
I have done quite a bit of long distance travelling, I put about 980,000 miles on the 18 wheeler alone, in the past 10 years. What a pain in the ass it would be to have to stop maybe every 2 1/2 hours for a recharge.
Now, Tesla claims that these vehicles have a 300 mile range but that is way, way off.
If they could get it up to a 400 mile range that would be great. Also, they are installing new charging stations and as those get to be more common that would make long trips more feasible.
the T's not for me, but idgas if someone else wants one.