I really would like to test drive a Tesla or whatever from some kind of dealer, not a neighbor , before ordering one.
I really would like to test drive a Tesla or whatever from some kind of dealer, not a neighbor , before ordering one.
L L wrote:
I really would like to test drive a Tesla or whatever from some kind of dealer, not a neighbor , before ordering one.
I did that before getting mine. If you live close enough to a Tesla store you can schedule a test drive online.
https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&search=United%20States&bounds=38.42335475837945%2C-73.51267875000002%2C26.419618494352928%2C-101.63767875000002&zoom=7&filters=storehttps://www.tesla.com/driveOh, it's no-haggle pricing so there isn't any pressure. You order online and pay the price you see. So the associates at the Tesla store are just there to show you the cars and answer questions.
Fat Hurts,
I know this might surprise you (because I said I wasn't in the market for a car) and disappoint you, but yesterday...
I bought a brand new gas-powered 2022 Hyundai Kona AWD.
I honestly hadn't thought about getting another car, but being down to one car between the two of us (I work from home 100% of the time, but she goes to the University 4 times a week) was beginning to be a drag, ad then over the weekend The Lovely Mrs. Flagpole mentioned it might be nice to have a second car. We considered getting an electric car. We considered getting an older used car. We went with the new 2022 Hyundai Kona AWD.
Why:
1) We bought our Honda CR-V 11 years ago, and it has 110,000 miles on it. It still runs super well, but we have a LOT of long trips planned not just in the near future but also long term, and we didn't want to be taking that CR-V on those really long trips. (why we wanted a new car AND a non-electric car).
2) We wanted all the new safety and convenience features that our CR-V doesn't have. This is why we went with the new car instead of an older one.
The next car we get will almost for sure be an electric vehicle as I suspect we will drive this one for 15 years maybe.
agip wrote:
Harambe wrote:
5 years is VERY different from "never" as you have been saying
But still. One charging station per every 2 blocks isn't unreasonable for some neighborhoods. I'd be careful what you predict.
A new york city block might have 100 cars parked around it. One charging station? This is like an absurdist dream. How exactly would the logistics of one charger every 2 blocks work? How would everyone get their juice overnight?
As for 5 years, I'm just trying to find a number .
Y’all remember when they solved that problem back in 1910:
https://archive.curbed.com/2017/9/22/16346892/electric-car-history-fritchlehttps://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/04/in-1899-ninety-percent-of-new-york-citys-taxi-cabs-were-electric-vehicles/Fat hurts wrote:
joed|rt wrote:
The challenge is getting sufficient electrical infrastructure into old cities. Fuel switching from gasoline to electricity essentially requires increasing the capacity of the old electrical infrastructure (from the panel and feeders in your house to the transformers and mid voltage lines that run through your neighborhood, to the substation that supplies your neighborhood and the high voltage lines and power plants that supply those) by about 50%. This isn't running a couple conduits. It is replacing panels, replacing transformers and all the way up to the power plant if enough individuals decide to go electric. Designing it into newer neighborhoods is easy. But tearing up downtown areas and running new infrastructure into old neighborhoods is a pain in the rear.
I'm sure the electric company will be happy to do the work though. They will get to sell a lot more power.
Plus all the old infrastructure will need to be replaced anyway. Nothing lasts forever it all needs maintenance.
Attention Ham bo and chicken little:
Continue your argument here. Thank you.
Bumping again.