I know. Nowewgians are buying EVs like crazy. But 90% of them having a conventional car as well shows that most of them recognize the current shortcomings of EVs.
That's great that you got all those years out of those two cars.
Over half of Tesla's vehicles have an LFP battery that should last over a million miles. The driver will be a carcass before the car will. Then the battery is 100% recyclable.
Mining for battery minerals is better for the environment than drilling for oil.
That runs counter to the Tesla owner in Finland the dynamited his Tesla when it was too expensive to replace the battery.
It wasn't an LFP battery. It was an old 2013 model with a high-nickel battery.
It's true that those early EVs have very expensive battery replacements once they are past their 8 year warranty. They were made in small numbers, so the old packs are in very short supply and are thus very expensive.
The LFP packs are expected by many experts to last over a million miles. And they are much less expensive to begin with because they use iron instead of nickel.
I know. Nowewgians are buying EVs like crazy. But 90% of them having a conventional car as well shows that most of them recognize the current shortcomings of EVs.
It just shows that they haven't replaced both of their cars yet.
If Norwegians thought they still needed gas cars they would be buying a lot more of them.
I know. Nowewgians are buying EVs like crazy. But 90% of them having a conventional car as well shows that most of them recognize the current shortcomings of EVs.
It just shows that they haven't replaced both of their cars yet.
If Norwegians thought they still needed gas cars they would be buying a lot more of them.
But they don't need to buy gas cars because they already have a gas car. And if you have an EV that you use for 90% of your driving you will not need a new gas car for a long time.
New car registrations in Norway are currently running above 80% battery EVs with the balance split between plug in hybrids, and conventional ICE. Norway's electric grid generation is overwhelmingly hydroelectric (>90%).
Which is to say the majority of their conventional ICE fleet is older cars still in service.
Norway isn't the US or even California, but it's notable from the chart that EV sales went from ~10% to ~90% in less than a decade suggesting from experience that a transition can happen quite quickly on established technologies.
Yep. I've been saying for quite some time that by 2030, 90% of all new light duty vehicles in the US will have a plug.
It's hard for some to wrap their head around it, but that's how successful technologies take off.
Norway isn't the US or even California, but it's notable from the chart that EV sales went from ~10% to ~90% in less than a decade suggesting from experience that a transition can happen quite quickly on established technologies.
Yep. I've been saying for quite some time that by 2030, 90% of all new light duty vehicles in the US will have a plug.
It's hard for some to wrap their head around it, but that's how successful technologies take off.
A luxury high rise with 400 units and 600 cars. How many charging stations will be required if most of the residents have EVs?
Norway isn't the US or even California, but it's notable from the chart that EV sales went from ~10% to ~90% in less than a decade suggesting from experience that a transition can happen quite quickly on established technologies.
Yep. I've been saying for quite some time that by 2030, 90% of all new light duty vehicles in the US will have a plug.
It's hard for some to wrap their head around it, but that's how successful technologies take off.
Were you not saying previousy saying that 90% of new vehicles in 2030 will be EVs? Now you have changed that to "have a plug" to cover hybrids?
The other thing I question is the aggressive move to Green Energy, especially EVs causing the California blackouts. There seems to be a link. Seems like a decline in living standards.
If I had not driven a Mach-e when I was looking for an EV, I probably would have ended up with a Tesla. After I drove both of them, it was obvious that my Mach-e was a much better vehicle compared to Teslas.
If you drove a Mach-e, you’d order one and put your Tesla on the market as soon as you could. It’s that much better of a vehicle. Two friends of mine who have Teslas, ordered Mach-es after driving and riding in mine. They’ll sell their Teslas as soon as their orders come in. And it’s not even the best EV out there.
Even if I thought the Mach-e drove better, I would definitely not give up my Tesla.
The Tesla does lots of things the Mach-e does not and I would not want to give up all those great features. The Tesla is far superior on road trips and it drives itself.
Ford even admits that it is playing catch-up to Tesla. Ford's CEO has said it. And the lead engineer for the Mach-e, Donna Dickson, has tacitly admitted this also.
Ford did a really good job with the Mach-e in a short time. But they have a lot to learn from Tesla, and they know it.
Several times in the following video, legendary automotive engineer Sandy Monroe talks to Dickson about Tesla's lead. To her credit, Dickson nods her head and doesn't try to dispute this. They both just acknowledge the facts as a good engineer should.
Dickson's message is:
1. We rushed the design because we wanted to get something out.
2. We are proud of what we accomplished.
3. We will continue to make improvements with each model year. (That's too slow if you want to catch Tesla though. They implement improvements all year long.)
If you had, you would give up your Tesla in a heartbeat. It’s that much better than a Tesla. This comes from someone who has driven both and was set on getting a Model Y.
The other thing I question is the aggressive move to Green Energy, especially EVs causing the California blackouts. There seems to be a link. Seems like a decline in living standards.
Remember how internet sales used to be tax-free. You really think California won't eventually charge for the use of public charging stations?
Yep. I've been saying for quite some time that by 2030, 90% of all new light duty vehicles in the US will have a plug.
It's hard for some to wrap their head around it, but that's how successful technologies take off.
A luxury high rise with 400 units and 600 cars. How many charging stations will be required if most of the residents have EVs?
For 600 EVs I'm guessing you will need about 200 of the existing parking spaces to have chargers installed. That's what you will see around 2035.
It's easy to install chargers and it's relatively inexpensive. The apartment building will make money from selling the electricity and tenants will save money by not paying for gasoline.
Even if I thought the Mach-e drove better, I would definitely not give up my Tesla.
The Tesla does lots of things the Mach-e does not and I would not want to give up all those great features. The Tesla is far superior on road trips and it drives itself.
Ford even admits that it is playing catch-up to Tesla. Ford's CEO has said it. And the lead engineer for the Mach-e, Donna Dickson, has tacitly admitted this also.
Ford did a really good job with the Mach-e in a short time. But they have a lot to learn from Tesla, and they know it.
Several times in the following video, legendary automotive engineer Sandy Monroe talks to Dickson about Tesla's lead. To her credit, Dickson nods her head and doesn't try to dispute this. They both just acknowledge the facts as a good engineer should.
Dickson's message is:
1. We rushed the design because we wanted to get something out.
2. We are proud of what we accomplished.
3. We will continue to make improvements with each model year. (That's too slow if you want to catch Tesla though. They implement improvements all year long.)
If you had, you would give up your Tesla in a heartbeat. It’s that much better than a Tesla. This comes from someone who has driven both and was set on getting a Model Y.
If driving characteristics is all you care about and you think it drives better then you made the right choice.
I love the way my Tesla Model Y drives and it does a lot more than a Mach-e could ever do.
The other thing I question is the aggressive move to Green Energy, especially EVs causing the California blackouts. There seems to be a link. Seems like a decline in living standards.
There is no such link between EVs and blackouts. That's just silly.
dont have to pay up to 10000€ in registration fees
dont have to pay the special car taxes
dont have to pay tolls in many cities
can use bus lanes in many cities
so yes. when you basically outlaw gas cars by making them tripple the price as electric ones the amount of electric ones will go up. great!!!
What does any of that have to do with fascism?
simple.if you effectively ban gasoline cars by measures i just listed you just ban personal freedom of choice. any reduction of this is one step towards facism.
simple.if you effectively ban gasoline cars by measures i just listed you just ban personal freedom of choice. any reduction of this is one step towards facism.
That's quite a stretch. You could say that about almost every law ever passed.
If you had, you would give up your Tesla in a heartbeat. It’s that much better than a Tesla. This comes from someone who has driven both and was set on getting a Model Y.
If driving characteristics is all you care about and you think it drives better then you made the right choice.
I love the way my Tesla Model Y drives and it does a lot more than a Mach-e could ever do.
If you love the way your Model Y drives, you would love the Mach-e. You can’t compare the two unless you’ve driven both.
Compared to my Mach-e, the Model Y is like a kit car. The quality of the Mach-e is so much better. It’s not even debatable. If frunk specs and knowing what your tire wear is are more important than driving a quality vehicle, I guess you made the right choice.
And you are bragging about range? Your Y either gets less range than mine or like a dozen more. Lol
