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9 years ago 10/27/2014 6:49pm EDT

re: hmmm.....

I think I speak for most people when I say that a price tag of $60,000 (after tax credit) is what is impracticable.

hmmm..... wrote:
sarcastic a-hole wrote:
Prior to 9 months ago I had never really heard about Tesla cars. It seems to be an ideal car to a particular sub-population of people. I'm not a car buff. Did a celebrity endorse this in some way (MTV, NBA)? What did I miss?
It's a usable electric car unlike the somewhat impractical Nissan Leaf. Disclaimer: the Leaf is fine if you live in a temperate environment (i.e. so you don't have to run the A/C or heat which quickly drains the battery) and don't have to drive more than one or two hours a day.
The Tesla is spacious, somewhat quick, made with quality materials, and you have the benefit of quick-charging as well as a much larger battery with longer range (than the Leaf). You pay a premium for this convenience; however, Tesla Motors is coming out with both cheaper and more luxurious options in the coming years.

9 years ago 10/27/2014 7:33pm EDT

re: ryan foreman

You still have to generate electricity for these cars, and the extra electricity necessary will still mostly come from fossil fuels.

What somebody should invent is a car that runs on photosynthesis. Then cars will use solar power to convert carbon dioxide into plant material that pushes on turbines as it grows. Every hundred miles or so you will stop, remove the resulting tree saplings from the fuel tank, and plant them by the side of the road, where they will continue to remove atmospheric carbon and provide beautiful scenery at the same time.

9 years ago 10/27/2014 7:45pm EDT

re: Bad Wigins

Bad Wigins wrote:
You still have to generate electricity for these cars, and the extra electricity necessary will still mostly come from fossil fuels.
What somebody should invent is a car that runs on photosynthesis. Then cars will use solar power to convert carbon dioxide into plant material that pushes on turbines as it grows. Every hundred miles or so you will stop, remove the resulting tree saplings from the fuel tank, and plant them by the side of the road, where they will continue to remove atmospheric carbon and provide beautiful scenery at the same time.

I'm sure Al Gore is criss-crossing the country in his corporate jet looking for something just like this idea (or a man-bear-pig). Hard to say.

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