I do. If I wanted an electric car I couldn't take on a long trip, I'd piss my money away on one. I'm glad you enjoy yours. 
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
I do. If I wanted an electric car I couldn't take on a long trip, I'd piss my money away on one. I'm glad you enjoy yours.
What's your definition of long trip? I get 260 miles easily on a single charge. And then I supercharge for free. My car is a hell of a lot cheaper to own than yours. By far the cheapest car I have ever owned. And they bought back my first one after 2 years and 30,000 miles at damn near full sales price, as it was a first edition.
quote:Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
I do. If I wanted an electric car I couldn't take on a long trip, I'd piss my money away on one. I'm glad you enjoy yours.
What's your definition of long trip? I get 260 miles easily on a single charge. So spend time finding a place to sit while your car charges on a 500-600 mile trip 3 times. Enjoy your down time.
My car is a hell of a lot cheaper to own than yours. By far the cheapest car I have ever owned.
Cheap? I don't care about cheap, not in the least. I'm so happy for you that you enjoy the cheapness.
And they bought back my first one after 2 years and 30,000 miles at damn near full sales price, as it was a first edition.
I would expect that there will be a moderate transition to electric vehicle. Two factors on the speed of transition will be the cost of the batteries and the time it takes to recharge a vehicle. I believe right now it takes about 30 minutes to recharge a car to a little over half the capacity. That needs to be improved for people who want to take longer road trips. Battery costs are declining and will continue to the point where electric vehicles will become cheaper than combustion.
My bet is that electric vehicle adoption will be primarily in urban areas followed by suburban areas where most travel is local. I would think that large vehicles and trucks would be the longest to switch due to more battery storage being required and time to recharge being longer.
My bet is that electric vehicle adoption will be primarily in urban areas followed by suburban areas where most travel is local. I would think that large vehicles and trucks would be the longest to switch due to more battery storage being required and time to recharge being longer.
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:quote:Originally posted by TPEwinedrinker:quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
I do. If I wanted an electric car I couldn't take on a long trip, I'd piss my money away on one. I'm glad you enjoy yours.
What's your definition of long trip? I get 260 miles easily on a single charge. So spend time finding a place to sit while your car charges on a 500-600 mile trip 3 times. Enjoy your down time.
My car is a hell of a lot cheaper to own than yours. By far the cheapest car I have ever owned.
Cheap? I don't care about cheap, not in the least. I'm so happy for you that you enjoy the cheapness.
And they bought back my first one after 2 years and 30,000 miles at damn near full sales price, as it was a first edition.
Fred Flintstone- you'll be amazed to learn that the 21st century features the advent of the airplane. I use it in lieu of driving 500-600 miles.
I'm sorry you don't have a car you enjoy driving. I do.
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
I'm sorry you don't have a car you enjoy driving. I do.
I love driving my car. I also love sex. But 3 hours is more than enough for both. 6-7 is just overkill.
That's because your car is boring. Mine isn't. 
quote:Originally posted by Board-O:
That's because your car is boring. Mine isn't.
Your life must be boring, which is why you find your car so exhilarating.
My neighbor has the highend tesla and it's a blast to drive and scary f'ing fast. We have thought about the SUV for my wifes next car but we both can't get over the look of it. Seriously ugly.
quote:Originally posted by DoktaP:
So much for me even considering my neighbours 2006 Porsche GT3. Not only is it a combustion engine, but heaven forbid, it's a 6 speed manual. All the new high end Porsche and other sports cars are now hi-tech column shifters.
I'll stick with my powerless '71 MGB as my summer touring car.
Powerless it may be, but I saw a beautiful example this morning (also early 70's). Just beautiful cars.
quote:Originally posted by Bigfoot003:quote:Originally posted by DoktaP:
So much for me even considering my neighbours 2006 Porsche GT3. Not only is it a combustion engine, but heaven forbid, it's a 6 speed manual. All the new high end Porsche and other sports cars are now hi-tech column shifters.
I'll stick with my powerless '71 MGB as my summer touring car.
Powerless it may be, but I saw a beautiful example this morning (also early 70's). Just beautiful cars.
My MGB is a '71 in teal blue. Chrome bumpers. No radio, just the logo cover over the radio slot.
They only made that color for 2 years. It does get looks. I had it completely restored and only drive about 500 miles per year.
quote:Originally posted by DoktaP:quote:Originally posted by Bigfoot003:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by DoktaP:
So much for me even considering my neighbours 2006 Porsche GT3. Not only is it a combustion engine, but heaven forbid, it's a 6 speed manual. All the new high end Porsche and other sports cars are now hi-tech column shifters.
I'll stick with my powerless '71 MGB as my summer touring car.
Powerless it may be, but I saw a beautiful example this morning (also early 70's). Just beautiful cars.
My MGB is a '71 in teal blue. Chrome bumpers. No radio, just the logo cover over the radio slot.
They only made that color for 2 years. It does get looks. I had it completely restored and only drive about 500 miles per year.[/QUOTE
This is why we don't talk cars on a forum with no ability to post pics!
Bigfoot, I can send a photo if you're willing to give me your email.
You can email me at DoktaP at gmail dot com
You can email me at DoktaP at gmail dot com
quote:Originally posted by DoktaP:
Bigfoot, I can send a photo if you're willing to give me your email.
You can email me at DoktaP at gmail dot com
E-mail sent Sir. Thank you!
Test drove a Tesla 3. Wow.
quote:Originally posted by Danyull:
Test drove a Tesla 3. Wow.
I would think if one only needed a car for the city, Tesla would be an option for many.
I think my neighbor is a perfect example of a Tesla owner around here. They have a vacation house that is about 450 miles away that they visit once a quarter. So for that trip they take his wife's MB SUV to haul the family and dog back and forth. He could take the Tesla and stop for 30 mins but it's not worth the hassle to him. He uses his Telsa for pretty much 99.9% of all other driving because everything is pretty close (miles not time) in SoCal.quote:Originally posted by wine+art:quote:Originally posted by Danyull:
Test drove a Tesla 3. Wow.
I would think if one only needed a car for the city, Tesla would be an option for many.
I've seriously debated getting a Tesla. I'd say 85% of my driving is 5 miles or less per day. The next 10% 70 mile round trip on a day. Rarely if ever do I go over 100 miles on any given day.
I suspect that adoption of electric vehicles will occur initially in urban areas and suburban areas where people have two cars. The cost curve for electric vehicles is continuing to decline and EV's will become cheaper than ICE vehicles.
I could see us getting an EV to replace the sedan my wife drives in Scottsdale. We will continue to maintain our SUV for traveling to Utah and for times when we need a bigger vehicle, such as trailering a boat.
Autonomous driving will take off in new vehicles in 5 years which will accelerate use in urban areas. You might even see a change in ownership of vehicles.
Of course I could be wrong..
I could see us getting an EV to replace the sedan my wife drives in Scottsdale. We will continue to maintain our SUV for traveling to Utah and for times when we need a bigger vehicle, such as trailering a boat.
Autonomous driving will take off in new vehicles in 5 years which will accelerate use in urban areas. You might even see a change in ownership of vehicles.
Of course I could be wrong..