Derek 2.0 Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Good city car, not so good in the country Nail.Head.Hammer..........We moved from the city to the rural Wet Coast.........Tesla's are no good when you're without power for three days...... large branches on or near the side of the road after a storm screw with the car's safety features, and though never stopped the car, slows it down.......not very popular with a logging truck behind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek 2.0 Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I would say not so good when long range driving is needed. Many people in rural communities do a lot of in-range type driving. For both city and rural families, an all electric vehicle would be a good second vehicle. The difference is that a small percentage of city folk could get by with only an all electric vehicle where that would be very difficult rural families. I agree with urban dwellers, but not for rural people with longish commutes (in areas's where storms knock out the power in winter for example)..........if we hadn't of been storing my daughter's truck, we'd have had to borrow or rent a car when we lost power for several+ days........ Also, their traction control (Tesla) is really sensitive......the thing sucked in the snow........the 1/2" slush snow Metro Vancouver gets.......good luck in real snow........likewise, real cold temps do effect the battery life......in Metro Vancouver, we had a few days when it went down to -3 during daytime, and you could see the battery life just sinking......overnight, we did keep it in our heated garage..........good luck in parts where it actually gets cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankyMcFarland Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 What is behind this phenomenon? Humans are wired to admire novelty. Tesla represents the start of a big change in automobile technology. The acceleration on the luxury models is extraordinary, apparently. The big car companies and the Chinese are all rushing to compete with Mr. Musk. What are the implications for oil producing nations and provinces if this fad really catches on, though? I fear my future pension may be 'modified' or 'made more sustainable' in some very nasty way: http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-ev-oil-crisis/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek 2.0 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 What is behind this phenomenon? Humans are wired to admire novelty. Tesla represents the start of a big change in automobile technology. The acceleration on the luxury models is extraordinary, apparently. The big car companies and the Chinese are all rushing to compete with Mr. Musk. What are the implications for oil producing nations and provinces if this fad really catches on, though? I fear my future pension may be 'modified' or 'made more sustainable' in some very nasty way: http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-ev-oil-crisis/ Interesting article........without a doubt once they can manage to resolve range and price they will take right off....then the next challenge will be transport trucks and trains ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenOps Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Better acceleration profile than combustion engines. Battery is at the base of car, so center of gravity is low meaning better handling than combustion engines. 20 moving parts, possible lifetime warranties, possible zero maintenance costs. At 3 cents per kwh in Calgary, 1/10th the cost of gasoline. Its completely silent, so you can enjoy your music Contains little to no toxic or deadly fluids. From a maker perspective: Should be less expensive to produce than combustion engine cars. For the cities: No smog or noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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