popularEmperor4World posted Jan 30, 2023 04:21 PM
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popularEmperor4World posted Jan 30, 2023 04:21 PM
Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang Mach-E - Upto 5,900$ - Varies by Configuration
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That's not true at all. If someone is pointing at me spending 5 minutes at a gas pump once a week (if it's even that, I haven't bothered to time it pit crew style), I can certainly point to them having to spend time plugging and unplugging their car every day. Yeah it's not much each day, maybe a minute? But over the course of 7 days, that's more time than I spend at a pump per week.
You get what you pay for.
Im pretty sure in the next 10 years we will hit an inflection point where driving a small SUV is going to cost the same with both gas and electric models.
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No one has anything against electric. Electric cars in their current state are a non-starter. They're not being vetted thoroughly. It's just a bunch of millennials in higher-up positions in companies forcing the issue out of zealotry. You're not allowed to question these cars. They could get one mile a charge and they will still call you an idiot for saying EVs aren't practical. It's nuts.
I'm also getting very tired of the EV fanboys who claim "no one really drives more than 30 miles a day anyways!"
Like seriously, that's not true. Just stop it already.
https://www.chevrolet.c
At this point it's about breakeven between a Model 3 LR and any regular ICE that can get 30-32 MPG, from a per-mile cost POV. That puts the payback for an EV at infinity miles, or rather MUCH longer than 99% of people would drive the vehicle, and that's assuming the EV doesn't have any catastrophic problems.
As for renting, that doesn't make much sense. If you have to take 3-4 longer road trips a year and rent a minivan @ $100/day, let's say that's $1000/yr in rental the car you're paying for that you aren't using.
And tbh we COULD make multiple charges on a trip work even with the slow charging on the Bolt. It just means a longer stop. With the faster charging on the newer EVS, stopping for 20-25 mins REALLY isn't that different than a 10 minute fill up/potty break.
*looks at you*
There are no guarantees in the automotive industry. Regardless of being the first, or the best, or even if you Proclaim "full self driving" capability, even though your company is the only one that acknowledges that proclamation.
The automobile industry is rough, only the tough survive. Some have been doing it a lot longer than others. Toyota isn't just going to stop making 9 million vehicles a year, V.W. Isn't going to cede 8.3 million vehicle sales a year to Tesla. G.M. Is still going to produce 6 million cars next year. People fail to realize, that tax subsidies and tax credits helped Tesla become desirable and profitable, but the free market will ultimately decide, who and what type of vehicles are the best for the masses. A 50k to 100k Tesla any model, is going to be a tough sell to a Walmart worker in Alabama, just like a 70k to 100k Ford super Duty diesel would be a tough sell to a California environmentalist working at Starbucks. Both vehicles will get produced, and sold, but neither will ever be widely adopted by the masses at those prices. EV's will remain a sideshow until price to value say otherwise.
and getting back to build quality then there's the creaks and rattles that invariably come up in most, among many other similar build quality issues.
you may be one of the lucky ones that gets one with few problems but that's not the common experience. Tesla has incredibly inconsistent build quality / massive quality control issues. and they seem to just not care that much, because these types of issues have persisted for many many years.
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