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Originally Posted by 455dan
Trying to use COVID gas prices to compare efficiency Is a Joke.
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You bought your Tesla because the climate cult reintroduced the tax credit for EV's that already had sold too many EV's (proving that they didn't need the rebate anymore) to qualify.
We were all being told to wear masks and get vaccinated to be safe from Covid all last year when gas prices were artificially inflated to over $5.00 per gallon to promote the viability of EV's.
When the climate cultists get power, they create situations to make EV's look more attractive.
Without ongoing subsidies for EV's, they make no sense.
IF the climate cult succeeds in doing away ICE's by 2035, we either won't have a power grid to supply all the EV's or our electric rates will quadruple (wild assed guess) because of the required new power generation plants that need to be built.
CA is already in the predicament of lack of a power grid to support current EV levels - despite having one of the highest electric rates in the country. Their rates will surely continue to rise as they have banned natural gas from new construction on top of the increased EV volume. Ironically, 40% of the electricity in CA is generated by fossil fuels (2021 CA Energy Commission data).
You paid to add a charger for home use so you could 'fuel' your Tesla in
3.5 HOURS. On a regular 110 volt outlet, it would have taken
40 - 50 hours.
So, factor that into the cost of your electricity to drive your Tesla. I don't have to buy a gas tank and a pump to fuel my ICE's.
You also didn't respond to what it would cost to charge your Tesla on the road as I did on my trip to Nashville. A 200 mile round trip isn't a real world example of what it costs to 'fuel' an EV on a trip.
For far less money than your Tesla, you could have purchased an decent ICE of similar size that could have delivered 30+ MPG and not required you to spend extra money to fuel at home to avoid the hassles of refueling at retail prices for your short trips.
Decisions have consequences. That's why gas prices started spiking in early 2021, hitting crazy levels in 2022 and have continued to stay much higher than necessary through today.
I welcome the day when common sense comes back to our country.