[jerry455]

I think they are ugly for a reason; the early adopters and the electronic geeks like to be different and stand out and say look at me. Look at the Tesla truck, that thing is hideous. The greenies don't seem to care you are trading one form of pollution for another. Who cares if they strip mine a third world country, I have my shiny new ugly electric vehicle. Alot of the articles I have been reading lately have been complaining about the lack of working chargers when they have to find a charger on the road. I would rather have a slow old Pontiac than a faster electric car, any day. I can't tell one Tesla from another on the road. They are not a very attractive car. I don't hate electric cars. I don't think this country is equipped for the great revolution to all electric everything. We have to limit our electric use several times during the summer in the not so hot Metro Detroit area. What happens when you need to charge your car because you have to go somewhere because of an emergency. You can't plan everything.

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by jerry455

. We have to limit our electric use several times during the summer in the not so hot Metro Detroit area. What happens when you need to charge your car because you have to go somewhere because of an emergency. You can't plan everything.

They already experienced this in California last summer.

Many people are viewing it as a way to control what we do and where we go as well, limiting your freedom to move around.

[Sirrotica]

Overheard of a bragging Tesla owner, "My new Tesla will pass everything on the road, but a charging station............

[scott70]

I've seen videos where the EV driver is experimenting with chargers on the road and admits he sometimes takes a nap in his car waiting for his car to charge up....now that's funny,,ridiculous but funny.

[Jay S]

A friend was talking to a brother in law of his that the family drives about all EV’s. The brother in law’s parents live in the city, own two Tesla’s, I don’t know which model, they were in the neighborhood of $95K each. They NEVER take them out of town. The next city (which is Omaha, they are in Lincoln NE) is 40 miles away. They rent a car to go there. That’s some serious range anxiety. Lol

The brother in law drives a old EV, it is old enough now it only had a battery range of 35 miles. Which still works for him since in is less than 35 miles to work and back. He claimed his old EV with out accelerate about anything on the highway. To 20 MPH.

[455dan]

Originally Posted by Jay S

A friend was talking to a brother in law of his that the family drives about all EV’s. The brother in law’s parents live in the city, own two Tesla’s, I don’t know which model, they were in the neighborhood of $95K each. They NEVER take them out of town. The next city (which is Omaha, they are in Lincoln NE) is 40 miles away. They rent a car to go there. That’s some serious range anxiety. Lol

The brother in law drives a old EV, it is old enough now it only had a battery range of 35 miles. Which still works for him since in is less than 35 miles to work and back. He claimed his old EV with out accelerate about anything on the highway. To 20 MPH.

Must be that EV 1 that slipped through, running on the original lead acid batteries.

Took a 200 mile trip today a/c running . Lots of battery left with no stopping for any charging.

Don't know newer Corvettes that well but had a little run on the way home with what had to be built in the last 10 years from a red light, and the Y walked away from it.
I DID like the exhaust note of that Vette.

[Jay S]

Originally Posted by 455dan

Must be that EV 1 that slipped through, running on the original lead acid batteries.

Took a 200 mile trip today a/c running . Lots of battery left with no stopping for any charging.

Don't know newer Corvettes that well but had a little run on the way home with what had to be built in the last 10 years from a red light, and the Y walked away from it.
I DID like the exhaust note of that Vette.

The anxiety is on the drivers end. I am sure their cars have a LOT more range than that.

[turbo69bird]

Originally Posted by 455dan

Must be that EV 1 that slipped through, running on the original lead acid batteries.

Took a 200 mile trip today a/c running . Lots of battery left with no stopping for any charging.

Don't know newer Corvettes that well but had a little run on the way home with what had to be built in the last 10 years from a red light, and the Y walked away from it.
I DID like the exhaust note of that Vette.

Congrats on the model Y best bang for the buck on Tesla . Still pretty competent in that power department. Very cool car .
You’re gonna love that car!!! I know everyone wants to hate them but the more you drive it the more you’ll love it.

[turbo69bird]

Originally Posted by Jay S

A friend was talking to a brother in law of his that the family drives about all EV’s. The brother in law’s parents live in the city, own two Tesla’s, I don’t know which model, they were in the neighborhood of $95K each. They NEVER take them out of town. The next city (which is Omaha, they are in Lincoln NE) is 40 miles away. They rent a car to go there. That’s some serious range anxiety. Lol

The brother in law drives a old EV, it is old enough now it only had a battery range of 35 miles. Which still works for him since in is less than 35 miles to work and back. He claimed his old EV with out accelerate about anything on the highway. To 20 MPH.

This is absolutely ridiculous and highly unlikely
I just laugh when I read some of this stuff .
I drive 56 miles away with other stops along the way both there and back on a half charge regularly. No issues

As far as sleeping in your car while you charge that’s if you want an absolutely full charge ,maybe. The cars condition in the way there if you’re smart enough to tell it you’re going to charge. They’ll charge about half full in 10 to 15 min. That’s 150 ish miles. As they charge higher it takes longer with the last 15 percent taking as long as the first 85 percent.

None of these little anecdotes I hear is ever accurate . Always very exaggerated . To the point it’s laughable . It’s like a bunch of greenies bitching about gas guzzlers used to be . It’s all just so stupid .

Just cause I live my Tesla and I do , didnt stop me from spending the night working on my RAIV firebird w the RAV pro stock engine in it tonight. Still love that car too And its range really sucks!! I can’t charge it, I can’t run it on pump gas , if I went by the theories of the guys in this thread and measured it by it’s range there would be no reason to own it . ��