I don't even want to think about what 283 mph must feel like on a motorcycle.
I'm going to go with, unadulterated terror.I don't even want to think about what 283 mph must feel like on a motorcycle.
I will call up Musk and tell him to start making used cars......The real question with regards to wide spread acceptance of EVs is bound-up in this simple fact: 2/3rds of all private vehicle sales are on the used car market.
Half of all American's have never and will never purchase a brand new car, truck or SUV.
So the question becomes; how long will it take for there to be enough used electric cars, trucks and SUV's to supply that market nation wide?
It isn't that Musk needs to build used cars, he and other just need to build and sell, enough new EVs over a long enough period of time that eventually there will be enough used EVs available to filter down to those who, for one reason or another, prefer or by necessity purchase used cars.I will call up Musk and tell him to start making used cars......
https://electrek.co/2021/09/02/tesl...n-2023-likely-will-not-have-a-steering-wheel/It isn't that Musk needs to build used cars, he and other just need to build and sell, enough new EVs over a long enough period of time that eventually there will be enough used EVs available to filter down to those who, for one reason or another, prefer or by necessity purchase used cars.
Either that or somebody will have to produce a serviceable EV that costs between $6,000 to $10,000; and what's the likelihood of that?
Either that or somebody will have to produce a serviceable EV that costs between $6,000 to $10,000; and what's the likelihood of that?
That is good to see... but there are some big holes there, two of them right in the middle of where I go most frequently on road trips. I live just south of Seattle, but have family in several places in New Mexico. Both Idaho (through which I drive) and New Mexico are pretty empty on their map. Right now the only EV I could consider taking on a trip to visit my Dad in Santa Fe would have to be a Tesla, as the Supercharger network mostly supports such a trip. But, progress is progress and the EEI announcement, assuming they follow through on it, is goodness.A whole bunch of charging stations are on their way.
https://www.eei.org/resourcesandmed...Form National Electric Highway Coalition.aspx
I don't even want to think about what 283 mph must feel like on a motorcycle.
I have a sort of pipe dream of wanting to take the road trip to see the April 2024 total solar eclipse in an EV, and for me to do that not only Idaho and NM need to be addressed but this EEI coalition needs to actually put in good EV fast charging in Texas (which looks great on the map, but about which I'm skeptical at the moment). Again, right now, only the Tesla Supercharger network comes close to making something like that doable.
Agreed, nothing necessarily wrong with a Tesla...and a Model Y is still a contender for replacing the 2016 Soul EV we have now when the time comes. Since Kia didn't bring the second generation Soul EV into the US, our original plan of returning this one at the end of its lease (in September of 2018) in favor of one with three times the range just didn't happen. In the end, we just bought it off the lease, because save for the range, we REALLY like it, and for most day to day uses, it's just fine.Nothing wrong with Tesla. Here’s my personal strategy:
- I kept an old ICE until it was 14 years old and rusting, while saving for a first EV.
- I traded it for a plug-in hybrid instead of a 100% EV, because I was concerned about charging networks and what my daily habits were or would be.
- I’ll keep the plug-in for 10 years or until it croaks, while saving for a Tesla (Used or new, we’ll see then). I want to experience first hand how a car traction battery dies or fades.
By doing this, I’ll be bypassing any range issue.
I can say that I have ridden a cycle faster than I fell out of the sky,although the plane was doing about 180knots as I exited once.I don't even want to think about what 283 mph must feel like on a motorcycle.
… Interesting viewing (hopefully) for you all. I found it enlightening and it confirmed some of my thoughts, especially regarding an EV in regional Australia…
Well yes people do talk about disposal, and recycle vs mining.
If I needed to get an 4x4 EV today, I'd take a good look at the Jeep 4xe. It’s a hybrid with an EV mode. So it’s everything a similar 4x4 has, plus an EV mode owners can taste anytime, without making any life changing commitment.
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