For those looking at cars and not considering an EV. What is stopping you?
Price? Range? Lack of charging stations?
Price, cost of repairs, how long it takes to charge and access to charging, cost to charge isn’t cheap enough. Battery just as polluting as coal burning
so much ignorance
1.) with tax credits my model 3 was less than my wife’s BMW. 2.) what repairs. I’ve owned my EV for 3 years. The only thing I’ve paid for maintenance-wise is 1 set of tires and windshield wipers fluid. 3.) depends on the area. I have about 20 chargers within 5 miles of my house. Most areas have plenty. 4.) charging costs can vary but I charge 95% at home. I have leased solar panels for 9 months of the year charging is virtually free because of the amount of my energy my panels generate.
I live in CO. Range is reduced in cold but the computer is really accurate and I never have any problems driving in the cold. It’s easy to see my range and figure out my needs.
But everyone ignores that ICE cars are less efficient in that cold too. (By 12%) you just don’t realize it
I don't care about range. How often does someone drive more than 100 miles at a time.
I want a full - 7 passenger eSUV. And it must be assembled in the US. It doesn't exist. I may by the Kia EV9 when it comes out but I really wish they'd approve the rotating/swivel seats.
For those looking at cars and not considering an EV. What is stopping you?
Price? Range? Lack of charging stations?
I don't care about range. How often does someone drive more than 100 miles at a time.
I want a full - 7 passenger eSUV. And it must be assembled in the US. It doesn't exist. I may by the Kia EV9 when it comes out but I really wish they'd approve the rotating/swivel seats.
Good news Rojo, my friend just converted his 1992 Ford Econoline Conversion Van to run on vegetable oil and it has a rebuilt engine, so it's good for another probably 100,000 miles. You can easily convert the seats to swivel ones for probably $350 plus some elbow grease.
It's even got two sweet 9 inch black and white TVs on the back of the front seat headrests.
Go solar + Tesla power walls + EV charger, you’ll be set on a lower rate, and you can constantly fuel your EV from power from the sun.
Smart, self-sufficient.
Yeah....you might be self-sufficient, but you also have to have the capital to be able to do this AND have to want to stay in your house/car long enough to see the ROI....
My utility bill with AC running all summer is like $300/month (this includes water, trash, sewage, as well).
Tesla Solarwall itself is like $12k. Solar panels on roof is another, what $20k? So you're at $32k....
So I'll see my breakeven from all that vs my current setup in....10 years! Just in time to spend $12k on another Solarwall...and the cycle continues...
I get it, it’s super expensive. Doesn’t make sense for most people, most things don’t for 90% of the population. I work for sunrun in CA, basically if people use enough power, we set it up to where they get their panels + at least 1 Tesla power wall for no upfront costs, no loans, they pay a monthly bill (different from the traditional lease). I personally try to make it to where they’re paying as much as they do now through their utility company or less. Homeowners can only benefit from being self sufficient now, rates are only gonna increase as more people drive EV’s (More demand, limited supply, more power outages, etc.).
Dude, panels can even be up to 45k depending on how much power you use…it’s ridiculous to buy equipment now. And a lot of companies have terrible customer service and reps, it makes it harder to convert. To afford the purchasing option, you have to be at least 40 with a killer job. At least EV’s will be more efficient in the future, but we may have less freedom as tech has more control over our lives.
Amount of time it takes to charge. I do very little local driving - I take public transit to work. My only local driving is to the grocery store once a week. The vast majority of my driving mileage is long trips out of the area, and on such trips, if I owned an EV, I’d leave it home and rent a normal car, because the amount of time it would goals to charge would be unacceptable.
Amount of time it takes to charge. I do very little local driving - I take public transit to work. My only local driving is to the grocery store once a week. The vast majority of my driving mileage is long trips out of the area, and on such trips, if I owned an EV, I’d leave it home and rent a normal car, because the amount of time it would goals to charge would be unacceptable.
To add, when solid state batteries are available and affordable and can charge in 10 minutes (I expect this to be within the next 10 years, but not within the next 2 years), then I’d be delighted to buy one. For now I get 50 mpg in my hybrid and that’s way better, both for my convenience and environmentally, than driving a Tesla to the grocery store and back once a week and renting a normal gas guzzler for all of my non-local trips.
Worst vehicle on earth. Was thinking about buying one, so decided to rent one and do a long road trip- San Diego to Dallas. Had to stop about every 2-2.5 hours to recharge. Each charging station would vary in the time needed to get back to 100%. One took 35 minutes- one took almost 2 hours. That was after I had waited for the person already there charging in front of me. Completely ridiculous. And what is it doing? Electricity still needs fossil fuels, and I read later that disposing of the battery later is an environmental hazard in and of itself. I’ll give it another 10 years and try again. Back to gas for me.
On that route, much of the energy was generated by Solar.
100% of the solar panels and batteries used for that are toxic waste that weren't green to manufacture and are going to end up in a landfill.
For those looking at cars and not considering an EV. What is stopping you?
Price? Range? Lack of charging stations?
I don't care about range. How often does someone drive more than 100 miles at a time.
I want a full - 7 passenger eSUV. And it must be assembled in the US. It doesn't exist. I may by the Kia EV9 when it comes out but I really wish they'd approve the rotating/swivel seats.
You must live back east. Because if you lived in Colorado, you wouldn't make such a silly statement. Anyone who attends sporting events, skis, or runs races drives more than 100 miles at a time on a regular basis.
technology advances very quickly and tesla has dominated for about a decade but other companies have started to catch up. if you were looking forward a good EV, you'd be better off buying some fuel efficient used car for no more than $10,000 and use that for 5-10 years before buying an EV that is more mature by then
i have a toyota truck thats never given me an issue. just change the oil every 5k miles. although i am not interested in buying what ev trucks are currently available, i would willing to drive one to help out the environment. anybody out there willing to buy me one ?
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