Recent content by Petevb

Most people that can afford the car in NJ will both qualify and have a 7.5k tax liability, which is why I specified “most NJ residents”, not all. As long as people can flip these cars for a profit they will, which in turn will bring the used price down. If there was only a small pool that got...

NJ incentives plus the tax credit. They are not paying sales tax like we do in CA.

So you’re saying most NJ residents should simply order a new Model Y for 50k, drive it a couple months, sell it for mid to high 40s and then wait for their 5k profit to roll in come tax time? Good luck with that… Used values will settle below new with the incentive. It will take time, however...

Even short term I believe efficiency is much less important than storage and load shifting. To illustrate: if you can buy all your electric power wholesale in the cheapest 4 hours of the day in areas of the Midwest with high wind penetration it’s less than free: utilities will currently actually...

If there was political will nuclear would make some sense as part of the solution. There isn’t (and we didn’t start a decade ago) so as a practical matter it’s not an option. Without political will even new modular nuclear reactors won’t be online in volume before storage solutions take care of...

1) Sorry, I only give up this spot to my closest friends. There are a limited number of islands that you can paddle to and camp on and I don’t need and more competition. I will say it was ~106 miles one way from the nearest supercharger with a stop a little over half way to rent and add the...

Hydrogen’s well less than 50% round trip efficient when you consider making it, compressing, storing and transporting it and then turning it back into electricity (electric > H2 > electric) vs closer to ~85% most battery plus distribution systems. That alone should see it reserved for...

Worst thing about these cars in my opinion. I don’t have it (couldn’t stomach it after the free week trial) and it still tried to kill me about a month ago. I was on a highway with road construction and very close, uneven concrete K rails in the center divide. Morning, low sun ahead, strange...

I’ve made similar comments. I do “miss the romance… the roar, vibration…” And charging on road trips is a PITA depending on where you’re going. Like the time I went camping in the mountains with a canoe on my model 3’s roof and had to cut speed to 40 mph on the highway in order to make it back...

I’d keep in mind that you’re taking advice from car salesmen speaking about a rival brand that’s been eating the German’s lunch over the last few years. I’d suggest they are more than a little biased. That said build quality is an area the Germans are still way ahead. As a Model 3 LR owner with...

Call me paranoid, but a few years ago I was convinced to blur my license plate out on images of my cars posted online. This was due to a rash of targeted theft of high end cars so it may not be applicable in your case, but particularly if you’ve got your home address as your DMV contact I’d...

Also interested if the above doesn’t work. Pete underscore v b at yahoo. In NorCal.

Late to the party but I’ll add my $.02 as an 80k mile Model 3 owner who’s also looking to swap as gas SUV for a Model Y. Yes it’s all about cost of electricity but also current depreciation rates. The Model Y has been losing ~5% per month or ~$2500 per month over the last months: Tesla Model Y...