Recent content by Shap

I would not comment in this forum if I did not own MY and Volt :) We indeed will see what future will bring and if not the Ford somebody else will make a good EV. Tesla needs to improve their QC (a bit better now), service (really did not like the SC in Austin), and their customer support in...

100% agree with you - I did this for myself, based on my preferences. By no means it represent any objective comparison. I published the original spreadsheet, so everyone can adjust the points based on his/her preferences. However, in my personal case, you can see that there 2 cars come pretty...

This is ok. Everyone may have their own preferences, and it is perfectly fine. I do not want to think about charging stops on my long trip, neither I want to swear without ventilated seats in Texas. I do not care about paying for gas. I am using EV for fun, I like the way it drives. Not to save...

New X5 (or X7) is amazing for long trips :) No EV is coming even close.

Not precise - $2000 for any EV other than Tesla - Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program - TCEQ - www.tceq.texas.gov I was wrong about 2500 - it is 2K only

Lucid is my bet for the future EV. I want a luxury EV car - leather, ventilated seats, etc. I do not like the current Tesla seats, (MME a bit better, at least you can adjust headrest).

Yes, it will chime when you actually going to crash. I prefer to get a normal blind point detection/notification system. As any other vehicle does and it proved to be very efficient.

Nope, but I am familiar with Israeli Mobileye (now Intel). Plus I only rely on information that was provided by Ford and from my experience with testing similar ford systems by myself. I was using Tesla Autopilot for a while and pretty familiar with it. I think it is better than other systems in...

Agree. X7 is a way better car that any Tesla or other EV for long trips, it is not even subjective IMHO :) Well, we can debate on some of these features, we can talk about missing blind spot detection for Tesla, etc. One thing I do want to mention - Tesla Autopilot is the same as the build-in...

That is why you have "real world" range youtube movies :) MY is getting about 250-270 real-world miles on 100% charge. 80% charge - - 210-215 miles. This is the real day to day range. M3 is a bit better. I agree that Tesla somehow tricks EPA testing. Kona EPA matches real-world tests for...

Right, but you mentioned that home charging will cost much more. So IMHO home charging is not an issue (10$ more per month anyone can handle). The problem indeed exists for long trips, BUT - we do not know what agreement Ford will sign and what the price will be. So it is pure speculation for now.

100% correct, and this is one of the biggest issues for now. However - I have a good ICE car, which is a WAY better than any EV, including any Tesla. I use it for long trips and I "recharge" 400miles in 4 minutes. And it has ventilated seats, all "autopilot" features, air suspension, etc.

Actually it is better to wait How come? it is only 25% less efficient than Tesla !? Why 3 times more?

Way more you mean $10 per month?

The cost is not known - Ford may sign a discount agreement. As for speed - Tesla wins, no question here.