Puddles
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C’mon, like you’ve never drunk posted...He disagreed with almost EVERY post in the thread!
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C’mon, like you’ve never drunk posted...He disagreed with almost EVERY post in the thread!
I'll work on it, fanboy.
There are so many fewer moving parts, there's nothing to break. LOL, people really believe this!
He's also now gone and disagreed with my posts in like 6 separate threadsWell, guess this thread got picked to be trolled, shame, I thought it was a clever topic
That Tesla is a luxury brand and they’re for rich people.
True. "A lot lower maintenance" is the much more accurate term.Myth: It's maintenance free!
Yeah, some people treat their ICE vehicles this way too. They sometimes tolerate it for a very long time, just like Teslas! Until they don't.
2016 called, it wants its "why EVs are never going to make it" talking point back.If you compare to a new gas car of the same price out the door, sure. That's dishonest since EVs just cost more right now. Most local Model 3 buyers are coming from more mainstream stuff like Hondas and Fords that are definitely cheaper. Especially if you need the Long Range models, there isn't much money to be "saved" (if any).
Myth: Tesla battery care/tech is years ahead of everyone else!
This is all kinds of dead wrong. If Nisson wanted to? Why wouldn't they want to? Oh yeah, it's more expensive and complex, so if you haven't figured out the better tech then you have to stick to the old, inferior stuff.....and your packs have to be smaller, too.They seem to be a bit ahead, I'll give 'em that. But when you consider even older Nissan Leaf passively cooled packs were good for ~1000 cycles (older Model S/X liquid-cooled packs ~1250 cycles), Tesla wasn't that far ahead and other manufacturers have made progress too. Tesla mostly made everything look better by having larger packs. If Nissan wanted to start liquid cooling their packs, they wouldn't need a decade of R&D to do it.
2016 called, it wasn't it "why EVs are never going to make it" talking point back.
The Model 3 has changed this.
Chevy Bolt LT ... Nissan Leaf S Plus .... Honda Accord, Ford Fusion, Subaru Crosstrek, etc.
Where were the rules to this thread, officer? A myth is a myth.
To me, the biggest problem with becoming a first time Tesla owner is all the myths of goodness that aren't true. I would have been better off knowing the truth upfront. I still like my Model 3, and I would buy it again, but I wouldn't want to go through learning the hard way again about the myths that are propagated by fanboys.
Fanboys are as harmful as short sellers with their lies, but their lies are just on the other side of the spectrum.
Meh. I wouldn't bat an eye at a huge pile of nothing but negative claims if it wasn't that so many of them are well off the mark, or flat out misinformation.No disagreement here but expect to get downvoted when the only myths you mention are negative.
People stretch their finances to buy a Tesla sometimes
According to my personal calculation based on a 7 year ownership of a second hand BMW that cost £15k to purc hase, £18k to fuel and £15k to maintain with a £2k risidual value, a £40k Tesla would pay for itself in 5 years and still be worth 10k+ if only as static battery storage, let alone a car.
So yeah. I used to write off 10k a year on a car (an old second hand one), now electricity costs me £0.5K and maintanance would be roughly another £0.5k (mostly tyres).
A Model 3 can depreciate £8k a year and I'd still be in the plus... Can't say the same about many new cars. Used sure...
So kinda have to disagree with all 3 you listed to a large degree... And once you get used Model 3s at sub £20k on the market it will be the most thought after car.
Myth: When parked in very cold temps, the battery does not burn energy to keep itself warm because that would be wasteful.
Reality: It absolutely does. I think the misconception is that heating == warm, and the battery never gets warm to the touch. It does sometimes heat it, though only to some low temperature that is decidedly still "cold" (and will still result in loss of regen etc.). Because of this, not a lot of energy is used to do so and not very often.
Following up your continued cliche delusion about comparable vehicles with another Not-A-Myth! Woot, you’re on a roll!
If the vehicle is plugged into a charger the car will sometimes use the wall source to use the motor to circulate heat into the battery, but it never comes out of the battery. This battery conditioning is done in part because charging works better and is safer for the battery at something closer to around 80F-90F (keeping in mind that charge running into the battery also heats it, too).
The battery charge level does drop parked in the cold if not plugged in but that is because of lower temp -> lower chemical reaction rate.