Picked up my Tesla in early December, worst car I've ever owned.

[White Shadow]

.... As batteries improve, range improves, and charge times improve (along with infrastructure) it will be more conducive to more people. ....

That's pretty much the reason right there that I haven't yet gone electric. As much as I'd like to, I still see EVs as in the "early adopter" category and I'm probably going to wait another 10 years. By that time, I'm thinking things should progress a lot further than today's standard.

In the meantime, I'll enjoy some ICE with my Coke.

 

[Bouba]

Funny how my partners first car a Renault Clio 2017 seems to actually do the 350+ miles per tank it states. Has no build quality issues at all and cost her 12K cash. No 9% degradation in the first year of ownership on range. Tesla cars are the future but lets be realistic to customers please.

If a person hasn’t moved on from the fact that ice cars have longer range and are cheaper then an ev isn’t for them. It may sound harsh but either you are an early adopter with all that entails (expensive, risky technology) or you wait until electric vehicles are mainstream and ice cars no longer exist

 

[WhiteWi]

If a person hasn’t moved on from the fact that ice cars have longer range and are cheaper then an ev isn’t for them. It may sound harsh but either you are an early adopter with all that entails (expensive, risky technology) or you wait until electric vehicles are mainstream and ice cars no longer exist

Personal risk levels threshold and finances difference is major factor.

 

[Bouba]

Personal risk levels threshold and finances difference is major factor.

Absolutely...early adoption of any technology is a privilege only available to those with the means

 

[White Shadow]

Absolutely...early adoption of any technology is a privilege only available to those with the means

And desire.

 

[WhiteWi]

Absolutely...early adoption of any technology is a privilege only available to those with the means

But as we see by sales numbers more and more people realize that owing EV is actually not that bad when you factor fuel savings and maintenance.

 

[Bouba]

But as we see by sales numbers more and more people realize that owing EV is actually not that bad when you factor fuel savings and maintenance.

I agree...but people of limited means always buy cheap even when the running costs eventually leave them worst off...the ability to take advantage of these economies is also a privilege of wealth...the rich get richer the poor get poorer...but yes, those in the middle who can get access to finance (and government subsidies) are realizing the true benefits of EVs

 

[one2many]

I agree...but people of limited means always buy cheap even when the running costs eventually leave them worst off...the ability to take advantage of these economies is also a privilege of wealth...the rich get richer the poor get poorer...but yes, those in the middle who can get access to finance (and government subsidies) are realizing the true benefits of EVs

Wow, what i the name of ice cream does this have to do with miles per what.
ORD is Ford the other is ??

 

[Bouba]

Wow, what i the name of ice cream does this have to do with miles per what.
ORD is Ford the other is ??

Yeah...sorry for the digression...I had a bad day

 

[one2many]

Yeah...sorry for the digression...I had a bad day

Stop working is a start

 

[Bouba]

Stop working is a start

and I should stop digging ....

 

[one2many]

and I should stop digging ....

Digging and beer go together, break out
the drums and go for it , now what is you lifetime
WPM

 

[Bouba]

Digging and beer go together, break out
the drums and go for it , now what is you lifetime
WPM

218 Wh/mile

 

[one2many]

218 Wh/mile

Sure you can only go 90mph in the city
been there done that, freeways are slower

 

[Bouba]

I drive like an old man...

 

[one2many]

I drive like an old man...

Me too, the kids do not have the eggs to go 120mph

 

[jjrandorin]

That's pretty much the reason right there that I haven't yet gone electric. As much as I'd like to, I still see EVs as in the "early adopter" category and I'm probably going to wait another 10 years. By that time, I'm thinking things should progress a lot further than today's standard.

In the meantime, I'll enjoy some ICE with my Coke.

If you are going to "wait 10 years" then why are you on a EV website now? I mean, thats fine and all, but if you actually mean that, there is "less than zero" reason for you to be on a tesla website or any other EV vehicle website. You wouldnt need to start looking into that until approximately 9 years from now, if you are planning on waiting 10 years.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

As much as I'd like to, I still see EVs as in the "early adopter" category and I'm probably going to wait another 10 years.

I'd suggest there are a significant number of people who could move to an EV, just in terms of battery/range/charging infrastructure (i.e., not factoring in cost). I think there's still some "false anxiety" over the charging process.

I'll be first to admit, I had the same, but once we owned a PHEV (Wrangler 4xe), got a 50a circuit installed (and a 40a EVSE), and I spent time on abetterouteplanner.com and plugshare.com, I realized my use cases were easily handled by a BEV (specifically a Tesla M3P).

Oh, and it's super roomy for the size, has a killer audio system, excellent AWD and is fast as hell (and I've had some extremely quick vehicles).

 

[Bouba]

There are probably two reasons to get an ev...because you want to get into ev’s...or you want to get away from ice cars...for me it was the latter, and so far, I’m glad I did

 

[WhiteWi]

There are probably two reasons to get an ev...because you want to get into ev’s...or you want to get away from ice cars...for me it was the latter, and so far, I’m glad I did

And there is 3rd reason. People want Tesla.