Kilotango74
Active Member
I can't even explain how many times I have been standing at the gas station thinking to myself how I can't wait until I don't have to do this anymore.
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Leafdriver333
Somewhat Active Member
"What? You have to go to a 'Gas Station'?"
"I would rather feed the horse at home every night!"
mrbulk
Member
Why, yes this is - are you my dentist, Dr. Driller? Haw!
mrbulk
Member
YusufT
Member
I went to my local gas station once and the cashiers have this huge glass window to look outside from. When I walked in the cashier had the dirtiest look on his face and this is the convo that ensued;
Cashier: "What are you doing here?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Cashier: "You have an electric car, what are you doing at my gas station?"
Me: "I'm.. here to get a car wash"?
Cashier: Still with a dirty look unwillingly ringing up my car wash, "I heard those things take hours to charge"
Me: Explaining the difference of charging at home vs a supercharger
Cashier: "If I can't drive that thing non-stop from here to (enter far destination) then it's garbage to me. Why should I wait hours to charge"
Me: Grab my car wash receipt and tell him to have a good day.
Ever since that day the guy gives me dirty looks. I don't know what's wrong with him. People really believe whatever garbage they read online, or maybe they don't want to admit EVs are better and only believe what they want to believe. Who knows.
Cashier: "What are you doing here?"
Me: "What do you mean?"
Cashier: "You have an electric car, what are you doing at my gas station?"
Me: "I'm.. here to get a car wash"?
Cashier: Still with a dirty look unwillingly ringing up my car wash, "I heard those things take hours to charge"
Me: Explaining the difference of charging at home vs a supercharger
Cashier: "If I can't drive that thing non-stop from here to (enter far destination) then it's garbage to me. Why should I wait hours to charge"
Me: Grab my car wash receipt and tell him to have a good day.
Ever since that day the guy gives me dirty looks. I don't know what's wrong with him. People really believe whatever garbage they read online, or maybe they don't want to admit EVs are better and only believe what they want to believe. Who knows.
mrbulk
Member
Unfortunately it's just the Shorts simply spewing Fake News. You'd think there are $millions at stake or something...
I have heard so many of these... a couple of latest ones: "I'm a Harley guy, I like things that make noise when I drive them." My thought. Ride your Harley to get your gas cologne and noise fix. P.S. I have a Harley too! Next... "How can these things (electric cars) be any fun racing even if you are winning when you can't tune them like gas cars?" My thought. They held regular wagon races, steam car etc. Time to get up to speed with the best, latest, fastest technology and learn how to tune/race electric.
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Kilotango74
Active Member
Ok, first thing, I'm not Doubting you. I feel bad right off. Second thing I am wondering if you have the first model S battery. I think I am in the second version of the S. That seems to be different. Hopefully, model 3 whatever the cell name is even better than mine. I know I can't afford another battery, all I can do is sell it and not drive again. I try to not charge past 90%, but I do on some trips, and not go under 20%, but there is winter here too, so I do when I have to. #feelbad, I wish you all the best, ZERO sarcasm anywhere in this post.
Kilotango74
Active Member
This is the kind of anti EV attitude I just don't get. Like it makes any difference in his life that you drive an EV.....Oh wait a sec....does he own the gas station....LOL!!
SO True... I went a few times to buy a car wash, and after like the 3rd time we chatted about the car wash and electrics etc, he gave me the gas discount anyway (I bought 2 energy drinks and snacks each time). It was only a $1.5 but I felt like I had a big win.
yeah it's gonna take time. I will prob die before it's totally accepted, but I have definitely changed many minds by UBERing in my Tesla, we all do our part.
Well, if you go this way, you have access to a bottomles source of stupid statements !
A bit of topic, but "why don't we use air tankers for Notre Dame ?"
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ratsbew
Active Member
A guy at work (an aircraft pilot who you'd think took basic physics) asked me why they don't install a generator to make electricity while you're driving to recharge the battery. He wasn't talking about regen braking, but a literal perpetual motion machine.
Soul erosion is a very common problem with Prius. I had 2 of them a few years back and only just now is my soul partly filled. You will find that when you get your 3 that soul erosion abates pretty quickly.
Chuq
Active Member
May I present to you - the current Australian federal government and our pathetic media:
(start from 0:34)
Liberal = party in government (led by Scott Morrison) (note: despite the name, they are the conservative party)
Labor = opposition party (led by Bill Shorten)
Good news, election is in 4 weeks and Labor is ahead in the polls.
(start from 0:34)
Liberal = party in government (led by Scott Morrison) (note: despite the name, they are the conservative party)
Labor = opposition party (led by Bill Shorten)
Good news, election is in 4 weeks and Labor is ahead in the polls.
A stupid article : Tax carbon, but propose anything, enjoy ! Also hardly mention the benefits of EVs. Enjoy !
Matthew Lau: Electric vehicles can hardly be called ‘zero-emission’
Matthew Lau: Electric vehicles can hardly be called ‘zero-emission’
Brilliant Chuq. The delivery is a bit like Monty Python no? And now for something completely different.