Posted on 05/25/2011 12:33:43 PM PDT by Red Badger
To be fair, I’m pretty sure that government (taxpayer) subsidies were an integral PART of the business model.
And now, after a few years of operating at a net loss, it will be a bigger part.
Actually, it is pretty funny to have the EPA promoting a coal powered car. I just wish I wasn’t going to pay for that promotion.
“So, how many miles per pound of coal does this new-fangled electric car get?”
Mileage per charge? ~250
Mileage per $$ of electricity?
or if I use your analogy:
Miles per Kw produced from Hydro-electric (USA)
Miles per Kw produced from clean Nuclear energy (USA)
Miles per Kw produced from Natural Gas (USA)
Miles per Kw produced from Methane Hydrates (USA)
Miles per Kw produced from Solar (USA)
Miles per Kw produced from Wind (USA)
Miles per Kw produced from Geothermal (USA)
....
See there are many good sources of clean energy and sourced in the USA.
Don’t dismiss the Tesla car so quickly. It not only is slick looking but can out accelerate just about any production car on the market gas/ethanol/diesel
Oh come on - 5 minute full-charge is fair!
The line forms here.
The EPA says the Tesla Roadster has a range of 244 miles - I think Tesla itself says 245. But under aggressive driving the actual range from a full charge to completely dead can be dramatically lower.
As to how long it can take to charge, it probably depends on the source of the charge. I think the quick answer is overnight.
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Yep.
They had one on the REAL “Top Gear”.
It out accelerated its Lotus counterpart for about 20 seconds before it broke. Of course, the Lotus could go around the track more than once.
It’s gotta go twice as far and charge way, way faster for me to ever consider buying one.
It’s gotta go twice as far and charge way, way faster for me to ever consider buying one. I don’t want to have one car for local driving and another for road trips.
It prices between $109,000 to $128,500. Don't compare to a Chevy, how does it compare to a Ferrari?
The Tesla would have great mileage specs during the winter here in NH. That’s because it wouldn’t get out of our driveway, much less conquer the mile of snow covered dirt road to our major “highway” (two lanes of blacktop may not seem like a major highway to you, but it works ‘round here).
So, since we need to come and go regardless of the weather, I think we’ll continue on with the AWD Explorer and the 4x4 F350. (No government motors for us.)
Cute toy, though, although I’d opt for an RX-7.
So to follow your logic if something does not work in one area it is not a valid product anywhere?
Seems like faulty logic when applied to ANY energy source or product. Someone will always look at the hole in the donut and complain well if it has a hole it must be no good.
I am considering the Tesla as a summer car in Western NY (want to match winters in Buffalo) but I guess since it wont work for you I should not give it a thought.
Don’t know about the Ferrari but the Chevy volt is a completely different animal and could have been a better animal if not for government interference.
The Volt uses a gas generator to simply charge or provide current to the batteries which extends the very short electric only range. It is unlike the other gas electric cluster F$%# which also use a gas engine but place it in the drive train which adds a ton of weight and more parts to break. In this case the Volt has a better idea.
0-60 in 3.4 seconds might be a reach for the Ferrari but again I do not know its specs.
“a goal of driving down the cost of electric vehicles”
Cost isn’t the biggest problem. The range is. Let’s see if that problem can be solved (not likely).
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