At our summer place in North Idaho, Teslas were extremely rare until recently, but I'm seeing a lot more of them the past couple years. In fact, I spotted this near Coeur d'Alene a couple days ago which made me laugh...
Posted on 07/03/2023 8:57:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
I have no interest in an EV right now. And the interiors in Teslas are a definite turnoff. That said, anything that shows Musk as being successful is a stick in the eye to the leftists trying to undermine him because of Twitter.
I still don’t think Electric cars are at a place where they can efficiently replace a combustion engine. The problem is that some climates and territories will be safer with a gas tank that can be filled with a can, and years reliability are a known thing with Gas cars, whereas battery replacement is the most expensive thing for an electric car.
Also, these things are still a drain in carbon based energy.
At our summer place in North Idaho, Teslas were extremely rare until recently, but I'm seeing a lot more of them the past couple years. In fact, I spotted this near Coeur d'Alene a couple days ago which made me laugh...
Good luck when you have to spend big bucks to replace the battery.
I’m in Colorado and Teslas are everywhere. I usually see 5 or 6 just driving 3 miles to the grocery store.
What will become of all this new garbage sitting in lots? Great production numbers.
When my wife's old crossover needed replacing a year ago, I did the math on buying her another used ICE crossover, vs a new ICE crossover, vs an EV crossover. As expected, the new ICE wasn't as good a deal as a used ICE (think Dave Ramsey's and other folks often repeated teaching of buying used cars instead of new cars). But the new EV was the best option, at least for our driving habits (25K miles per year). I'm sure it's not for others.
Part of my math on leaning EV for us is the fact that my wife and I were replacing our used cars every 7 years on average anyway. Last year, instead of about $6K or $7K to buy her another used ICE crossover, used cars had gone up to $10K (for a decent crossover in decent shape within our mileage range). If we were to pay to replace our EV's battery at today's prices (and it somehow wasn't covered under warranty), it'd be $10K to $12K. Of course, 10 years from now inflation is liable to make that more, but the same with used car prices 7 years from now. So for me, I chose to spend the cost to replace the EV's battery 10 years later instead of spending almost the same amount to buy another used ICE car 7 years later. But again, that's the math tailored to our driving habits and how quickly we put miles on a car and use it up.
Maybe Biden should propose a reduction in student loans if you buy an EV, instead of an income tax break.
They are all sold.
Don’t park it in the garage
Why?
Many reports of battery fires.
That is the past
Same for my Toyota Tacoma TRD OffRoad. Exponentially better.
Show me a Model 3 for $33k and even I’d consider buying it. Why? because I can resell it for over $55k in the market I live in. No way in hell that Model 3 is $33k even with the Government subsidy. Not here.
There is a huge parking lot near my house that is where a strip mall was torn down. It is filled with new Teslas. I guess they are using it for overflow purposes for the dealership. But there is no security. Anyone can just go onto the lot.
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