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re: Teslas charging at a gas station...
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:22 pm to Lima Whiskey
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:22 pm to Lima Whiskey
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Americans will balk at sitting around for twenty minutes.
In this decade they will start balking at having to stop to get gas 2-3x and spending more time than at charging stations.
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Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:23 pm to dafif
The alleged racist Cracker Barrel has charging stations.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:23 pm to Flats
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It's not as baffling when you realize that the government can and probably will rig the game against IC transportation. They can make it painful enough that a 30 minute stop to charge will be an acceptable trade-off.
The French did that with diesel.
They made gasoline cars more expensive than diesel ones. And so everyone bought diesels.
Ten years later, they decided that diesel soot was a major problem, so they increased the tax on diesel fuel, almost overnight.
The average Frenchman suddenly had a car he couldn’t afford to drive, but couldn’t sell either, because the value had just cratered.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:26 pm to AMS
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In this decade they will start balking at having to stop to get gas 2-3x and spending more time than at charging stations.
That’s not how our brains work.
We value immediate savings over any potential long term gains.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:29 pm to LRB1967
They’re uncool, which is certainly a real marketing issue.
I don’t know how you solve that.
I don’t know how you solve that.
This post was edited on 4/4/21 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:29 pm to AMS
quote:You have tried to sell this bullshite several times in this thread and no one is buying it. Stop.
In this decade they will start balking at having to stop to get gas 2-3x and spending more time than at charging stations.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:34 pm to dafif
I can’t get my wife to put gas in the damn car as it is. You want to see a fight? Let me get in the car and the low battery light comes on and I’m 20-40min late waiting for it to charge.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:40 pm to Lima Whiskey
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They’re uncool, which is certainly a real marketing issue.
You think so? I think their biggest marketing issue was starting off with a $90k car. I doubt most people realize that you can get a Tesla that competitive with an Accord, price-wise.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:41 pm to AMS
My wife’s daily driver is a 3 cylinder run about car that gets 45 miles plus to the gallon for her 8 mile commute. Her non work car is an Audi A5 PP that gets around 35 mpg but rarely gets driven. I took her Mitsubishi 3 cylinder and spent 25.00 driving about 700 miles round trip from East Tennessee to middle Ga last week.
I have a gen 1 Nissan XTERRA and a 94 2 door Tahoe that both average around 17mpg.
I refuse to drive electric or self driving. But I enjoy saving money on runs back to Ga.
I have a gen 1 Nissan XTERRA and a 94 2 door Tahoe that both average around 17mpg.
I refuse to drive electric or self driving. But I enjoy saving money on runs back to Ga.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:44 pm to dafif
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Do you think that will become the new normal where are you just sit in your car for a couple of hours while your batteries charge that seems stupid to me
It is pretty dumb but it's only because battery tech isn't quite there yet. They are working on solid state batteries right now that will have a much faster charging rate. A lot of money and research is going into solid state battery tech.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:44 pm to dafif
What baffles me is that you can plug in and charge your car at someone else’s expense. I was at a hotel and they had no coat charging stations.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:48 pm to MeatCleaverWeaver
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You know I'm on a slick trip, I'm always ready to kick arse, up on the stage, I'm in a rage, I'm havin' the time of my life. Yes, indeed, what a sweet, sweet life it is
Saw them just a few years ago and still kick arse.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:54 pm to dafif
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Do you think that will become the new normal where are you just sit in your car for a couple of hours while your batteries charge that seems stupid to me
I can tell you one thing, if I’m a marketing dude working for QT I’m already planning on my next expansion for my QT stores.....charging lounges that have gaming consoles, WiFi internet, etc.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 6:58 pm to AMS
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Do you think that will become the new normal where are you just sit in your car for a couple of hours while your batteries charge that seems stupid to me
Very dramatic. It takes like 20 mins for 80% charge.
Send a couple emails, make a phone call, text a friend, watch a Facebook video. It’s not a deal and may actually be a decent rest break for long trips.
Some people ^^^^ fail to see the full scope of what’s going to happen if the infrastructure for accommodating millions of electric cars is not in place before the electric cars are sold by the millions per year.....you’re likely going to be waiting for an available charging station......lol!
Posted on 4/4/21 at 7:01 pm to dafif
I would think they are super chargers that charge the battery up to 80% in about 30 minutes . These battery powered cars are not for long distance. We looked at as Tesla but it’s to pricey. They have some good things like acceleration and the electronics.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 7:02 pm to Flats
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You think so?
I do
I think cool really means masculine, if you think about it.
And Tesla’s, the Marlboro man isn’t driving a Tesla. Burt Reynolds isn’t driving a Tesla.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 7:10 pm to AMS
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Tesla has models coming out with 500+ miles to a charge
And how much will this vehicle cost? My current Truck will do 500 miles on a tank.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 7:11 pm to LoneStar23
The future is that you can't taken long road trips unless you have an electric car, a vaccine passport, and a good "anti-White" social credit score.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 7:14 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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I do all that while I'm driving. Guess I could rub one out in 20 mins
Tesla does have that big screen
Posted on 4/4/21 at 7:15 pm to AMS
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spending more time than at charging stations.
Ummm...how long does it take you to pump gas?
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