nearwater4me

Let me make myself clear.
If it had an conventional engine that runs on gasoline, not some electric motor, I'd be all over it.

Dan

HMFIC

i was just gonna say.. someone posts a new pic they call it hyundai. new bmw? hyundai.. new chevy? hyundai...What's the point here? that cars makers are looking to hyundai for looks?

Hyundai has come along way with their cars.

vader1

You miss the fact that half the country is in a multicar family. Got three for me and the wife, so the car works as a nice high efficiency commuter. Then you have one car thats for utility (SUV or wagon for long trips with the dog and the kiddies) and then the toy.

If you have just one car, it might not be the choice, but just about every new house in the burbs has a three stall garage.

CKit

Vader, expect half the mileage range for 6 months of the year in chilly Minnesnowta.

vader1

Perhaps. And it might just leave you stranded in January. I'd like to see what there cold weather testing shows if they have done any. My brother has an Prius and my boss has the original Insight (yes I know, different kind of batteries) but they have never had any trouble in the cold and don't seem to have much difference in milage, although they have an engine as a backup.

Its a good point though, because I can't use the S as a backup in the winter.

Lice Locket

of course I'm not serious! The Tesla interior isn't even done in that pic

Lice Locket

Back in the day, we had EV recharging stations in some parking lots here in San Francisco (they're still here). People could recharge their cars while they were at work. The cost was really small. If it cost $4/300 miles, then it would literally only cost cents per a 26 mile commute. With newer technology (and higher demand to push it), they may be able to put a faster version in gas stations. With current technology, a FULL recharge takes 4 hours. That should be much faster with newer technology.

OK, so maybe a trip from SF>LA may still require gas cars, but for MOST Americans, I am confident that EV's 200+ mile capacity is enough.

vader1

My average commuting day is less that 30 miles. About ONCE a year I take a trip beyond the base 160 claimed range of this car. And maybe ten times a year I drive about 100 miles in a day, well within the base range of the car.

Elistan

No. I think it's the same reason why everybody here used to say how the Fit would demolish Ferraris, etc. around the race track.

Aerodax

Wow....just wow...