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Tesla base models are now cheaper than the average new car in the US
Electrek ^ | Oct 10 2023 - 8:05 am PT | Fred Lambert

Posted on 10/14/2023 3:35:27 AM PDT by cba123

Tesla’s base Model 3 and Model Y now have both cheaper starting prices than the average new car in the US.

This could open the eyes of more buyers who didn’t consider going electric before.

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Still waiting…

But so far so good 😎

1 posted on 10/14/2023 3:35:27 AM PDT by cba123
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To: cba123

By the time they’re cheap enough to buy, the tech will be outdated... Besides... Nothing beats the internal combustion engine for longevity. Model T’s are still on the road... That can’t be said for the first electric vehicle ever made.


2 posted on 10/14/2023 3:39:18 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: cba123

No thanks. Using up all the electricity means house not cool in summer and cool in winter. Too expensive to replace batteries and who wants to buy a used EV?

In addition too many cases of Fire.


3 posted on 10/14/2023 3:42:06 AM PDT by Wdempsey (Democrats and slinkys.. Both useless but fun to push down stairs.)
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To: cba123

You couldn’t give me one of these things.


4 posted on 10/14/2023 3:42:54 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: Wdempsey

You can heat your home with a burning Tesla.


5 posted on 10/14/2023 3:44:04 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: jerod

I think this defines “cheap enough to buy” actually.

But I’m still waiting, for them to get even cheaper…

🙂


6 posted on 10/14/2023 3:49:04 AM PDT by cba123 (Tôi là người Mỹ. Hiện tôi đang ở Việt Nam)
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To: jerod

Electric engines have very long lives and require minuscule maintenance. It is the batteries that are the problem.


7 posted on 10/14/2023 3:53:19 AM PDT by Krosan
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Done one purpose to get people to buy these worthless coal powered cars.


8 posted on 10/14/2023 3:53:43 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: Larry Lucido

You can heat your home with a burning Tesla.


LOL

That reminds me of something I learned from one of my students in my first year of teaching. Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for a life time.


9 posted on 10/14/2023 3:56:51 AM PDT by Hieronymus
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To: Krosan

Sounds something akin to hydrogen dirigibles. The Hindenburg only had one real major flaw.


10 posted on 10/14/2023 3:58:21 AM PDT by Hieronymus
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>> The Hindenburg only had one real major flaw.

“Other than that one small issue, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” :-)


11 posted on 10/14/2023 4:01:13 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Jesus is LORD and Savior! And Donald Trump is President of the United States of America.)
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To: Krosan

So just the batteries. Like ... the things that make the car GO?

A little like, “Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?”


12 posted on 10/14/2023 4:01:28 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("Normal" is never coming back.)
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To: cba123

Tricycles are even cheaper.


13 posted on 10/14/2023 4:02:07 AM PDT by fruser1
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Because of ridiculous mandates on ICE vehicles


14 posted on 10/14/2023 4:03:54 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Krosan

I guess that’s why you never see anybody driving a Tesla in Zombie movies...


15 posted on 10/14/2023 4:05:36 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Hieronymus

Just saw an interesting, and related post:

https://www.pcmag.com/news/toyota-inks-deal-to-mass-produce-solid-state-ev-batteries-with-932-mile

Toyota Inks Deal to Mass Produce Solid State EV Batteries With 932-Mile Range

(By 2028)


16 posted on 10/14/2023 4:06:10 AM PDT by cba123 (Tôi là người Mỹ. Hiện tôi đang ở Việt Nam)
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To: Hieronymus

Never heard that one. Very funny.


17 posted on 10/14/2023 4:10:30 AM PDT by Blennos
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To: cba123

What good will that do if you still can’t plug it in at home...


18 posted on 10/14/2023 4:10:49 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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EV Batteries With 932-Mile Range

Right... after the one 932 mile trip, replace the battery.

19 posted on 10/14/2023 4:13:06 AM PDT by plsvn
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To: PGR88
Because of ridiculous mandates on ICE vehicles

True that. Along with the Dims jacking up gas prices. If we use year 2019 gas and electricity prices in Alabama as a model, an EV would be practical if you drive at least 15K or more miles per year. I chose Alabama prices because that's what I'm familiar with. I chose year 2019 because that's the last realistic year IMHO to use as a standard (3 years of Trump lowering energy prices, but before covid dropped demand for gas).

20 posted on 10/14/2023 4:13:13 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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