“it is a good concept”
Why do you think it is a good concept? It’s a virtue signaling toy for high income people.
Why is everyone bashing Tesla and Elon Musk here?
He’s everything we want- self-made millionaire and capitalist.
(Yes I know where he got some of his money- but his competitors could have done that too, and didn’t)
Indeed. It's interesting that Tesla started out building great looking cars that weren't obviously electric. But recently, everything they build has been seriously uglified as if their potential customers believe in the concept that an efficient car must be strange looking and/or ugly.
Hence cars like the Leaf, the Prius Prime, the BMW i3, and others assault the eyes, as their owners congratulate themselves for showing the world how concerned they are.
My co-worker has one, according to him he is saving money on gas. He is comparing his electric bill to his gas bill.
As far as high income people, I do not get it. Where does high income start at? I see people making 50K a year driving 30K something trucks in my area.
The entry level is $35K. My coworkers is loaded for $52K.
When new tech first come out it is going to cost a bunch. As a kid I remember my family getting there first color TV in the late 70s, color TV had been out for a very long time by then. We were dirt poor and could not afford those rich people tools. Now Color TVs are now dirt cheap.
If Tesla makes it, the electric car will be affordable. If not some other car company will take that Tech and move to the next level making it affordable and feasible. Capitalism is great....
Where I do support batteries, in a car, is an an assist to help smooth out where more gas might be burned as usual, such as hills or from a stand still at a light.
However, batteries are not able to replace hydrocarbons.