Posted on 03/02/2022 12:56:32 PM PST by Red Badger
Talkin’ thru his ass wouldn’t you say?
Batteries are the limiting factor. Sure, Tesla could have made a 600 mile range car, but instead chose to put the same amount of batteries into two 300 mile range cars.
Uh-huh, 600-mile range. How much faster would it have caught fire than the current Tesla deathtraps?
At least with internal combustion power, one can estimate just what the actual range would be by fuel levels and traffic conditions.
“Talkin’ thru his ass wouldn’t you say?”
Nope!
He’s probably right, but the 600 mile range would come at a cost to price, weight and handling........................
Eff the EPA. Give us the real world figures, night and day, winter and summer using heat and AC, and the likelihood of stranding.
” How much faster would it have caught fire than the current Tesla deathtraps?”
Everyday over 500 ICE cars spontaneously ignite!
“At least with internal combustion power, one can estimate just what the actual range would be by fuel levels and traffic conditions.”
EV’s have a computerized display.
We have Teslas all over the place here.....NW Florida.................
Is that with the AC running while going through the desert or the heater running while traveling through the snow?
Here’s an opportunity for a clever entrepreneur. Design a collapsible bicycle in the trunk that can generate electricity while being pumped, that can double as a tire jack, and can be converted into a regular bike. If your EV runs out of battery power, you can pump away on your generator bike and recharge your vehicle.
EVs Rule! Because only the rich and elite should be allowed to drive!
Unless I can charge the battery in the same or less time it takes me to fill a 20 to 25 gallon gas tank it’s a non starter....with me anyway.
“Unless I can charge the battery in the same or less time it takes me to fill a 20 to 25 gallon gas tank it’s a non starter....with me anyway.”
You can charge an Ev while you are sleeping.
I don’t think you will survive long enough to get a charge.
hook your charger port to a long cable and a kite during a thunder storm.
Like an Airplane you can refuel while on the move.
That’s a great idea unless you live on the coast and are trying to bug out because a hurricane is bearing down on you....not to mention the accompanying probability of tornadoes.
“It’s not how hard the wind is blowin’....it’s WHAT the wind is blowin’.
I don’t care how many sit-ups you did this morning.....if you get hit with a VOLVO it ain’t gonna matter”
___ Ron White
Stuck in the same place too. When they hit 600, preferably 1000 mile range with a 15 minute recharge at every gas station they will have my attention.
And how many hours would THAT take to charge up? No thanks!
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