Posted on 10/16/2024 3:29:16 AM PDT by dennisw
I could have told them that even before they brought them.
German insurance company came out with numbers last week....one out of every three Germans who buy an E-car...will ease out of the E-car in 3 to 4 years....going back to a gas/diesel vehicle.
While you yourself may be a genius, one need not even be close to “geniousity” to develop such an insight.
Just not having an intellect darkened by [insert persistent ungodly belief or behavior here] plus a few years of useful life experience will probably do the trick.
Crook said they would have to spend time at an unsecured public charging station while protecting the person.
They could always tow a generator with them...
heh heh heh..
Cybertruck.
...one out of every three Germans who buy an E-car...will ease out of the E-car in 3 to 4 years....going back to a gas/diesel vehicle.
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“There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” — Will Rogers
The krauts and so many others must pee on the fence for themselves. I find it very amusing. I see it in my neighborhood. BMW electric SUV is now gone and replaced by a gas VW SUV. They had the BMW for about a year. Must have taken a beating on the trade-in value.
But buy a tesla for police use anyway, don't mind the cost, it will pay for itself /s
I drove 10 to 12 vehicles in my 33 year career as a LEO.
The best two for my work were a Ford expedition and a Chevy Tahoe.
Both got around 13mpg. In the winter I loved the 5 wheel drive.
A video of a hill climb starring a Tesla has a running generator mounted on the rear bumper, with the plug going directly to the charging port.
Funny, but effective...
I suspect very few people are actually buying these electric vehicles, and most of them are leasing the vehicles and have no concern about the residual value after the lease ends.
Surely, Elon Musk is aware of the feedback and limitations.
I wonder if he’s pursuing building hybrid versions of his battery cars?
At least they tried two cars first instead of doing 100.
5 wheel? Training wheel? Lol :)
I’m retired LE and I’ve personally seen how cops treat equipment for more than 30 years. The cops will break these cars early and often. And I’m so ready to see one of these things run out of juice in the middle of a pursuit. Now if they were fuel cell electrics that may be possible. But straight electrics?
Nope.
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My next-door bought a Tesla. After a few winter months, he replaced it with an F-150.
“As stupid as the person who gets a great Dane puppy because they are cool. Never thi king a out the cost of vet bills, food, bedding the amount of time you need to spend exercising them and the size and amoumt poop scooping”
Sounds like the Vietnamese Potbelly Pig idea someone had a long time ago. They were so cute until they became 200 pounds.
If they use the cyber truck no more undercover vehicles for patrolling.
More perspective here:
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-switch-electric-cars-cops-19816671.php
From the article:
“Another concern Crook has about Teslas, and EVs broadly, comes from an essential lesson he was taught in the police academy: “In a firefight, hide behind the engine block.” In a Tesla, there is no engine block, leaving officers without their preferred cover, he said.”
It would seem to me the battery pack would need to hardened to prevent bullets or other foreign objects from penetrating it and setting the car on fire..
The Teslas themselves aren’t bad. The demands of the job is what makes them unusable. Important distinction.
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