Posted on 03/25/2025 3:11:35 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
It’s become vogue on the right to trash electric vehicles. And, mostly, we’re right to. Most of them are garbage retrofits that rely on a garbage network of chargers which are made by garbage ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) manufacturers who have absolutely no idea what they are doing. What they are manufacturing is virtue-signaling, not cars with anything even remotely resembling good EV—or any other type of—engineering.
And then there’s Tesla.
There are EVs, and there are Teslas. And though they are both clearly electric cars, they are two completely different animals. This article aims to give you a permanent mental “ka-chunk” when you think about EVs in general and Teslas in particular because they absolutely, positively should not be grouped together.
I’ve found it most helpful to analogize them this way: think of the entire ecosystem of PC computers and then think of Apple computers. Yes, they are the same in that they are both computers made up of software + hardware, but we all know they are very different animals for a variety of reasons. The most salient difference between them, for the purposes of our discussion, is that Apple manufactures its software + hardware under the same roof, from the ground up, to work together and work in harmony.
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Well, Tesla manufactures its cars like Apple manufactures its computers; holistically, from the ground up, software + hardware, with the single purpose of making one “organism,” in this case a car, a Tesla car, in which both the software + hardware work in harmony. They do this, importantly, in factories built to do nothing but build these rolling synergies of software + hardware. No other car company, EV or ICE, can claim the same thing.
And that’s why Tesla owners are as cult-like as Apple computer owners.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Though I have friends who own Teslas, I don’t know anything about them. That said, I thought this article was interesting and that some folks here might enjoy it.
The “New Y” model has impressive specs including fewer body parts (less gaps)...but, aesthetically, the body design is quite boring.
It’s become vogue on the right to trash electric vehicles …False, M. What “the right” takes umbrage with is government trying to force electric vehicles on us.
It is an interesting article. But for me, it’s still the economics and convenience. You need to have a charging station at your home, I have no idea what they cost. I was talking to a fellow who was charging his EV at a charging station by a local supermarket. He said the cost was almost 3 times what it would cost at his home, but he needed a charge and their weren’t any other charging stations around, so he had to pay the price. So it wouldn’t be practical to try a cross country road trip. Probably wind up with dead batteries. Besides, my gas beater gets about 40 mpg.
“$7500 Federal Tax Credit at Purchase”
That’s gotta end.
They’re good cars.
They have performance and interesting features.
I don’t want one. 250-300 miles and then a long charge up.
No thanks.
Very expensive too.
Rich liberals loved them.
I recently saw a jeep plugged in to a charger in a parking lot. It occurred to me that there is something wrong with an electric jeep.
What a stupid, ignorant statement.
“...but, aesthetically, the body design is quite boring...”
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With many of the new car designs, you can’t tell if the car has been driving around following a crash!
It’s called hyperbole.
There was also an initial novelty factor that makes all of the new experiences, even charging, fun. But that wears off over time, especially the need to worry about finding charging stations and the wait while it is occurring. In fairness, since I was renting and didn’t have a home charging unit my experience of always having to go to a Supercharger was not typical, and a real owner would probably charge overnight at home most of the time. Even so, Tesla has done an exceptional job of designing the charging system, from the software in the car to the Superchargers themselves, in a way that makes charge monitoring and recharging as smooth as possible.
The biggest disappointment, though it falls more into the annoyance category, was that the car rattled more than any car I’ve owned myself. And from what I’ve read online, this is a common occurrence with Teslas. I suspect it’s due to the weight of the car coupled with a fairly stiff suspension. That combination likely shakes a few things loose going over bumps.
Overall, I really enjoyed driving the car, once I got used to its quirks. If, as rumored, they come out with a smaller cheaper model I might consider it for a second car just for running short trips around town. It would be perfect for that. But until then, I would probably not buy a Tesla quite yet. But the memory of that insane acceleration does nag at me once in a while (Just be careful at first. My first lane change on the highway after picking up the car nearly sent me into the wall because I just mashed the accelerator to get ahead of a car approaching in the lane I was moving into, like I would have on my ICE car. Only took once to realize how much power is behind that pedal and that it is instantaneously available. Once I learned to take it easy intentional bursts of speed were glorious).
Your “gas” station is your garage.
and for say apartment dwellers
shut up and get on the bus
It’s called Apple worship. Same thing as Tesla worship.
for the lefty trolls lurking
you want to shut down musk for good?
i mean really get him!
admit that climate change isnt really a thing
and evs are not necessary to save the earth
It is likely a plugin hybrid with a modest EV range of about 20 miles or so..
Thx for that comment. I just doubled my knowledge of Teslas thanks to you.:-)
+1
“aesthetically, the body design is quite boring.”
Almost all car designs have been boring since muscle cars.
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