[Jim W N]

Do you have fire insurance just in case of self-immolation?

[George from New England]

I love it when family members of mine buy the EV.
My wife got the ICE hand me down.
Then 5 years later, another son got an EV, grandson got ICE hand me down

[ConservativeMind]

You are forgiven.

[Williams]

What was your personal experience?

[Tell It Right]

A few of us FReepers have EV's (full EV's as in BEV's, not talking about HEV's or PHEV's). None of us bought them as believers in the global warmageddon doomsday cult. A couple of FReepers have an electrical background.

I bought mine because it was time to replace my wife's gas crossover anyway and we drive it tons of miles (18K miles per year on home charged miles alone). By math, 12K miles per year is the threshold where the gas and oil change savings more than offsets the extra costs of an EV. (Based on 2022 prices of EV's vs gas cars.) That plus my interest in being more energy self-reliant to reduce the Dims' control-freak energy policies' ability to impact our budget while we move into retirement. So I have tons of solar (I can't produce my own natural gas or gasoline, but I can produce my own power).

[TiGuy22]

I think if auto makers want to produce EV’s that’s great, if Tesla wants to be an EV manufacturer, that’s great too. Just don’t mandate it and take away by gas burning options. Let the free market decide.

[MinorityRepublican]

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Controlling Legal Authority
Since Nov 11, 2000

[Mean Daddy]

I live in Iowa and would never own one. My son lives in Arlington, VA and when they had a blizzard, there was a 20 mile traffic jam and the Tesla’s made it worse since you can’t take a bucket of electricity and you’re good to go but most of the Tesla’s had to be towed.

The most recent issue I’ve seen is CARFAX may give a clean bill of health but if it’s been in accident, Tesla may ban the car from charging at one of their stations.

[arkfreepdom]

My wife loves her Tesla. I admit it’s pretty cool.

[Wpin]

I’m definitely a fan of Tesla vehicles. It’s stupid to be against them.

[Red Badger]

Used or new?.................

[ShadowAce]

I saw a Tesla the other day with a bumper sticker on it that read

Anti
Elon
Tesla
Club

[mewzilla]

I never supported the subsidies or mandates.

If someone wants an EV, they have the choice to purchase one.

Hope yours runs well for you.

[1FreeAmerican]

Good on you.

I’d own a F150 Lightning if it came with a 6-1/2’ bed, but it does not. I need to have at least a 6’ ladder in my truck. The 12’er fits as well!

[stevio]

If I had solar, I would get an electric car.

[central_va]

This is shocking.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

The people I know who have them are very happy with them. I do not know if they are just self-justifying or what, I have not performed the psychological probe. Nor do I know if they are happy after 5 years of ownership because it hasn’t been 5 years since they bought them.

[Jonty30]

I’m sorry that you bought a Tesla.

[central_va]

How much is the insurance?