Posted on 05/26/2015 9:35:12 PM PDT by ckilmer
Disadvantages? How about the real choice most EV drivers will always have to evaluate - in slow or stalled traffic in the winter, you can choose locomotion or warmth. Likewise in the south in summer, you can have your movement or your AC. Something’s got to give.
Exhibit 38 only shows 2 of 3 critical factors.
Not only do battery cars need to go 700 kilometers and weight 40 kilograms, they need to recharge in under 5 minutes
Also it's curious that in the Exhibit 36 EVs, probably by magic, do not require "auto body", "suspension and braking", and "others" (like headlights, radio, and windshield wipers, I guess.) None of that stuff is needed in an EV. It consists only of four electric motors, a steering wheel, and an electric inverter to run those motors. I'm not sure if one can build even a lawnmower out of that set, let alone a vehicle for humans.
I take it that Goldman-Sachs will be the first to buy up all the short positions when this factory is completed and is found to be way over the capacity necessary for the demand.
And what is the battery cost/vehicle cost in REAL money, not whatever that gibberish is in Exhibit 38??? ;)
I’ll take a high performance diesel, thank you very much.
If Musk weren’t a hero to the lefties this factory would NEVER be built in the USA.
Exhibit 36 is a classic apples/oranges comparison.
They are dishonestly comparing today’s standard-sized all-purpose gas vehicle with a bare-bones lifestyle-limiting electric microcar.
Do the taxpayers own that factory?
I would too, unfortunately, the really good ones have been banned from import. At least, the last time I checked. I keep telling my husband I want an old diesel, import. I would settle for an old military diesel truck.
A friend of a friend is in town from California with his Tesla, and there’s going to be a “ribbon cutting” ceremony for the new charging stations at our local hotel. I’m going to go check it out, and peek at the car.
I”m hearing amazing stories about the car, like how it reads speed limit signs and auto-corrects the cruise while displaying the speed limit sign on the dash, optical sensors notice when you approach the center line, and rumble the steering wheel. adjustable height suspension, back camera in the center console, etc. Sounds like an amazing vehicle that will only go 255 miles per charge.... for $120,000. There’s an $80,000 version, and they’re working on a $40,000 version.
I’d like all that fancy gear in a regular car as well. I wonder how much one’s electric bill would rise if they had to charge up every day.
Good news for the coal industry!
Green Cars For The Masses!
It looks like a white elephant to me.
A Tesla with a 85 kwh battery would cost ~$8.50 if electricity is 10 cents a kwh. You also have to spend a couple grand to upgrade electrical service to the garage for faster charging times.
Chevy volts are not selling well either, join the club.
The only good thing I see coming from that fiasco is there are a lot of jobs being created.
From what I’ve read, people who own Teslas or have ridden in one really like them.
If Musk weren’t a hero to the lefties this factory would NEVER be built in the USA.
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Really? There were multiple states competing for that factory, some of them not known for being havens for lefties.
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