>Once they hit 3-5x the capacity of the batteries today (which they say will be done by 2020)
I wish!!! Don't we all??? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Apr 1, 2016 12:18 AM, "Chuck Hogg" <[email protected]> wrote: > My office is 7 miles away. I go 45 miles round trip to take kids to > school each morning. I go another 70 miles round trip for sports after > school 3-4 times a week, and another 100+ per day on the weekends going to > soccer games. My daily average mileage is typically under 150 miles. I > get 19MPG today (in my X5) so it's costing me about $20 in gas those days. > That's at least 25 days a month...and damn near pays for itself over 5 > years. So I might have to plug in every night, but that won't be that big > of a deal. I won't have to go to the gas station either. If I have to go > somewhere far away, I still have my BMW. I won't take it on long trips to > anyways. It'll be a good daily driver. > > Now the race is on. Who can make the thing go 600-1000 miles...Once they > hit 3-5x the capacity of the batteries today (which they say will be done > by 2020), I don't think those arguments will hold any water. > > Regards, > Chuck > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:07 AM, Cassidy B. Larson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Or park it at a charging station and get topped up for free while you eat >> lunch… >> >> When I was in Norway this summer I saw so many Teslas in Oslo. I asked >> around and basically it’s because the taxes on “electric cars" are less >> than regular cars. Electric cars also don't have to pay the congestion >> charges, and all around town they have free charging stations. So in the >> end, it cost them significantly less than a BMW/Merc to buy. >> >> >> >> On Mar 31, 2016, at 10:00 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Even if it were 5 seconds that would be more time every two weeks than >> what I spend at a gas station. Then I have to pay for power anyway... >> >> Not a fan of the front end duck bill. The rear has too much Prius. Side >> looks great. Interior looked unfinished or space aged. >> >> 115k preorders for something you won't see in two years, though? Woof. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> On Mar 31, 2016 11:34 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It takes 5 seconds to plug in and you wave at every gas station as you >>> pass it. >>> >>> *From:* Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:02 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>> >>> >>> No interest really. Plugging in every time I get home? Yuck. I love >>> the updates they do with the Model S and the API power is really awesome, >>> but I'm more for NA over boost, let alone electric. >>> >>> I saw the website and thought "Who's going to preorder a car that won't >>> be announced for another hour?". IPhone users :P >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> On Mar 31, 2016 10:57 PM, "Simon Westlake" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> One day! >>>> >>>> On 3/31/2016 9:54 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: >>>> >>>>> Gerard and I just put our pre-orders in..anyone else? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Chuck >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Simon Westlake >>>> Skype: Simon_Sonar >>>> Email: [email protected] >>>> Phone: (702) 447-1247 <%28702%29%20447-1247> >>>> --------------------------- >>>> Sonar Software Inc >>>> The next generation of ISP billing and OSS >>>> https://sonar.software >>>> >>>> >> >
