Peter, You underestimate the need for people to find a justification for their own choice or preference, notwithstanding the facts... ;-)
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Gabrielsson via EV Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:08 AM To: brucedp5; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Is a piddling $8/mo Extra Electricity Worth a Tesla over an i3? Such useless drivel. BMW I3 = $40k Tesla = $75k On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 3:39 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://motoringcrunch.com/news/tesla-model-s-vs-bmw-i3-8-extra-electri > city-is-worth-it/1009927/ Tesla Model S vs BMW i3: $8 Extra > Electricity Is Worth It March 15, 2015 > > When it comes to the best electric cars in the world, many will name > the BMW > i3 as it offers the best electrical mileage than other cars. Then > again, we feel that consumers are better off with the Tesla Model S and > here’s why. > > Many research shows that the Tesla Model S is about 16% less efficient > than the BMW i3 and this is blamed on the weight of the former which > is twice heavier than the latter. Even so, the American EV has a huge > 265miles driving range which overshadows the BMW i3’s 81mile driving range. > > On an average monthly mileage for an everyday car, it seems that Model > S owners have to spend $8 more on electricity than the BMW i3. Well, > this $8 extra is well worth it as owners will get a longer driving > range and also a more spacious interior. > > With that being said, consumers are highly encouraged to opt for the > Tesla Model S instead of the BMW i3. The Model S might not be as > efficient but consumers will actually be getting more out of their > vehicle for a small extra fee of $8. > [© motoringcrunch.com] > > > > > http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095518_tesla-model-s-vs-bmw-i3-el > ectric-car-efficiency-comparison-test/page-2 > Tesla Model S Vs BMW i3: Electric-Car Efficiency Comparison Test Page > 2 By David Noland Nov 18, 2014 ... For all the i3's high-tech carbon > fiber and clean-sheet technology, its efficiency advantage over the > much bigger, faster Model S amounts to a piddling $8 a month in > electricity costs (assuming 15,000 miles per year and the national > average electricity cost of > 11 cents per kWh.) ... > [© 2015 Green Car Reports] > ... > BMW i3 Forum • View topic - i3 v Tesla S - Elecric Efficiency ... > www.mybmwi3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1850? > The Tesla -mainly due to the higher range- tempts to 'floor it' more ... > efficiency difference "amounts to a piddling $8 a month in > electricity costs". > > > > > http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/03/tesla-to-end-model-s-range-anxiety-wi > th-software-update/ Tesla To End Model S ‘Range Anxiety’ With Software > Update > 03/15/2015 > > > > > For EVLN posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/ > NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=subject%3Aevln+NOT > +subject%3Are&days=0&sort=date > > > http://www.mearnsleader.co.uk/what-s-on/leisure/drive-down-the-electri > c-avenue-1-3715974 Drive down the electric avenue> cheaper running > costs 2/3 per mile ... > > > http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3001 > 708&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Cnewslist1 > LG Chem (not Samsung SDI) to supply batteries for BMW EVs > > > http://seekingalpha.com/article/3012816-yamaha-motor-corp-with-f1s-gor > don-murray-aboard-2-wheels-good-4-wheels-better > Yamaha With F1's Gordon Murray Aboard, 2 Wheels Good, 4 Wheels Better > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/ > NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=subject%3Aevln+sub > ject%3AYamaha+NOT+subject%3Are&days=0&sort=date > > http://ecomento.com/2015/03/16/electric-car-charging-station-revenue/ > Can anyone make money running an EV charging business? > > http://cdn.ecomento.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ev-charging-station > -revenue.jpg > > > http://globalnews.ca/news/1880238/vernon-hotel-installs-electric-vehic > le-charging-stations/ holidayinn.com in Vernon.ca installed hwpc & SCH > L2 EVSE > > http://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/233/815/GK120315elect > riccar_tnb_2.jpg > + > EVLN: Opel and Vauxhall to sell a rebadged Bolt EV > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Is-a > -piddling-8-mo-Extra-Electricity-Worth-a-Tesla-over-an-i3-tp4674361.ht > ml Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive > at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- www.electric-lemon.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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