Yes, $46,000 is a lot of money but don't forget about the savings in fuel dollars over say 10 years or maybe 100,000 mles. Is it maybe $15,000.00. Makes it like buying a $31,000.00 car. One of the reasonswe build our own.
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Why I Won't Buy a Tesla, Edison-Tesla Deja Vu On 16 Oct 2018 at 19:57, robert winfield via EV wrote: > Maybe you forget how few years Tesla has been selling EV'sMaybe you > don't know what you are talking about when you declare "they failed" No, I don't forget. Yes, I do know what I'm talking about. Tesla has done lots of good things. They went where few automakers refused to go, showing them the way. They built cars that in many ways are some of the best around, regardless of energy source. For that, I admire them. Don't misunderstand me on that. But when they set out to build a car that people of modest means (like me) could afford, I'm sorry, they failed. Maybe to all of you, $46k is chump change. I'm glad for you. But for millions of people worldwide, that's a lot of money. The low income sector is the fastest growing class worldwide, and for SURE it is here in the States When a person is bringing in $25k or $30k or $35k a year and trying to support a family, and I personally know people in that situation, do you really want to encourage him to buy a $46k car that he can't afford? And don't give me that nose-in-the-air rubbish about how they chose their lot. Sometimes you do everything right and you still get what life hands you. I gave you an example of what I consider an affordable car. You dismissed it and said it wasn't comparable. That's not the point. If you can't afford the more expensive car, it doesn't matter how good it is. You're buying the cheaper one. The good news is that you're not totally shut out of the EV world. Used Nissan Leaves and a few other models are now available in the US for reasonably affordable prices. I don't know about other countries though, nor do I know how long the present glut of cheap Leaves will last. I haven't driven a Model 3, probably never will, but I'm sure it's a great car. Maybe it really is comparable to an BMW or Mercedes. But blast it, THAT'S NOT WHAT TESLA PROMISED FOR THE MODEL 3. They promised an affordable EV. Most of us assumed they meant something more or less comparable to a mid-range Toyota. But that's not what Tesla delivered. Instead, they gave us a somewhat cut down Model S that doesn't get to use Superchargers for free. Some of us are not impressed. In many other efforts, Tesla succeeded, but not in that one. Maybe someday they will. I hope so. And that's all I have to say on this subject. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
