[EVDL] 500 $ per charge???
I was reading post and saw David and some one else talking about Tesla charges going back forth from NYC to DC. @ 500$ per charge?? i would rather own a dodge viper and know up front I am getting hosed at the gas pump. Thats ridiculous...500$ or am I reading it wrong? Or coming in on this topic to late ?? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140709/ab64f58e/attachment.htm ___ 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)
Re: [EVDL] 500 $ per charge???
On 7/9/14 8:34 AM, Electric Blue auto convertions via EV wrote: I was reading post and saw David and some one else talking about Tesla charges going back forth from NYC to DC. @ 500$ per charge?? i would rather own a dodge viper and know up front I am getting hosed at the gas pump. Thats ridiculous...500$ or am I reading it wrong? Or coming in on this topic to late ?? He was taking the price difference between the two Model S battery versions and applying it to the difference in range. Further, he was only looking at commuting over a particular route for a year, or some such, leading to his conclusion that each charge on that route over one year would account for $500 of that price difference. It was a rather arbitrary argument since the Model S will last much longer than one year and the Model S could be used for many other trips where the higher range battery might have more value. But his point was that for the regular trip in question, paying for the longer range Model S was not cost effective, in his opinion. Someone else may have a different opinion, especially if they do more than that one regular trip. Still, the difference in price as he quoted it is enough to buy a LEAF, so I'm sure Tesla buyers who are stretching to afford the Model S have to consider if they really need the longer range battery. Or for that matter, if they should buy a LEAF and just take the train for that one particular commute, as someone else suggested. There is actually no per charge fee for Supercharger use for the Model S. Think of it as free charging for the life of the vehicle. Supercharger access is included as a standard feature with the higher range Model S. However, IIRC There is a one-time fee of several thousand bucks if you buy the lower range Model S and choose the Supercharger access option. Again, there is no actual payment needed per charge at the Supercharger itself. Cheers, -Jamie -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140709/ab64f58e/attachment.htm ___ 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) ___ 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)
Re: [EVDL] 500 $ per charge???
I think this is how it went: There was a calculation offered that it costs $26000 more for the extra range of a Tesla needed to go from DC to NYC, compared to owning a Leaf and renting an ICE for the long trip. A number of trips was thrown out and divided into that $26K to get $500 a trip. Not the cost of charging (which is free) - but instead the cost for owning an S just to make long trips. The main point is an S is very costly and extravagant. A Leaf with occasional use of an ICE (or maybe ther will be rentals of S models...) makes a lot of sense. For me a Leaf is extravagant. On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Electric Blue auto convertions via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote: I was reading post and saw David and some one else talking about Tesla charges going back forth from NYC to DC. @ 500$ per charge?? i would rather own a dodge viper and know up front I am getting hosed at the gas pump. Thats ridiculous...500$ or am I reading it wrong? Or coming in on this topic to late ?? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140709/ab64f58e/attachment.htm ___ 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) -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver, The summer day. To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 550-2430 Land (919) 576-0824 https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones Google Phone (919) 631-1451 Cell (919) 513-0418 Desk michael.e.r...@gmail.com michael.e.r...@gmail.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140709/f666d1f6/attachment.htm ___ 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)
