Keep in mind that he paid waaaaaaay over market for the electricity from that 400v charger. Normal day to day use, especially in Quebec where electricity is dirt cheap, wouldn’t cost that much. It’s less than $250/year to power a car in Quebec. As opposed to the well over $1,000 a year to fuel my subcompact economy…

My rule of thumb with EVs is to take your typical maximum daily drive and get a car with double that.  My shortest typical day is 20 miles but it can sneak up close to 50 if random events converge (lunch, errands, kid has somewhere to go) so my e-golf works perfectly.  EPA 83, but realistically 100 in regular suburban…

There a few things to note. Range loss is a bit trickier than simply putting out a %.

First of all, one has to understand that what takes up the most energy is heating the cabinet from cold to warm, maintaining the cabinet temperature takes far less energy.

This is important because if you plan to go on a 10 mile trip,…

Skyline was the only right answer in this bunch. If you want to stand out next to a vette, then skyline is the way to go

Which is one hell of a relief when the nazis screencap your posts, pass them around and dogpile you with a thousand accounts in the span of minutes...

Same. In fact I don’t really want to give up Twitter, but I can’t wait for the day Facebook dies.

Giving up Facebook was easy for me. I’m finding Twitter much harder to back away from.

I’m with you there...recently switched jobs and I don’t want to give up my current daily driver but a Tesla would really reduce my fuel burn. Sticker price is driving me away, but a lease would be a good option for me. And I’m guessing there are a LOT of people out there like me.

Agreed- luxo buyers typically lease. And right now they can’t lease a Model3.

When Tesla first launched the Model S leasing rates were fantastic, hence why so many are now being turned back in.

Your mom's probably resigned herself to disappointment by now.

Because it’s not a freight charge, its just a sleazy way of advertising a slightly lower price.

Yeah, a few grand didn’t make much difference when I got my 15-year adjustable-rate loan for my F-250 King Ranch.

Sure there is.  If he hadn’t defeated the safety features the car is supposed to fucking stop.

I don’t need a spare tire, either. But I have one for the same reason I have a handgun: Precaution.

Why expose yourself to that? Why bring that into the equation?

If I had a teenager right now, they would be in a used Nissan Leaf. Limited range, limited capabilities, massive depreciation.

NO NO NO I HAVE A 500 MILES COMMUTE AND NEVER STAY ANYWHERE MORE THAN 3 MINUTES EV HAVE NO FUTURE AND THERE’S NOT ENOUGH LITHIUM CANCEL EV TESLA PANEL GAPS

I’m glad Porsche is addressing the concerns of how long it takes to charge an electric car because this tech will be needed if society transitions to full electric. The fact still remains for 99% of the use cases, you don’t need 5 minute charging. Buy a used Panamera and keep it off to the side if that is going to be…

Its got a cop battery, cop bumpers, cop seats, cop lights, cop armor. It’s a model made without an ICE motor so we don’t have to worry about gas.