I just crunched the numbers, if you drive 15k mi/year, get 25mpg, and pay $4/gal thats $2400/year. I wasn’t trying to cherry pick, it was the first recognizable body that came up in the search results. I think $5k/year is maybe if you’re driving a full-sized truck.

$2-3k/year seams reasonable. Still, it adds up over…

I just read the article, and they make some assumptions that aren’t accurate, like cost of electricity. I pay .12/kwh, so I guess it depends where you live. According to the article, I save ~$800/year on gas alone, that would save me $9300 in 12 years. That just about erases the price difference between a Tesla (lux…

^ This. Its undriven because no one wanted it to begin with.

This was my first car and I still have PTSD from all the engine stutters, overheating, and electrical gremlins. Like a cheating lover, it left me not able to trust for a very long time. My friends never forgave me for turning on the heater full blast to prevent overheating in 95f temps in traffic, no matter how many…

Nothing can change the fact that EVs save $18k over the ave. course of ownership when you factor in US ave price of gas, US ave miles driven, and US ave length of ownership. I think that more than makes up for the shelf life, and if you want to toss in a new battery it’ll pay for itself over the following 12.2 years.…

I dont know how anyone affords anything these days, I bought a used Tesla for the cost of a used Toyota. Charger installation was maybe $200. 

Tesla uses Mapquest for routing. I typically use Tesla’s map but for any long legs I google map it first and compare. Most of the time they’re identical, in my experience.

You’re conflating Superchargers with home charging.

“Save Tesla” ... “Margins tighter than ever”? Exaggerating just a little, aren’t we? While the second one is technically true, profit margins are still 3-4x any other automaker, with tons of efficiencies being implemented with the refreshed M3 and future models.

There’s so many choices, only getting better with time. Not many SUVs, but thats about to change.

From my experience doing several cross country trips in a Tesla, the Superchargers are along heavily traveled highways that are considered the main arteries through states, heavily populated or not. Stick to the highway and you’re fine. I’ve had no issues and rarely have to adjust what my normal route would be for a…

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New cars are expensive, and water is wet. Further, I would argue that EVs are cheap. A Bolt (which for 99% of its life will be charged at home for pennies) will have a long life of not paying an annual fuel cost of a whopping $5k (according to JD Power). Considering its size, that may be a tad high.. If you drive the…

1. Even for the few Americans who have the money for a new car, EVs are expensive.

I’ve never read so many bad takes in such a short period of time. They nailed the Jeep Grumpy Grill and giant trucks though.. It seems you’re all angry at the drivers of said cars, not hating the cars themselves.

CUV?

Its not the equipment, its the subscription that’s expensive. It never sat right w/ me that GM could tell you crash your car, likely bleeding on the side of the road in BFE, but if you didn’t pay the ridiculous monthly fee, they would just ignore you.

Its not the equipment, its the subscription that’s expensive. It never sat right w/ me that GM could tell you crash your car, likely bleeding on the side of the road in BFE, but if you didn’t pay the ridiculous monthly fee, they would just ignore you. Seems wrong.

I think most drivers use AP on long, straight sections of highway during the day, on road trips. For that, nothing beats it. Of course, you need to keep your hand on the wheel, but its way less taxing on 10 hour long hauls. Anyone using it around complicated roads, on/off ramps (though, its possible and works most of…

Nope, you can go at least 15mph over in AP, though I rarely go more than 5-7 over.