Right, the point is that it should be substantially cheaper to buy a “full tank” of electricity vs a “full tank” of gas, thus making it a popular choice... especially considering the time cost.

In my experience, this doesn’t happen with Teslas, the traction control is crazy good because the resolution/speed is so good that it’s borderline seamless. You can stomp it turning left through an intersection, too, and it just waits until you’ve got traction and goes.

I thought they usually charge near local gas prices if you buy the whole tank, but the point remains if they double the electricity and gas... the ratio is still the same.

Depends if they’re Long Range or Standard Range Model 3s. Standard range is like ~5s 0-60, which isn’t so fast that there should be lots of people who are just completely blown away and end up getting in over their heads.

Even if they charge you for a “full tank”, that’s only $11 worth of electricity on a Long Range Model 3, so I’d bet most people wouldn’t blink at that for the convenience of being able to bring it back partially charged, since $11 is so much less than what a “full tank” would normally cost.

If a “full tank” is only $11 (85kWh * $0.13/kWh) then it’s basically a no-brainer to just buy the “full tank” and not mess with trying to recharge it.

Ford has not publicly stated those numbers. They’re from an anonymous source to Reuters a while back and since then, Ford execs have said they’re wrong.

I mean, I’m dying to have the configurator up and running, too, but it’s just not ready yet.

First Gear: One major thing not being taken into account of is home trucking. Many companies do this (mine included for our field techs).

There’s nothing in the article that supports the headline.

The way you wrote that:

Yes, agreed. The dealer can *legally* do this. It’s just scummy.

And without a signed purchase agreement, this guy is out of luck.

Probably an unpopular opinion around here, but I’m with the dealership on this one.

Having to apologize and getting nothing in return usually means you were in the wrong.

Correct me if I’m wrong here but technically speaking this guy isn’t out any money, right?

To be clear, I agree with you that the Volt is more versatile for many use cases. It’s a great concept. GM should have done more with the drivetrain.

Really kind of crazy that a supposed “tech” company can’t seem to figure out how to improve the quality of their products. My guess is they don’t care so long as the money train keeps coming.

The i3 was a worse Volt, it had a “Range extender” and not a true Generator that could keep up with the battery being depleted.

no real advantage over the competition beyond a slightly nicer interior (and even that is debatable).