Exactly. I think the fee was only ~$10 more than the supercharger would have cost in my case. Returning charged only makes sense if you can destination charge at the hotel/Airbnb.

I’ve found it sometimes makes sense to just return it with a low SOC. For example, last time I rented from Avis the charge fee was only nominally more than what I would have spent charging it at a supercharger. Better not to have to spend 30 minutes charging and let them deal with it. 

I’ve met Ted Cruz in person. He’s even less likeable in person than he seems on TV.

The cars I see most often weaving in and out of traffic, tailgating, and otherwise creating mischief tend to be Ram trucks and 10 year old Nissan Altimas with tattered temp tags that have probably been invalid for over a year.

Home charging works great. But you are never going to convince people to accept a 180 mile range EV unless they have a very good reason to accept it (such as extremely low pricing). As battery packs fall in price, that reason is never going to happen. 

Absolutely, but you are misunderstanding me. You can tell American buyers until you are blue in the face that the low-range EV will suit their needs. But guess what? They don’t care.

Rental cars are a PITA. You have to haul up to the airport to get the best rates, which for me is at least a 2 hour round trip. Then you have to worry about getting nickel and dimed by the rental company on return or them not having the car you reserved when you need it. Sure, you can do it- I’ve done it- but buyers…

Rental cars are a PITA. You have to haul up to the airport to get the best rates, which for me is at least a 2 hour round trip. Then you have to worry about getting nickel and dimed by the rental company on return or them not having the car you reserved when you need it. Sure, you can do it- I’ve done it- but buyers…

I tend to think we are partying like it’s 1929.

It’s not even worth it if you track the car regularly. In fact, a centerlock wheel is terrible for an unsupported track day because they can’t be removed/installed with regular hand tools. You typically need an enormous torque wrench/breaker bar and/or a very fancy air impact. It only makes sense if it’s an actual…

I think there can be such thing as too fast to be fun. One problem with cars like the ZR1 is that you are almost always going to be holding it back. Even if you take it to a trackday, unless that trackday is all well-driven supercars you are going to be sitting their waiting to pass half the day instead of actually…

I suspect it happened before they even knew they were in serious trouble. Composites don’t typically give much warning before they fail.

That only works within a closed ecosystem like the iphone. If you want an iphone, you need to pony up. It doesn’t work in a competitive market. If GM wants to charge 2x as much for 300mile range, someone else won’t and GM sales will suffer until they match the competitor. 

You underestimate how lazy people are. Even plugging at home will annoy people. Plus, only about half of the population lives in a single-family home that would support fast charging.

I would personally be annoyed even by a gas car that gets poor range. I recently started a new job with a longer commute, and find it annoying that I sometimes can’t make it through the week without gassing up.

I disagree, at least for the U.S. market. Americans are fundamentally lazy and they like to think they can do things even if they will rarely if ever do them. So, for example, they will buy an SUV with 8,000lb towing capacity with 4wd even though 99% of the driving will be 20 mile trips through the suburbs. They like…

This depends on the year in question. Some Model 3 Ps have a different motor from their same-year long range Model 3s. That is why Tesla stopped offering “stealth” model 3 Performance (performance software without the rest of the performance hardware).

What about these?

It’s not the rain. It’s all of the muck from the road that gets flung up with it when you drive in the rain.

I generally agree. I’ve never gotten into the detailing side of the hobby. It’s so demoralizing when you spend half a Saturday on your car only for a sudden rainstorm to make it look just like it did before.