And it would add weight.

I knew a family acquaintance that owned two dealerships. Cadillac and Chevy/Buick. He told me the profit centers were parts, used cars and F$I. The new cars sales were to get them in there and the service department was to keep ‘em happy and coming back.

Substantially higher overhead for the dealer in the city?

But they will insist on paying under MSRP.

Price of the car? About $13,000 cheaper than my previous car. A Q50 hybrid. At $39,990 my Tesla was less that the national average for a new vehicle..

I call BS on that. Extra two hours? Where did you gat that number?

You may change your tune as you get older. What do you do? Pee in an empty Gatorade bottle? I enjoy a more leisurely trip. In comfy seats. With autopilot. I’m 71 years.

Tesla premium connectivity. ~$100 per year. A whole year. It amazes me that there are Tesla owners out there that have spent between $40K and up to $100K or even more for the plaid and consider this a rip-off.

For those rare occasions that I need iHeart radio I just stream it with bluetooth from my phone. Can control play/pause and volume from my steering wheel.

Meh. I am a dyed in the wool Apple guy. I had carplay on my short lived (6 mos.) 2020 Nissan Leaf. Honestly not impressed. Don’t miss it one bit on my Tesla. The Tesla has an excellent NAV system if you have the premium connectivity. And a pretty good one without. Also includes an Apple music app built in. Calendar…

45 minutes? Where do you get that number. I went from Milwaukee to Minneapolis (335 miles) with two stops to “refuel”. Tesla M3 SR+ (standard range). The first was at a Culvers which has pretty good burgers and the second at a Panera restaurant for a scone and a coffee. About 20 minutes each.

They won’t. EVs are not for everyone. Why ICE cars won’t be going away any time soon.

Unless you are staying at a motel that has free to patrons level II chargers. Then overnight is fine.

I paid for my level II charger with just the money I SAVED vs gasoline in the first year. With a couple of bucks left over. And we don’t drive a lot.

With the key on the seat.

What! What! I thought that only Teslas caught fire. At least that is the impression I get.

My wife and about half of the population would find it so.

In what way exactly has Elon Musk affected your life negatively. You personally.

The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of rocks. As a resource gets scarce and the price goes up substitutes are found. And by price I don’t mean just economic.

The author of this article is assuming battery technology is stagnant. It is not.