I’d take that bet / race, so you’re saying a Model 3 LR will complete a 550 mile trip in the same time as any gas car? Even under perfect conditions it’s not even close, that trip is going to take way longer in the Model 3.

Yeah, it just depends how you drive your trips.

I was already going to comment on your post before seeing a Wall-Drug reference. My dad has always been a ‘just get there ASAP’ driver, and on a recent 900-mile roundtrip day to help them move, I’ve come to realize that that’s just not enjoyable. 7.5 hours to drive down to them gung-ho and be uncomfortable after a…

Since getting a tesla, I’ve noticed some better behaviors during road trips.

Agreed. It absolutely depends how you road trip. If you only do 200-mile days or do 500-mile days with two long meals ~3 hours apart, the Bolt is perfectly good.

Since getting a tesla, I’ve noticed some better behaviors during road trips. For example, stopping to eat decent food instead of loading up on fast food or snacks just to get on the road quicker. Or watching a quick 20 minute comedy show on Netflix to lighten the mood while charging.

Here in Finland less than a quarter of cars have AWD and it snows everywhere. It’s not an issue unless you are an idiot.

I disagree with the road trip comments. We have a Chevy Bolt. In our case charging seems to pretty much line up with lunch and dinner stops for us. Admittedly, we’re slower drivers. Still, the timing of the charge means we go have our lunch, and then later dinner. We know we have the time to sit, and we do. That means…

Pre-emptive

Especially since the whole mystique surrounding Angus cattle is chock full of bullshit. Like the marketing push that you don’t want just Angus beef - you want *Black* Angus beef. As though Red Angus is somehow inferior — it’s the same damn cow. 

I’d love to see actual evidence that people can tell which of the common breeds of beef cattle a cut of meat came from...  in a blind taste test that controlled for how the animals were fed and slaughtered and how the meat was handled afterward.

This feels more like advertorial than a regular post. There’s zero attempt at trying to justify the statement that Angus cattle “are known to produce higher quality beef.” Angus cattle are the primary beefer breed in the United States because they grow fast and are well-marbled - it’s about economically producing a…

Less than 1% of drives are over 100 miles. Yes, people do it, maybe once, twice, hell I’ll even give you three times a year. That is literally the definition of an edge use case.

Yes, obviously. So tell me what is the difference if I’m paying for renewables on a macro scale?

Bingo. That’s my point, for sure. 

Same here, I average about 100 miles between fillups on my bike as well, if anything just to make sure it doesn’t get too low. But at least with that, I can fill it up in minutes and gas stations are easy to find. We just need the infrastructure to catch up for EV charging. It’s getting there, just not quite yet. In…

There are accounting standards, and they are verified. There’s no real reason to be skeptical here.

I pay NV Energy extra every month to power my house entirely on renewable energy, hydro, solar, geothermal, and wind.

My home heat, hot water heater, and stove are all electric.

Nice try, though. 

Awwww, thanks!

It’s definitely not valuable to test things to the extent of their abilities. I should totally have just not done this and not gotten a story out of it. 

It has a tock-tock weight that bounces back and forth to let you know the bike is switched on. I don’t imagine it takes all that much energy. I didn’t even notice it until I came to a stop.