This is an assumption, but I think the high repair costs are attributed to having to use the Tesla Service Center, and not whatever repair shop Hertz typically uses.

Was going to say, I’ve fixed sagging headliners with a can of spray glue and a credit card. I’d imagine a door card would be easier. 

… I feel like at any moment you are going to start talking about Lord of the Rings. 

There are a lot of things people can fault the democrats for, but being a cult is not one of them.

There are only a few companies that manufacture school buses, so I would not doubt the high prices.

I used to think that the U.S. was immune to these types of “leaders” because of the separation of powers. The Trump administration was a reminder that anyone with bad intentions who is appointed to the presidency (or Congress or Supreme Court) can easily tear it all down.

What it lacks in tread, it makes up for in sidewalk tread. 😂

“this is just a issue of when a “offroad/work” vehicle becomes a mom carrier that does no real work and needs efficiency on the normal roads.”

Standard tires on new cars are all season, and for an EV, likely a tire that maximizes range.

Having recently gone from a 2013 Tesla Model S to a 2023 Tesla model S, the only thing in common between the two is some of the body panels and the name. Underneath the skin, it is a completely different vehicle. 

A novel concept in the franchise agreement would be that dealers are not allowed to charge more than MSRP. If that were the case, there would probably be a lot less hate towards them. 

I’m glad someone put together a list of alternatives. Put simply, it’s not a competitive product at $60k.

The key term I picked up in the article is “non-Tesla charger”. I have found that non-tesla chargers are a gamble when it comes to speed and reliability. I.e., it’s a 250kw charger but for whatever reason only charges the car at 50kw.

I’d think the spread in pricing should be similar to the Telluride, which starts at $35k and goes to mid/high $50k. I can understand a small increase over the telluride, since the EV9 is newer tech. So maybe starting trim of $40k and the top trim with all options being $60k.

Autopay is a big advantage and many of the third party chargers struggle with payment. I.e., it requires an app, or to go to a website. That doesn’t sound difficult until you are in a parking garage with little-to-no cellular service.

I think the third-party fast charging stations will begin to disappear as the NACS plug becomes the standard. To date, non-Tesla fast chargers are more expensive, have compatibility issues across makes/models, and have reliability issues. On top of that, they will need to eventually replace all the hardware to be NACS…

“Perhaps. But also Chinese politics might get in the way of its growth. Look at its real estate sector. It’s own discontent.”

$70k for a Kia is nuts. I like the EV9 but consider it to be a high-$40k vehicle. 

I personally think the U.S. has already lost the EV race. China is the leading world manufacturers of EVs today. The U.S. had the lead with Tesla, but politics got in the way. 

I consider it to be one of the more interesting EVs coming to the market. Crazy to think the bland and buggy Blazer EV will probably cost the same or more than the SU7.