Anyone Interested In Electric Cars?

[American Man]

I can't afford a new Tesla, but the nice thing about EVs is that they depreciate 73% faster than regular cars. There are perfectly adequate, low-mileage EVs on the market from a few years ago selling for only $6,000-$8,000.

I've spent the last couple of weeks reading about EVs. The only downside is that it takes longer to charge an EV than to fill a regular car with gas. Also, they're not good for long trips because charging stations aren't commonplace yet.

But the newest Teslas are pretty amazing. They can be charged at home and a full charge only takes about one hour. A full charge will last for 205-400 miles, depending on the battery size. This is more than adequate for me. They have almost no moving parts, which makes maintenance easy and the car unlikely to break down. They're also really fast: The Tesla Model S goes from zero to sixty in 2.4 seconds.

I'm looking at used Teslas for sure. Anyone else have an EV or thinking about buying one?

[Hawkeye10]

Making more of our life depend upon an increasingly unstable power grid, knowing that if we ever go to war with the Empire they have a weapon that will take down our grid for at least nine months, seems not too bright. Some of these Regressive Left Authoritarians even want to outlaw natural gas for cooking, Seattle was just considering that though they backed off, for now.

[Legion]

Anyone Interested In Electric Cars?

No.

Snowstorms cause Minnesota power outages

Winter Storm Uri Caused Millions of Power Outages

Power companies ask Iowans to conserve electricity - energy companies are implementing rolling power outages

Louisiana rolling power outages were put in place due to the strain the winter storm was putting on their power grid

Kentucky power outages persist

Lincoln, Nebraska police are reminding residents not to call 911 to report planned power outages

Power outages top 100,000 after a second ice storm in W.Va

Pittsburgh Power Outages Arise During Winter Storms, Icy Conditions

Power outages reported in multiple Iowa counties

Power outages continue across Tennessee

Portland Grapples With Power Outages

Power outages in Jefferson, Perry Counties, Ill

[MAGA MAN]

I'll keep my Porsche with a real engine that makes noises, but thanks.

[Legion]

I'll keep my Porsche with a real engine that makes noises, but thanks.

What happened to the T-bird and the rest of your fleet?

[MAGA MAN]

What happened to the T-bird and the rest of your fleet?

I'm down to 4 since I sold the Jag. I'll never sell the TBird.

[RB 60]

Anyone Interested In Electric Cars?

Nope. Nothing like the sound of a obnoxiously loud, gas guzzling, smog spewing big block!

[Minister of Truth]

I don't drive far very often. Perhaps electric could work for me.

[Lightbringer]

I don't drive far very often. Perhaps electric could work for me.

Or a bicycle.

[American Man]

Making more of our life depend upon an increasingly unstable power grid, knowing that if we ever go to war with the Empire they have a weapon that will take down our grid for at least nine months, seems not too bright. Some of these Regressive Left Authoritarians even want to outlaw natural gas for cooking, Seattle was just considering that though they backed off, for now.

So you agree that the US needs to spend more on infrastructure?

[Hawkeye10]

So you agree that the US needs to spend more on infrastructure?

I have been talking about that for forty years.....not only have we fucked over future generations because the Boomers made not one God Damn effort to pay our own way through life, but we are also leaving them a nation that is a wreck in so many ways, to include shoddy infrastructure.

Our kids and grandkids are going to hate our guts.

We sure have earned that.

#IRRESPONSIBLTY

[ThatOwlWoman]

I can't afford a new Tesla, but the nice thing about EVs is that they depreciate 73% faster than regular cars. There are perfectly adequate, low-mileage EVs on the market from a few years ago selling for only $6,000-$8,000.

I've spent the last couple of weeks reading about EVs. The only downside is that it takes longer to charge an EV than to fill a regular car with gas. Also, they're not good for long trips because charging stations aren't commonplace yet.

But the newest Teslas are pretty amazing. They can be charged at home and a full charge only takes about one hour. A full charge will last for 205-400 miles, depending on the battery size. This is more than adequate for me. They have almost no moving parts, which makes maintenance easy and the car unlikely to break down. They're also really fast: The Tesla Model S goes from zero to sixty in 2.4 seconds.

I'm looking at used Teslas for sure. Anyone else have an EV or thinking about buying one?

My husband has been researching them too. He doesn't care for the styling on most of them. He's favoring the VW ID.4 currently, but that'll no doubt change. The charging issue needs some work. Like you said they're okay for short trips but long travel is out of the question right now.

[PostmodernProphet]

I'm waiting for an electric Ford F150......

[MAGA MAN]

I'm waiting for an electric Ford F150......

At least you'll have a place to haul spare batteries...

[MAGA MAN]

I have been talking about that for forty years.....not only have we fucked over future generations because the Boomers made not one God Damn effort to pay our own way through life, but we are also leaving them a nation that is a wreck in so many ways, to include shoddy infrastructure.

Our kids and grandkids are going to hate our guts.

We sure have earned that.

#IRRESPONSIBLTY

Wasn't it Biden who just shut down pipeline construction?