Took A Ride In A Tesla

[Althea]

I went to a show with a friend on Saturday night. He drove. He's leasing a Tesla SUV. I didn't ask what they cost, and the vehicle somehow avoided spontaneous combustion.

The power in this vehicle far surpasses any gas/diesel powered engine. When he stomped on the gas, I was pinned to the back of the seat. I've got a turbo in two of my vehicles, and whereas they are pretty strong after that initial 1 second delay, this electric system gives you instant response with an overwhelming amount of power.

He claims that a charge is good for almost 300 miles, but if you are going to show off its power to a passenger, that mileage will be greatly reduced.
He also said that he sees no marked increase in his electric bill, and that his central air conditioning hikes his bill a lot more.

There are 3 different settings that will give you different performance, as well as different mileage/charge.

What impressed me was the screen on the dash. Clearly, Space Karen is obsessed with rocket ships. The screen is bigger than my laptop screen, and the navigation system shows a (guessing) view from an airplane that is easily a 100 mile radius. It's very easy to understand where you are, and where your destination is.


I wouldn't buy an electric vehicle for myself, though. I would buy a hybrid, though, as realizing app. 40mpg average is fine for my needs.


I was, however, impressed both by the power, and the features in this vehicle

I'm guessing it's somewhere around $100k though, but I haven't checked

[floridafan]

I went to a show with a friend on Saturday night. He drove. He's leasing a Tesla SUV. I didn't ask what they cost, and the vehicle somehow avoided spontaneous combustion.

The power in this vehicle far surpasses any gas/diesel powered engine. When he stomped on the gas, I was pinned to the back of the seat. I've got a turbo in two of my vehicles, and whereas they are pretty strong after that initial 1 second delay, this electric system gives you instant response with an overwhelming amount of power.

He claims that a charge is good for almost 300 miles, but if you are going to show off its power to a passenger, that mileage will be greatly reduced.
He also said that he sees no marked increase in his electric bill, and that his central air conditioning hikes his bill a lot more.

There are 3 different settings that will give you different performance, as well as different mileage/charge.

What impressed me was the screen on the dash. Clearly, Space Karen is obsessed with rocket ships. The screen is bigger than my laptop screen, and the navigation system shows a (guessing) view from an airplane that is easily a 100 mile radius. It's very easy to understand where you are, and where your destination is.


I wouldn't buy an electric vehicle for myself, though. I would buy a hybrid, though, as realizing app. 40mpg average is fine for my needs.


I was, however, impressed both by the power, and the features in this vehicle

I'm guessing it's somewhere around $100k though, but I haven't checked

Lots of quality and reliability issues with Tesla. Many more alternatives available at far better prices.

[ThatOwlWoman]

Teslas are beautiful cars but at those prices you expect a lot more than just good looks.

[Life is Golden]

I went to a show with a friend on Saturday night. He drove. He's leasing a Tesla SUV. I didn't ask what they cost, and the vehicle somehow avoided spontaneous combustion.

The power in this vehicle far surpasses any gas/diesel powered engine. When he stomped on the gas, I was pinned to the back of the seat. I've got a turbo in two of my vehicles, and whereas they are pretty strong after that initial 1 second delay, this electric system gives you instant response with an overwhelming amount of power.

He claims that a charge is good for almost 300 miles, but if you are going to show off its power to a passenger, that mileage will be greatly reduced.
He also said that he sees no marked increase in his electric bill, and that his central air conditioning hikes his bill a lot more.

There are 3 different settings that will give you different performance, as well as different mileage/charge.

What impressed me was the screen on the dash. Clearly, Space Karen is obsessed with rocket ships. The screen is bigger than my laptop screen, and the navigation system shows a (guessing) view from an airplane that is easily a 100 mile radius. It's very easy to understand where you are, and where your destination is.


I wouldn't buy an electric vehicle for myself, though. I would buy a hybrid, though, as realizing app. 40mpg average is fine for my needs.


I was, however, impressed both by the power, and the features in this vehicle

I'm guessing it's somewhere around $100k though, but I haven't checked

Sounds awesome. I wonder how long it takes to fully charge one of those.

[Althea]

Lots of quality and reliability issues with Tesla. Many more alternatives available at far better prices.

Yep. I wouldn't give Space Karen my money of he owned every vehicle in the nation.

I was very impressed with several aspects of electric vehicle technology, though.

Not sure what's going on with Lithium technology, but apartment buildings are burning down due to battery bicycles being used with cheap batteries.

[Althea]

Sounds awesome. I wonder how long it takes to fully charge one of those.

He plugs it in a receptacle in his garage, and it's ready to go by morning. There are quick charges that might use more electricity. He mentioned that if he's on the road he can get a quick charge in less than an hour and go at least 200 miles.

I'm more of a hybrid kind of guy if I were going that route.

[Althea]

Teslas are beautiful cars but at those prices you expect a lot more than just good looks.

Yup. I'm sure Teslas have features that other E cars don't have, solely because Space Karen is obsessed with...space.

[Life is Golden]

He plugs it in a receptacle in his garage, and it's ready to go by morning. There are quick charges that might use more electricity. He mentioned that if he's on the road he can get a quick charge in less than an hour and go at least 200 miles.

I'm more of a hybrid kind of guy if I were going that route.

I'd guess that is the smarter way to go. If something happened to the power you'd have another option.

[ThatOwlWoman]

Yup. I'm sure Teslas have features that other E cars don't have, solely because Space Karen is obsessed with...space.

"Space Karen" --

[ThatOwlWoman]

He plugs it in a receptacle in his garage, and it's ready to go by morning. There are quick charges that might use more electricity. He mentioned that if he's on the road he can get a quick charge in less than an hour and go at least 200 miles.

I'm more of a hybrid kind of guy if I were going that route.

We've been looking at e-cars versus hybrids for Mr. Owl's next vehicle. Our standard question is "Will it get us to the St. Louis area without having to stop for the night, or several hours."

[Geeko Sportivo]

I test drove one of the new Harley Davidson electric motorcycles.

Plenty of power, a very nice smooth luxurious ride, but sounded like I was driving a cake mixer though!

The stereo sounded great! I turned it all the way up!

Not enough noise can get you killed on a motorcycle!

[ThatOwlWoman]

I test drove one of the new Harley Davidson electric motorcycles.

Plenty of power, a very nice smooth luxurious ride, but sounded like I was driving a cake mixer though!

The stereo sounded great! I turned it all the way up!

Not enough noise can get you killed on a motorcycle!

LMAO @ Cake mixer. Those things cost as much as a regular car now. At my advanced age, I'm not nearly as enthralled with bugs in my face as when I was younger.

[Geeko Sportivo]

LMAO @ Cake mixer. Those things cost as much as a regular car now. At my advanced age, I'm not nearly as enthralled with bugs in my face as when I was younger.

Those damn bugs smashing into my face! I bet they don't have the guts to try that again!

[ThatOwlWoman]

Those damn bugs smashing into my face! I bet they don't have the guts to try that again!

*groan* lol

[Althea]

I test drove one of the new Harley Davidson electric motorcycles.

Plenty of power, a very nice smooth luxurious ride, but sounded like I was driving a cake mixer though!

The stereo sounded great! I turned it all the way up!

Not enough noise can get you killed on a motorcycle!

Don't motorcycles get 1000 mpg already?