I paid close to $30K for the solar project, which was the solar array and a full re-roof with top notch shingles. I got 30% back from the Feds on my income taxes. Since I am on NEM2, I get 40+ cents per kWh for generation. Installed March 2018. I am way past break even point; for the foreseeable future I will pay about $10 per month to fuel the house (AC baby!) and the car.
Come on in; the water's fine.In fairness the premise of this thread is a model S won't lure someone to try an EV, but a E-up will.
Now that I write it out I am sort of embarrassed for participating at all.
I would like to own a Tesla. But I don't care for EV's.
I dunno. That's like saying a Prius will inspire a guy to buy a car but a BMW M3 won't. It's kinda the opposite for many of us.In fairness the premise of this thread is a model S won't lure someone to try an EV, but a E-up will.
Now that I write it out I am sort of embarrassed for participating at all.
Kind of defeats the purpose of the vehicle at that point. The shapes they went with wouldn't allow that to fit without major compromise. That is one thing about the Model 3 though, the front end is low like a Porsche, but doing so would give up some of the trunk if it was mid engine. It's not fitting up front and would completely mess up the balance of the car if it did.
It was tongue and cheek.
The 7500 is just your own money. I'd like mine back.
Honestly not really. An old ls1 fbody on a staged shot with et streets and a big stall and juice friendly cam gets it. 10.33@134, to be precise. With 115k on the odo, lol! Knew a guy with the above combo. Total cost including car was like 15k in 2005ish. Now mechanically sound ls1 bodies are like 8500.
This thread may be a first, an EV owner writing about how much he likes his car and never mentioned the blindingly fast 0-60 and quarter mile times.
You're welcome to voice your thoughts. Just realize that they may be a bit uninformed without driving one. That's not an insult, it's reality. It usually is a strong uninformed opinion which means it's hard to take seriously.
My daughter and son-in-law have a Nissan Leaf and a Tesla Model 3 Long Range, both bought used. They have one other vehicle, a VW Westphalia van for family vacations but that may be for sale, having crxxxed out on the way home from their last camping trip.
Lets start with the fact that the rare earth metals that are needed in abundance for EV production come from very unfriendly nations. Then lets realize that EV batteries will need to be replaced at great expense, then what to do with the old batteries? How will we dispose of them envireo friendly? Parking garages were not built to accomodate the overweight EV's, and EV incentives are paid for with my tax dollars against my will. EV power stations are fueled by fossil fuels. The EV infrastructure is a drain on our grids.
Don't mind the haters.Ok.
The only heavy EVs are the useless trucks.
