ELECTRIC CARS/VEHICULES

[CLOUD 500]

This is a big milestone. Tesla has also been aggressive with pricing and discounting here in the US. Also, the 5 year total cost of ownership for the 3 and Y models was rated very highly by Kelly Blue Book. The other big advantage for me personally is not having to worry about oil changes, maintenance, etc - the peace of mind with a electric car is quite something.

The best selling car in Q1? The Tesla Model Y.

According to a new report, Tesla scored a huge milestone on its path to ramping up global EV adoption — though the electric vehicle maker may have paid a big price for it.

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The biggest concern with electric cars are the battery. They cost a lot and electric cars will not be free of problems, every machinery will break down. Good luck to finding a mechanic because you will need a specialized mechanic to repair electric cars and the choice for the moment is very limited and will cost a lot. Hopefully in 10 to 15 years there will be many more mechanics specialized in repairing electric cars.

 

[CLOUD 500]

Cloud! à la défense de Ford , the name of the car is actually Mach E not Mustang. But personally I have test driven the car when they came out and came close to buy it but I backed off only because I wanted to see what others coming would have to offer.

https://www.ford.com/suvs/mach-e/

Here is the Ford website. It still carries the name Mustang on it. They should remove it and just call it Mach E, my personal opinion. Whenever all gas powered cars are retired so should the Mustang name also.

And notice how a $50,000 (I figure with all options taken) car is eligible for Federal tax credits, in other words taxpayers will fund rich people who buy this electric car. Every tax credit given is every dollar someone worked for that they will never see.

 

[michaelduni]

The biggest concern with electric cars are the battery. They cost a lot and electric cars will not be free of problems, every machinery will break down. Good luck to finding a mechanic because you will need a specialized mechanic to repair electric cars and the choice for the moment is very limited and will cost a lot. Hopefully in 10 to 15 years there will be many more mechanics specialized in repairing electric cars.

Agree on the battery, and hopefully the manufacturers will make this a simple process. There are already swapping stations called Ample in the SF Bay area where you can drive in and get your battery swapped out for a fully charged one in 5 minutes. For a pure electric car (not hybrids), the design is very simple - and most of the service required by Tesla's are handled by mobile service vans. Also, the model without dealers and direct to consumer eliminates the high cost for maintenance of the traditional dealer also providing service model. Also, the tesla superchargers network has been quickly built out in the western US, and with the increased popularity of the Tesla Y and 3 models, we will see this network of super chargers become even more robust. Ford recently signed a deal to use this Tesla superchargers network.

And, when I got my car some time back, they offered a factory tour - for an engineer, the simplicity & elegance of the design, and the clean separation of the software and hardware is what makes this 100% electric car so easy to maintain. Quite amazing what Tesla did to build and operate a factory in North America.

 

[licknsplit]

J’aimerais bien essayer la Mustang Électrique, j’ai essayé un Tesla SUV. C’est impressionnant à quel point ils accélèrent bien.

You want quick acceleration? Suggest you try the Lucid (https://lucidmotors.com/). Recently accompanied a friend to test drive one; sitting in the back seat, I almost felt a G-force every time he accelerated!