Somebody posted this video about a Tesla charging station (no idea how old the video is, however)Tesla just put in a supercharger 1.9 miles from our house. Nearest one before was over twenty mins away. But it’s been completely packed 6am to 10pm as it’s on the edge (no super chargers to the north or west (within 35 mins) of me). Hopefully they put another one in nearby. Still nice option to have.
Wow that is amazing. I live in Southern California about 50 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The longest line I've seen was about 6 Teslas deep on a Friday night at Victoria Gardens in San Bernardino CA. In that specific area there's 2 other Tesla Superchargers within 3 mins and 6 mins (massive one but slower 75kw).
They're damn expensive.
I would expect that by 2030, a significant number of used EVs will be available bringing down the cost to transition. Anyone without significant disposable income should not be buying a new car.
The cars themselves are good, the service is the issue. The company also has odd priorities with software, I’ve had two major updates (V10 and V11) since I’ve had mine and both are worse than previous versions in terms of usability. If you do not have to deal with Tesla service or are lucky enough to have a good service center near you, the ownership experience will be great. But I will never give this company another dime.
Is it the service center that makes the experience? I genuinely ask.
Yes, I read somewhere that lots of chargers have been installed throughs Las Vegas in recent months.
I wouldn’t know, because I just purchased mine less than six months ago. So I haven’t had any concerns that I needed to address.
I don’t know what you mean by ‘worse in terms of usability’, as you’re not providing any examples.
I agree, you should vote with your wallet if you’re not happy with the services. There’s other options out there.
2030 is a long time away. Who can say what will be happening with the economy etc. But I agree there are a few tough years ahead for many motorists.
There's no such thing.
Hydrogen is a scam. It's generated from fossil fuels, is much less efficient than battery electric even if it wasn't, and transportation/storage is very difficult (read: expensive).
Congrats, almost everything you said was wrong. Pretty sad attempt at trolling.
You knew what I was referring to in terms of synthetic fuels and engine technologies working towards carbon neutral outputs.
In fairness, I also read your post, and I didn’t fully understand what you were referring to either regarding synthetic fuel/engine technology towards your carbon neutral point. It’s not that you weren’t descriptive in your post, I think with that poster is actually saying is that what you posted is inaccurate.
In reality, the reason why ICE automobiles have superior drive ranges than EV's is because electrical energy is not very dense compared to the density of fuel. For example, the combined MPG usage of my 2012 Toyota Corolla is 29 MPG (26 city driving/34 highway). The tank holds 13.5 US gallons, and this fuel weights 81 pounds (US). So in ideal road conditions I can drive close to 500 miles at highway speed without having to refuel (34 MPG x 13.5 gallons of gasoline). Not only that, but as the engine consumes fuel, the 80 pounds of fuel gradually decreases to zero.
Right, I literally just said to you that you were descriptive in your post, but that member was saying you were inaccurate. That’s the difference.
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They increased the size of the left part of the screen (Model 3/Y) which shows nothing of use for the driver. It just shows cars ahead of you, which I can see out of the windshield. They also reduced the size of the speed you are currently driving for some reason. So I see less information and more gimmicks, most likely this is due to their insistence that FSD will be here soon. The cards that used to show info such as consumption/wipers and tire pressure are now buried in a menu requiring 2-3 clicks to get there. There are more minor gripes with it, but I can get over some of them as just being different. Overall, the updates haven’t improved anything for the driver. At least we got TikTok though
Yes. It took over a week to replace a windshield, I’ll never go to them for that again. Keep in mind, this was with an appointment that was scheduled a month in advance. They estimated it would take 1 day, then eventually delayed that to 10 days later. The Uber credits are almost useless if you commute everyday and don’t live directly in a city. The work they actually did was ok even though my seat is once again creaking, the communication was terrible.
It 100% is to get folks to trust EAP/FSD can see stuff happening around the car. Hopefully they can implement some sort of short term historical memory on the display so vehicles don't disappear when they are occluded as they do currently.They increased the size of the left part of the screen (Model 3/Y) which shows nothing of use for the driver. It just shows cars ahead of you, which I can see out of the windshield. They also reduced the size of the speed you are currently driving for some reason. So I see less information and more gimmicks, most likely this is due to their insistence that FSD will be here soon. The cards that used to show info such as consumption/wipers and tire pressure are now buried in a menu requiring 2-3 clicks to get there. There are more minor gripes with it, but I can get over some of them as just being different. Overall, the updates haven’t improved anything for the driver. At least we got TikTok though
Like I said, they make good cars except the quality control is not super high and they focus on gimmicks with the software.
Yes. It took over a week to replace a windshield, I’ll never go to them for that again. Keep in mind, this was with an appointment that was scheduled a month in advance. They estimated it would take 1 day, then eventually delayed that to 10 days later. The Uber credits are almost useless if you commute everyday and don’t live directly in a city. The work they actually did was ok even though my seat is once again creaking, the communication was terrible.
My point was that that by 2030 there will be quite a few used cars available at a lower price. The current prices for used cars are not sustainable and are caused by shortages that will not stand. Also, in the next few years, we should start seeing more lower priced EVs as manufacturer expand the model lines. Currently they need to target the higher end because it still costs them a lot to build these cars but as their supplies and manufacturing processes are built out they can afford to bring out less expensive cars to replace the Golf and Corsa.
