EV owners of today and tomorrow

[Grumpycat]

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Even better when you wake up and it snowed and it’s all somewhere under snow and ice
Fun fun

By golly, I thought that was impossible! To hear the no-experience experts on this forum speak!

Trimmed all but the last pic which shows a Tesla Wall Connector in proper operation mounted outdoors. Sure to be on a 240V circuit. Could be on a 100A breaker as the original Tesla Model S had a "dual charger" (two standard 40A chargers built into the car) option for L2 charging up to 80A. Later S and X come standard accepting up to 72A from a 90A circuit.

Curled up in the chair appears to be a J1772 EVSE not-a-charger.

 

[Grumpycat]

Sometimes it's simpler just to just insert your reply in capital letters especially if your using cell phone to reply......but Grumpy has difficulty reading that way, ( or any way for that matter ) so you will probably get negativity from him.

u luk lik an idiot when you can't show the curtesy of good editing, grammar, and formatting.

Even on the phone, simply hitting RETURN splits the reply.

 

[Grumpycat]

This is from the UK and it looks like Tesla is going to be the only 100% EV company come 2030 even after many years of claims from other OEM types.

Half-assed efforts burn government graft then there is nothing left to finish the job.

 

[tradosaurus]

By golly, I thought that was impossible! To hear the no-experience experts on this forum speak!

Trimmed all but the last pic which shows a Tesla Wall Connector in proper operation mounted outdoors. Sure to be on a 240V circuit. Could be on a 100A breaker as the original Tesla Model S had a "dual charger" (two standard 40A chargers built into the car) option for L2 charging up to 80A. Later S and X come standard accepting up to 72A from a 90A circuit.

Curled up in the chair appears to be a J1772 EVSE not-a-charger.

Ridiculing their stupidity just hasn't gotten through to their pea size brains.

 

[tradosaurus]

Looked at a Model 3 today. I'm 6'4", 250 lbs. It was such a pain trying to get in that I didn't even drive it, not going through that every day.

If I was 6'-4", I would probably have a problem with just about any sedan. Try the Model Y seating. It sits higher.
I had a 2011 Mazda Miata a few years ago and at 6'-0" decided getting in/out plus having shift constantly was no fun at 55.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

To me, this looks like a bunch of photos of people who figured out simple solutions, in probably less time than you've spent on describing why it's impossible.

Snow day in the forecast? So charge the day before, put your cord away before it snows, and pull it right back out after clearing the snow. Hardly a huge problem for most of the population outside a few select "snow belt" regions. I deal with bigger inconveniences than, everyday.

Some people like to waste all their time and energy on describing why the possible is impossible. When I was a manager, I would sometimes inherit employees like that, and always found a way to get rid of them. It really doesn't take much imagination or effort to solve this supposed "problem".

I'm not saying it's impossible. My point was, doesn't that limit you to Level 1 charge? At a rate of 3-5 miles of range per hour? For many, that isn't sufficient as a charge rate... He was commenting on my post about using 100+ miles per day... Level one wouldnt work, requiring level 2, and likely not dragging a cord to a curb. I've been considering a Tesla for my wife, but she would need Level 2 in most cases, a simple 110v 20a charge option would not replenish the charge fast enough.
I'm Level 2 capable, but I have a 4 car garage with plenty of power and a 40x60 shop with Level 2 capabilities as well. My hangup now is the additional EV registration cost and increase in auto insurance for the car almost completely negates my fuel savings. So, then I really need to consider again the acquisition cost and opportunity cost. Either way, it's likely a wash, which means my wife should just drive what she likes to drive, with no emphasis on EV or ICE... Because the cost is the same when buying used. She will just drive several cars and pick the one she enjoys driving the most. Maybe that is the Tesla. I'd push for the most cost effective, but it doesn't seem like there is really any difference in our case. That is if she trades her SUV for a sedan in the case of the Model 3, since they are very reasonable, used. She told me this weekend that she would not buy a Model Y based on aesthetics alone

 

[wawajake]

Ridiculing their stupidity just hasn't gotten through to their pea size brains.

The irony that this comes from you Flat Earth Trad ....... hilarious!!!

 

[Dftodd]

I ran into someone I used to work with a couple days ago. Catching up on what we've both been up too, the conversation turned to cars.

Come to find out we both bought a Hyundai SanteFe within a couple weeks of each other. Both end of year 2023 models purchased in November 2023.

The difference was he bought the hybrid model, we bought the Ice model.

So we got to comparing fuel mileage.

His car gets similar gas mileage in the city. Around 30 to 31 mpg which we get.

Highway mileage, it gets 38mpg vs ours getting 34 mog.

He paid $14k more for the hybrid than what we paid for the ice.

We got $10k in incentives, versus $2k in incentives for the hybrid.

 

[WinterDeere]

Ridiculing their stupidity just hasn't gotten through to their pea size brains.

I'll chip in for a copy:

Amazon.com

 

[Grumpycat]

If I was 6'-4", I would probably have a problem with just about any sedan. Try the Model Y seating. It sits higher.
I had a 2011 Mazda Miata a few years ago and at 6'-0" decided getting in/out plus having shift constantly was no fun at 55.

At 6'-1", Once Upon A Time I drove a rental Toyota Yaris 500 miles one day. Utter misery. Never again. Knee knocked it out of Drive 3 or 4 times. OTOH a Chevrolet Sonic LT (on another leg of the journey) was a delight.

I learned how to get in/out of the Model S. When it was time for the S to go to a new home, and my decreasing mobility, I wasn't getting another S. The Y is very easy to get in/out, lots of headroom.