Lantley wrote:
ronharmless wrote:
time2roll wrote:
Ok let's make this another doomsday for Tesla thread :R
For my self, until they can go about 400 miles (without stopping) in the dead of winter (with the heat and wipers on), I won't be buying one. And my light truck will need to do a 400 mile trip (at the speed limit) in the heat of the summer (with AC on) pulling a 7600 lbs camper.
I understand what your saying but that criteria is really not what the masses demand. I don't think many EV buyers consider those terms deal breaking.
The 350 mile range and 1 hour recharge time is sort of a sweet spot for many..
On the other hand you maybe in luck because 350 miles is currently doable. Won't belong before 400 miles is achievable.
Well, at least per the EPA standard, the Tesla Model S is 412 miles. Of course that is also a 79000 dollar car. The model S Plaid plus is orderable now and it is over 500 miles of range and zero to 60 in under 2 seconds. But that is something like 120 grand.
On the other hand a model 3 AWD is around 48 grand and it has over 350 miles of EPA range. And charge times are nowhere near an hour. Personally I have never been at a Supercharger for more than 20 minutes in ours and usually shorter. Of course it is a lot slower with zero to 60... around 4 seconds. :)
Anyway, different folks have different needs.
