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Telecom Ronin |
Good looking car.....by the time we are looking for a family car (current being an '19 X3)maybe they will have something similar in price range we can consider. I think having an EV in the stable makes sense if you can afford one as a secondary car or if I lived in a major city and only did short trips but CURRENTLY they don't make sense for ME as a primary car. But I am sure that will change...or else we would still all be driving steam powered cars with no seat belts | |||
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Casuistic Thinker and Daoist |
Not only a top seller, but it got Porsche off the edge of bankruptcy No, Daoism isn't a religion | |||
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| Jack of All Trades, Master of Nothing  |
Not a hater, just being practical that the technology is not there yet. I live in Alaska, it's roughly 380 miles from Anchorage to Fairbanks, it's snowing outside and currently 11 degrees. To my knowledge there is no dedicated charging site between Anchorage and Fairbanks. I wouldn't feel comfortable getting in an EV and trying to make that drive today. My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Porsche didn’t call their SUV a 911 Turbo-U now did they?  | |||
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| Telecom Ronin |
Or maybe one of the used diesels form Europe ...I am still pissed that we can't get something like the A6 or 335d here anymore...or how about a real HiLux I will just leave this right here  https://www.nextgreencar.com/v...i-automatic-7-speed/ | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
True, but the point is the same, old school purists vs non traditional products. Didn't say that the traditionalists were wrong in their bias, just that it's been done before, and with some success. Calling an EV SUV a mustang and Porsche building an SUV have similar patterns of people disliking the move. Heck the Porsche purists went nuts when they water cooled the 911 line... | |||
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Well. This is an EV hater thread although I think they are cool. RC car fan since the late 80's. Just want the facts: Draw on the currently collapsing grid, lithium (and beyond) mines, waste from all the dead batteries, accident and fire suppression methods. .Gov intervention and control. This is being run like a long term COVID program and I'm not impressed. I love the idea, I hate the execution and lack of foresight. "And I think about my loves,well I've had a few. Well,I'm sorry that I hurt them, did I hurt you too" I Was Wrong--Social D. | |||
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There are a few apps which show you where they are, and what speeds. PlugShare and ChargePoint are the 2 most comprehensive. Between these two there are a number of charging sites between. Tesla only has a supercharger in Soldotna. With temp degradation I also would be hesitant  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live today as if it may be your last and learn today as if you will live forever | |||
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| Thank you Very little |
Perhaps a better comparison would have been the Porsche Panamera four-door sport coupe and it’s issues with the Porsche faithful | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
My 11yo says the Panamera looks like someone took a giant hammer and smushed a Porsche SUV. At least Porsche didn't dilute the name of their iconic vehicle by slapping it on some completely unrelated vehicle. Ford should have called it the Model E. Oh wait, that naming scheme has been appropriated by another company. It could have been the E-bird. The Super Dut-E. The Taurus SHOE. The Bronc-E. | |||
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Ford has the “Model E” trademark. That’s why Tesla is the Model 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live today as if it may be your last and learn today as if you will live forever | |||
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One source you say? And a source that's commercially available for sale to the highest automotive bidder on virtually anything. Motortrend has less credibility at this point than the National Inquirer does when reporting on 'news' stories. There are dozens upon dozens of automotive reviewers waiting to get their hands on these. When they all have had a chance to put this thing through its paces, I'll look at all the their results and see where that leads us. Until then, their mileage claims are just that. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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I didn't look at every previous post of the nine pages so far in the thread. If any of the following has already been said previously...well, too bad. One positive about EVs: you won't have any anxiety regarding catalytic convertor theft. One negative, naturally to keep it balanced: of course you can simply and easily burn down your house if the car's lithium batteries decide to call it a life and do a melt down. As in the case when your car has had an impact serious enough to affect the integrity of the power cells. Seems to be an ever increasing thing with Teslas...kinda like the batteries of Sony laptops and Samsung smartphones lighting themselves up, only without the crash. -MG | |||
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I'm waiting for Dyson to make a "safety yellow" air propulsion car. Would go by you with a huge "Whoosh". There isn't a person on this forum that can make an argument against EVs simply for being electric. They can argue the BS politics that comes with it. Me, I'm practical, if over the course of its life an EV car can save me considerable money on fuel and still accomplish all required tasks, then I have no problems. I'm not gonna buy one to save the planet or some shit, but options are nice in any arena, including vehicles. 10 years to retirement! Just waiting! | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Interesting, sort of begs the question why Ford didn't complain about the Model S which they actually did make: the Model S Roadster even. | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
Got to keep up with the 1974 Pinto, yo. Nothing new here, it's been done before, with older technology. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| No, not like Bill Clinton  |
I was there man | |||
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| Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast  |
Did you know Ford made a nuclear powered concept car? What a forward thinking company! I cannot for the life of me understand why this didn’t take off and revolutionize the auto industry. Nuclear powered Ford concept car ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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| אַרְיֵה |
Imagine the explosions that could happen if they would just resurrect the Pinto as a nuclear powered car. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast |
The small nuclear reactor powered a steam engine all located at the rear of the car. You have to give Ford credit. Even with the clearly obvious issues such a vehicle would bring Ford still decided to deign a concept.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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