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Maybe not an issue if you park your penalty box in the garage, but IMO garages are for.fun cars not daily drivers, so in my world it sits in the driveway. I don't even plug my phone in to charge anymore. I think once they come up with a good wireless charging solution for EVs, it will help with adoption. As much as some people seem to dislike going to the gas station, there's people that dislike having to plug in a charger. Wireless charging is going to take that inconvenience away, and Americans buy the removal of inconvenience. But there's a much bigger truth in your post. "Sounds like an EV isn't for you". There's a LOT of people like that. Our government ignoring that is going to create a really big problem down the line, and the fools who put us on this path won't have to deal with it's fallout because they'll be retired on the public dime. |
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Anyways the thread basically boils down to one sentence. EVs are great for some people, not for others. Everything else is politics and I’ve already stated my opinion on that. |
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The second that California and other places put forth proposals to ban ICE sales, it became a lost cause. Americans REALLY don't like being told what to do |
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True and nothing but true The owner can be stupid and run out of fuel, but the system vehicle/refuel network is quite robust and convenient. |
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I'm sure you know Costco Gas is Top Tier and Sam's is not. I wouldn't trust Sams gas personally, stick to Costco, Sunoco, Shell for Top Tier gas. |
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09-04-2024, 05:25 PM | #9159 | |
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Top tier gas is a marketing gimmick. I could care less about it. I fill up at wherever, and run some PEA fuel cleaner once a year. Top tier gas is a "run a test and pay our licensing fee for the cert" kinda deal. |
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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09-05-2024, 07:59 AM | #9161 | |
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To be able to have truly instant heat in the winter is well worth that little effort. This is also on level 1 charging, so I'm doing it all the time. P.S. Without road trips, I'm averaging about 70% electric driving during my normal commute and errands. Quite a bit higher than I expected which is a pleasant surprise.
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Just an average man. Here is me trying to wash my car. No way we can handle EVs: Last edited by gblansten; 09-05-2024 at 08:49 AM.. |
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Edit: There is likely not going to be much of a market for EV versions of GTs and convertibles. The Lexus LC500 is an amazing car that looks spectacular and has a NA V8. AND...no one buys it. Last edited by gblansten; 09-05-2024 at 10:09 AM.. |
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Porsche is coming with its Boxster EV, certainly things are going to get interesting on that front though.
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09-05-2024, 10:46 AM | #9170 | |
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What a great way to spend the day for us and the pup. Not seeing an EV on the market for that use case. 1,000 HP is just not applicable here. I had low 3-second sport bikes back in the early 1990's, so BFD on the Plaid. And I road tripped the CBR back then too. Never boring. |
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09-05-2024, 11:38 AM | #9171 | |
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Honestly if anyone wanted to talk legitimate shit about Tesla it would be all their bs promises and especially FSD. They gave FSD to everyone for free for a month a couple month back so I tried it. While it’s impressive… there is no way I would let that shit drive me by itself. They are suppose to have some announcement about robo taxis this month or next month. Can’t wait to hear what bs they plan to announce. That being said the regular autopilot adaptive cruise and lane keep is really good. Now that I have power in the NC garage I’m looking forward to trying the trip in the Tesla. I have done it before but just by myself and I actually enjoyed it. |
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Really sick of seeing this thread every time I go on the E9X site!
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