So it begins: My year without gasoline

[1carcrazyguy]

electric vehicles ARE the future... it'll be a while, but I don't fault you for giving it a go

Rolling black outs.......

[BLAKE]

I wish I could do something like that. An 80 miles scares me as I drive 62 miles round trip for work and often get stuck in traffic.

Yeah, that would be enough to give me "range anxiety", as they call it.

electric vehicles ARE the future... it'll be a while, but I don't fault you for giving it a go

I really wouldn't have considered it if I didn't have my buddy needing to offload it. I'd drive a Tesla Model S in a nanosecond, but they're just too pricey. A pony car size/styled Tesla priced in the $30K range would definitely have my attention though.

I'm old school, and truly believe there's no replacement for burning gas when it comes to the enthusiast side of things, but for a point-A-to-point-B car, I think electric is a viable alternative.

I'd be all kinds of mad/sad if internal combustion were to die off though. My hope is that the proliferation of low/zero emission cars will buy our fire breathing V8's and turbo cars more time.

[Strychnine]

electric vehicles ARE the future... it'll be a while, but I don't fault you for giving it a go

I believe this is true. My livelihood is IC engines, but I believe this will eventually be a reality.

Rolling black outs.......

With Musk having a hand in the EV, solar, and battery markets is it really that far off? They are already looking at, or are doing, solar (with Solar City components) recharging stations for Tesla, and you know he has something up his sleeve or in the works to improve batteries. One step into wind power along with that battery tech also...

I'd drive a Tesla Model S in a nanosecond, but they're just too pricey. A pony car size/styled Tesla priced in the $30K range would definitely have my attention though.

Musk said in the past they needed to start with a small market, high price car to open the door (Tesla S) and that after that the market would accept a low price, high market car (Pretty sure Tesla signed a contract with Daimler to supply batteries for an elec version of the Smart car... then would come the medium price, middle market.

[BLAKE]

Musk said in the past they needed to start with a small market, high price car to open the door (Tesla S) and that after that the market would accept a low price, high market car (Pretty sure Tesla signed a contract with Daimler to supply batteries for an elec version of the Smart car... then would come the medium price, middle market.

I wanted to hate that guy (Musk), but driving the Model S made me a believer. Was cruising down 121 earlier today and watched a red Model S go from 60 to sayonara in a very short amount of time. Fast, comfy and fun. Tesla should give me one for shilling for them, lol.

[bubbaearl]

i dont waste ribs on tree huggers ..............

[Strychnine]

I wanted to hate that guy (Musk)

He's fucking brilliant.


On my "Damn, I would love to have a beer with that guy" list he's up there with Teddy Roosevelt (for different reasons, obviously)

[BLAKE]

i dont waste ribs on tree huggers ..............

True, and those ribs didn't go to waste!

[bubbaearl]

i'll cook yours on an electric grille next time ............. .\/.

[YALE]

That's pretty cool, man. Autobahn brings out the BMW i3 all-electric car out all the time. That thing is neat as hell. I don't think I could justify the asking price ($41k base).

PS - The Ranch in Las Colinas has a free charging station. Every time I've been I see a different color Leaf parked there, lol.

You can't price an electric car the same way you would a gasser.

http://www.teslacost.com

Blake, you can afford an S.

[BLAKE]

i'll cook yours on an electric grille next time ............. .\/.

Hah! Well played sir.

Blake, you can afford an S.

Tell that to my bank account home skillet.

[soap]

[03mustangdude]

They need an electric car that can charge itself in the sun if 8 hours gets it half a charge that would solve most issues. Drive to work. Park in the sun. Charge itself.

[CyaNide]

This thread = ghey

CN

[YALE]

Hah! Well played sir.



Tell that to my bank account home skillet.

Read that website!

[Slowhand]

Dude, I've kind of been thinking about doing this. Interest to see how it goes.