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01-27-2012, 08:43 AM | #1 | |
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Tesla's Model S Sets a New Standard for Battery-Powered Cars
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01-27-2012, 09:00 AM | #2 |
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I saw one of these at the Detroit auto show and the center consul is hideous.
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01-27-2012, 09:04 AM | #3 |
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Agreed it doesn't win anything in the looks department as far as the center consul goes. The screen is just too big and seems kind of gimmicky and I'm not sure how nice a touchscreen will be for controls. I still want one though.
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01-27-2012, 11:43 AM | #4 |
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If this was the same price of Prius you could see the market dropping for Toyota lol
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01-27-2012, 11:52 AM | #5 |
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Hmmmm 7 seater? Old wagon style jump seats in the rear damn cant imagine that would pass crash tests well for rear impact
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01-27-2012, 12:08 PM | #6 |
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01-27-2012, 12:56 PM | #7 |
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Tell me what the warranty is on he battery, then I will decide what I think about it.
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01-27-2012, 01:14 PM | #8 |
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Not to belittle this car - I think it's very cool on many levels. However a 300 mile range does not a road trip car make.
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01-27-2012, 02:10 PM | #9 |
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But 300 Mile range takes it from Toy (Leaf/Volt) to Usable for the Group of Americans who commute more than 10 minutes each way. I personally drive 100 miles round trip every day. 300 miles is a good range. 40 miles, is not.
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01-27-2012, 02:47 PM | #10 |
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01-27-2012, 03:00 PM | #11 |
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What does that mean though? Have you read the nissan leaf and volt warranties. They are both 8 years, but they are not at all the same. If you lose 10% after 8 years do they replace it? 20%? 30%? etc. Their website did not say though last I checked.
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01-27-2012, 09:11 PM | #12 |
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For $50-60K, I'd love to get one of these
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01-27-2012, 10:24 PM | #13 |
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01-28-2012, 12:01 AM | #14 |
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I want something like this in the worst way in a few years. God, it's beautiful.
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01-28-2012, 07:39 AM | #15 |
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I cannot say it is ugly but it is not beautiful by any means. The new 2013 fusion looks better
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01-29-2012, 01:04 PM | #16 |
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There are a lot of folks who can get by with a commuter that has a 40-50 mile range. Isn't "average" annual mileage 12,000? Assuming 100% of that is commuting and you have 3 weeks vacation during which you don't drive at all, that's still less than 50 miles a day. For a family, having a road trip worthy car and an electric commuter makes perfect sense even at a 50 mile range.
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01-29-2012, 02:16 PM | #17 | |
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01-29-2012, 03:20 PM | #18 |
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01-29-2012, 03:28 PM | #19 |
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This is the first electric car that I could easily own. Would still need a gasser(and an SUV at that) though.
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01-29-2012, 05:44 PM | #20 |
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I actually think the car looks great in person. Has a Maserati GT vibe to it. As for the center console, it's not pretty especially when it's turned off, but I would guess that for a car like this, it's more important to look futuristic than pretty.
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So what do you think will happen to the Fisker Karma you all spent $520 million US tax dollars to build a similar car costing $100k, Obamabucks? At least Tesla spends his at home in USA.
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01-30-2012, 12:29 PM | #23 |
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Charlie sheen show replaced him with demi moore exhusband will drive it now but cancel soon it will be though it is in california.
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01-30-2012, 01:40 PM | #24 |
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Lithium batteries the entire width of the floorpan of the car?
And what about a side impact crash won't structurally compromise, short out, and potentially incinerate a pile of "thousands" of lithium cells? Volt has problems starting fires three weeks after the fact, and it's batteries are in the center of the car, as far from crumple zones as they can be, and yet are still affected by impact. This could burst into lithium fueled flames (1500+ degrees), before people are extracted from the car. Where was that Audi A7 article again... So much better than this. |
01-30-2012, 01:50 PM | #25 |
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I definitely want a Model S but I have no where to charge it. Hopefully in a couple years it will make sense for me.
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