A Cave Man Catches a Ride With George Jetson

[#41]

Well, I got a ride in a Tesla Model Y Dual Motor with sport package last night... and it changed my perspective. I see why people like these things. It was very comfortable, handled great, and was very snappy. Reportedly a 12.5 quarter, 155 mph top speed and a 300 mile range and will charge up to 160 mile range in 15 minutes. Other impressions from the cave man perspective:

Outer doorhandles are nearly identical to Kindigit's custom door handles. They are flush, then you push them in and they pop out to grab.
The entire roof was glass.
There is no "dash" in a traditional sense. Just a computer tablet between the driver and passenger seat that does everything.
There is no door handle to pull to get out from the inside. You push a button and the door opens.
Other than a single orifice to fill your washer fluid, there is no visible mechanical/electrical device to maintain on the entire car.

The auto pilot was also demonstrated (pretty impressive) and it has a bunch of crazy features like karaoke, sound effects (the owner has it set up to "fart" when people approach it), and all kinds of other entertaining things that I can see would be vary attractive to the smart phone generation. Really, the dang thing "sees" and "hears" its environment and responds to it. I had visions of Skynet and the Terminator.

Anyhow... yeah, I am a caveman and the world is evolving past me.

 

[bm02tj]

There is no door handle to pull to get out from the inside. You push a button and the door opens.
Other than a single orifice to fill your washer fluid, there is no visible mechanical/electrical device to maintain on the entire car.

There is a manual release and should be pointed out by the salesman selling as no one reads the manual
The driver should also tell their passengers when given a ride

 

[RemCharger]

We had a couple at the last points meet.
I said to someone, could you actually see anybody come out to the races to watch some soundless blobs go down the track??
They should have their own races.. on a Tuesday.. at 3 in the morning..

 

[GTXDAN]

I believe the auto pilot is an option you have to buy. And if you trade it in they remove it from the car so the next person has to buy it again $$$. Which sucks. JMO

 

[#41]

There is a manual release and should be pointed out by the salesman selling as no one reads the manual
The driver should also tell their passengers when given a ride

She actually told me that there was also a release handle, but looking at the door it wasn't clearly obvious to where it was so I moved on to taking in everything else. It does seem that for emergency purposes it would be designed to be very obvious, but the interior design is quite obviously puts style at the forefront.

 

[Don Frelier]

I took a quick ride in one.
I think 12.5 in the quarter would be conservative.
The thing went 0-60 in a heartbeat.

 

[cr8crshr]

Glad you enjoyed the experience. I, on the other hand, will never grace the interior of one as I do not see the viability as of yet. Maybe a chance in the far future...

 

[RemCharger]

The one I saw was about a 12.30 at 114. Somewhere in the range of a smog 440 with good stuff on it. 450ish hp

 

[SlingLow]

At my last meeting with my financial advisor he told me he wanted to 'stress' my portfolio. In other words, he wants to know what purposes I might use the funds for so he can plan for that. I told him I still have contract income, my wife is still working, and we have better cash flow now than in the last 20 years, so we can meet our needs and wants without getting into our savings for a few years. He knows I've bought some old cars so he asked me, 'What if Tesla comes out with that new model you just have to have?'. I LOL'd then ROFLMAO'd for the rest of the meeting. He meant well but he won't ask that one again!

That being said, I've heard from several people impressed with the performance. They can have it. I prefer my rides have some soul. And no ability for 'someone' to shut me down if I fart in church, let my checking account get too low or support the 'wrong' political party.

 

[Budnicks]

 

[Budnicks]

they won't save Earth

 

[Budnicks]

 

[Budnicks]

An all of the above approach,
petrol/oil/diesel, propane/natural gas, hybrid, hydrogen, EV
is the best let people buy what they want
& not mandate (freaken' greenies/tards) or force it on everyone

not 1 thing fits all, everyone
they suck in the mountains & cold too
& they don't/can't tow very far, unless it's a huge battery pack like a semi
& take 24hrs to recharge, even at 80%

they are not practical or economical

it's expensive to recharge & put the proper equipment in your home
to be able to recharge them at any reasonable rate, THOUSANDS $$$ extra
they conveniently forget to tell anyone that fact
& have to hire a licensed electrician to install, thousands $$$ extra
if your home is even capable of being
upgraded on the level of electricity & a new subpanel you will need
the cheapo charger they you get doesn't do the batteries any good
& will have a memory, wear out faster
some or most are 440vt too

some may love it
I'm not one of them
no matter how fast or how comfortable, just a toaster/RC car on wheels
or how wealthy you will soon need to be, to own one

EV may blow your dress up (excite you)
but It does absolutely nothing for me...
More power to you if you want one, go buy it/lease it
but don't force it on me
or those that don't want one

Drill baby drill,
out world runs on petroleum products far outside of cars
let the buying public decide like normal...

 

[funknut]

I believe the auto pilot is an option you have to buy. And if you trade it in they remove it from the car so the next person has to buy it again $$$. Which sucks. JMO

If you trade in a car that has full self-driving they let you transfer it to your new car so you don't have to repurchase it.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I prefer being a caveman.

 

[funknut]

An all of the above approach,
petrol/oil/diesel, propane/natural gas, hybrid, hydrogen, EV
is the best let people buy what they want
& not mandate (freaken' greenies/tards) or force it on everyone

not 1 thing fits all, everyone
they suck in the mountains & cold too
& they don't/can't tow very far, unless it's a huge battery pack like a semi
& take 24hrs to recharge, even at 80%

they are not practical or economical

it's expensive to recharge & put the proper equipment in your home
to be able to recharge them at any reasonable rate, THOUSANDS $$$ extra
they conveniently forget to tell anyone that fact
& have to hire a licensed electrician to install, thousands $$$ extra
if your home is even capable of being
upgraded on the level of electricity & a new subpanel you will need
the cheapo charger they you get doesn't do the batteries any good
& will have a memory, wear out faster
some or most are 440vt too

some may love it
I'm not one of them
no matter how fast or how comfortable, just a toaster/RC car on wheels
or how wealthy you will soon need to be, to own one

EV may blow your dress up (excite you)
but It does absolutely nothing for me...
More power to you if you want one, go buy it/lease it
but don't force it on me
or those that don't want one

Drill baby drill,
out world runs on petroleum products far outside of cars
let the buying public decide like normal...

Most of your statements are either wildly out of date or intentionally misleading.

The Tesla branded charger is ~$500 (cheaper ones exist) and requires the same wiring as a standard 240v electric clothes dryer. I helped a buddy install his and it was ~$300 in materials to go from the panel in one corner of his 3-car garage to the opposite corner.

A 240v home charger can charge at ~11kW. Enough to charge most EVs from 0 to 100% in 8 hours. Nobody runs them down to 0% anyhow.
Even if you did, you still wake up every morning to a 'full tank'.

They are cheap to recharge and cheap to own. Here electricity is about $0.11/kWh. To charge a Tesla Model Y to go 150mi it's literally less than $5. $5 in gas would get my Durango maybe 20 mi. My wife's minivan closer to 30.
The maintenance on the drivetrain is basically zero. No oil changes, no spark plugs, no timing belt service. Tires and brakes (that you rarely use) and washer fluid and that's about it.

There's no such thing as battery memory for Lithium-ion batteries.
The rest of the car is a car, so HVAC, lights, etc. will break the same as any other car.

Teslas are fun as hell. The torque and acceleration never get boring.
If you're on the highway and want to merge you hit the skinny pedal and it almost feels like teleportation.

If you've never experienced it, but you think you know what it feels like, believe me, you don't.

Drive what you want. Love them or hate them, I couldn't care less, but your facts are wrong.

p.s. I rented a Kia EV for work just to see what they're like and, no surprise, a Kia EV is just as crappy as the Kia gas burner version. As with everything, brand matters.

 

[Kern Dog]

B O R I N G.
A blow up doll may be the best “time” you ever had but you can count me out on that too.
The biggest resistance I see is when mandates are pushed for them.

 

[DeltaV]

I prefer being a caveman.

 

[DeltaV]

Well, I got a ride in a Tesla Model Y Dual Motor with sport package last night... and it changed my perspective. I see why people like these things. It was very comfortable, handled great, and was very snappy. Reportedly a 12.5 quarter, 155 mph top speed and a 300 mile range and will charge up to 160 mile range in 15 minutes. Other impressions from the cave man perspective:

Outer doorhandles are nearly identical to Kindigit's custom door handles. They are flush, then you push them in and they pop out to grab.
The entire roof was glass.
There is no "dash" in a traditional sense. Just a computer tablet between the driver and passenger seat that does everything.
There is no door handle to pull to get out from the inside. You push a button and the door opens.
Other than a single orifice to fill your washer fluid, there is no visible mechanical/electrical device to maintain on the entire car.

The auto pilot was also demonstrated (pretty impressive) and it has a bunch of crazy features like karaoke, sound effects (the owner has it set up to "fart" when people approach it), and all kinds of other entertaining things that I can see would be vary attractive to the smart phone generation. Really, the dang thing "sees" and "hears" its environment and responds to it. I had visions of Skynet and the Terminator.

Anyhow... yeah, I am a caveman and the world is evolving past me.

 

[Cranky]

Most of your statements are either wildly out of date or intentionally misleading.

The Tesla branded charger is ~$500 (cheaper ones exist) and requires the same wiring as a standard 240v electric clothes dryer. I helped a buddy install his and it was ~$300 in materials to go from the panel in one corner of his 3-car garage to the opposite corner.

A 240v home charger can charge at ~11kW. Enough to charge most EVs from 0 to 100% in 8 hours. Nobody runs them down to 0% anyhow.
Even if you did, you still wake up every morning to a 'full tank'.

They are cheap to recharge and cheap to own. Here electricity is about $0.11/kWh. To charge a Tesla Model Y to go 150mi it's literally less than $5. $5 in gas would get my Durango maybe 20 mi. My wife's minivan closer to 30.
The maintenance on the drivetrain is basically zero. No oil changes, no spark plugs, no timing belt service. Tires and brakes (that you rarely use) and washer fluid and that's about it.

There's no such thing as battery memory for Lithium-ion batteries.
The rest of the car is a car, so HVAC, lights, etc. will break the same as any other car.

Teslas are fun as hell. The torque and acceleration never get boring.
If you're on the highway and want to merge you hit the skinny pedal and it almost feels like teleportation.

If you've never experienced it, but you think you know what it feels like, believe me, you don't.

Drive what you want. Love them or hate them, I couldn't care less, but your facts are wrong.

p.s. I rented a Kia EV for work just to see what they're like and, no surprise, a Kia EV is just as crappy as the Kia gas burner version. As with everything, brand matters.

Man, your Durango must suck on gas mileage lol......and my 2000 went for over 20 years until the X decided to run it without water until it puked. Oh well....my 95, 96 Dakotas and 97 2500 diesel truck still seem to like me. What does a new battery cost for a Tesla? I hear they are NOT cheap. And still do not like charging a battery of any kind in my shop. For some reason we are not hearing about battery fires anymore. Why is that?