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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
ok hippies, it would take me all day to pick apart your tid bits of mis information so i'll try some point form to save us all some time.
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There is alot more misinformation spewed by the oil and coal companies than the electric car company.
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
-too expensive now, doesn't appeal to enough people that can afford it which means sales will struggle and price will take a while to go down.
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The first Tesla was the Roadster at $100,000. The Tesla Model S can be purchased for about $50,000 (or $1000 a month on a purchase, or $483 a month standard lease) - very affordable for most car buyers. So prices are already coming down, and they are already becoming affordable.
There is also a $5000 + incentive from both the US and Canadian governments now to buy electric.
If you fill your take twice a month in Montreal you are paying about $120 a month or $1500 a year in Gas. An electric card will cost you $8.00 a month or $96.00 per year in energy.
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
-still have not come up with a viable solution to refueling times. They have capabilities of recharging a battery in 30 mins?? awesome! where you going to stop for that besides your house? Have fun driving in big circles...
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OMG. Really? A full charge gets you over 250 miles "today" and probably longer tomorrow. I would understand the distance anxiety if the range was only 50 miles or so, but 250? If you're driving a few states over that is 4 hours of non-stop driving. You really wouldn't want to stretch your legs and have a bite to eat while you recharge your car for only $4.00?
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
-regards to the cell phone analogy. Cell phone sizes have gotten smaller yes, but the battery sizes have hardly changed much at all.
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I guess you are too young to remember these
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Giant batteries will make for giant toxic waste so environment issues are suspect long term.
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You're wrong. You are so wrong. The batteries aren't giant - they are tiny. The battery packs are made up of small Lithium Ion cells like the ones in your cellphone and laptop. The batteries content no heavy metals and no toxic materials. They are also recyclable. On top of that they produce clean energy without any of the toxic byproducts of gasoline.
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Where did you get the idea that electric cars are new? this is not new technology in the least, this has been around for 100 years or so..
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I didn't. I said the Model X was new. It's the first SUV (or crossover) that I've seen. And you're right - electric cars were invented 100 years ago but were crushed by the oil companies. The same thing happened about 11 years ago too.
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-companies don't care about air pollution, never have never will so you using this as an argument as to why they will magically start caring and make these for such a reason is nonsense.
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Oil companies don't care, but people do. If people realize how bad oil is and start asking for alternatives such as electric cars, companies will want to satisfy and profit from that demand.
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people who can afford these things fly..
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It's impractical to fly to work, to your friends, or out to the country. Weak argument.
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they don't go on long road trips unless its in a giant RV maybe but how many batteries would it take to move one of those?
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The model X seats 7 passengers + the driver.
*HUGS!*