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<blockquote data-quote="Prescut" data-source="post: 3758822" data-attributes="member: 43232"><p>Quite a bit of misinformation without support from folks who don't own a Tesla. Please allow me to try a few data points.</p><p></p><p>1. Elon Musk is a Conservative ! Not a liberal. Trump loves him and Biden HATES him. Elon dislikes government intensely. He doesn't believe in subsidies of any kind. He has spoken out solidly against the giant liberal democrat spending bills. He gets nailed for being anti-Union (UAW).</p><p></p><p>2. The batteries are listed for over a million miles with only a 10% loss in max capacity. All rare earth metals are recyclable from them. How long does a gasoline engine last? There is no maintenance on transmission, rearend, oil, fluids, radiator. You do change A/C filter for clean air.</p><p></p><p>3. Starting at 100%, I get 235 miles doing 70 mph in my model Y with 20% remaining. That's LA to Ehrenburg, AZ Tesla Supercharger at the river. 23 minutes to recharge to 90%. Just enough time to stretch, grab a burger, or nap. I'm 73 and ready to stop after 3 hours plus of driving. It cost $13 not $75. I plug-in 240V at home 95% of the time and recharge at half-price rate , 1 am to 6 am. I'm ready every morning. </p><p></p><p>4. Model 3 starts at $45,000, not $105,000. That big number is the for the Tesla that does under 2 sec 0-60. </p><p></p><p>5. Wait times are in months, not years. Tesla had 2 factories; with Shanghai doubling this year. This month, Tesla opened GigaBerlin, and TeraTexas factories that are billed as the finest and largest in the world. That will be 4 to 5 times the capacity within 2 years. With almost all pre-sold already. It cost a refundable $100 for a reservation. Think of it as one sleeve of small pistol primers.</p><p></p><p>6. Tesla was the first in history to score all 5 stars in the NHTSA crash tests. The Beta of FSD is already safer than a human driver, but as you can imagine, that ain't perfect.</p><p></p><p>7. Are you really complaining about the Mothership knowing one of the children may not be feeling perfect ??? </p><p>My Model Y is much better now than when I bought it a year and a half ago. I get automatic, free updates every week or so from the Mothership; Christmas was awesome. Examples: I get more bass out of the 12 speakers now, I get more mileage, and I have more power. I can contact Tesla through my onboard screen or through my cell phone app. I love having a car that will get better every week far into the foreseeable future. I bought Full Self Driving (FSD) and they haven't even released it to the fleet yet. A talented group of drivers scored 99% on safety, and now have the Beta. They are in love; watch the videos. My anxiety driving with current autopilot has dropped 90% and I didn't even know I had driving anxiety.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In summary, I understand that technology is quickly leaving many of us locked in the past. </p><p>I have driven Detroit my whole life. Until you actually get to drive a Tesla, no one can explain it. The experience is a once in a lifetime event for me; nothing to compare it to.</p><p></p><p>Prescut</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prescut, post: 3758822, member: 43232"] Quite a bit of misinformation without support from folks who don't own a Tesla. Please allow me to try a few data points. 1. Elon Musk is a Conservative ! Not a liberal. Trump loves him and Biden HATES him. Elon dislikes government intensely. He doesn't believe in subsidies of any kind. He has spoken out solidly against the giant liberal democrat spending bills. He gets nailed for being anti-Union (UAW). 2. The batteries are listed for over a million miles with only a 10% loss in max capacity. All rare earth metals are recyclable from them. How long does a gasoline engine last? There is no maintenance on transmission, rearend, oil, fluids, radiator. You do change A/C filter for clean air. 3. Starting at 100%, I get 235 miles doing 70 mph in my model Y with 20% remaining. That's LA to Ehrenburg, AZ Tesla Supercharger at the river. 23 minutes to recharge to 90%. Just enough time to stretch, grab a burger, or nap. I'm 73 and ready to stop after 3 hours plus of driving. It cost $13 not $75. I plug-in 240V at home 95% of the time and recharge at half-price rate , 1 am to 6 am. I'm ready every morning. 4. Model 3 starts at $45,000, not $105,000. That big number is the for the Tesla that does under 2 sec 0-60. 5. Wait times are in months, not years. Tesla had 2 factories; with Shanghai doubling this year. This month, Tesla opened GigaBerlin, and TeraTexas factories that are billed as the finest and largest in the world. That will be 4 to 5 times the capacity within 2 years. With almost all pre-sold already. It cost a refundable $100 for a reservation. Think of it as one sleeve of small pistol primers. 6. Tesla was the first in history to score all 5 stars in the NHTSA crash tests. The Beta of FSD is already safer than a human driver, but as you can imagine, that ain't perfect. 7. Are you really complaining about the Mothership knowing one of the children may not be feeling perfect ??? My Model Y is much better now than when I bought it a year and a half ago. I get automatic, free updates every week or so from the Mothership; Christmas was awesome. Examples: I get more bass out of the 12 speakers now, I get more mileage, and I have more power. I can contact Tesla through my onboard screen or through my cell phone app. I love having a car that will get better every week far into the foreseeable future. I bought Full Self Driving (FSD) and they haven't even released it to the fleet yet. A talented group of drivers scored 99% on safety, and now have the Beta. They are in love; watch the videos. My anxiety driving with current autopilot has dropped 90% and I didn't even know I had driving anxiety. In summary, I understand that technology is quickly leaving many of us locked in the past. I have driven Detroit my whole life. Until you actually get to drive a Tesla, no one can explain it. The experience is a once in a lifetime event for me; nothing to compare it to. Prescut [/QUOTE]
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