| > Tesla is sub-Kia quality at BMW prices. Indeed. Plus locked down maintenance (using DRM to prevent you from fixing your own car), and constant invasive spying (including video from the cars cameras https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sens... ). > not something that looked like a rolling doorstop (Prius) Cars are shaped the way they are today for aerodynamic reasons. > I live in a large city, I drive a small car and I only drive about 3000 miles per year. Hopefully you can see that what works for you doesn't work for everyone. Living in a city and only driving 3000 miles a year... Have you considered not owning a car at all? :) Given your figures, at 3000 miles per year it would take 108 years for the improved fuel economy of the Tesla S to pay for its added cost over a Kia with comparable build quality. This is part of the reason you don't see the improved $/mile being so heavily advocated for EV's especially high end ones: The improvement isn't enough to pay for the added cost, unless you're a very heavy user and heavy users have more range, recharging locations, and recharging time concerns. |