Into the Night
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A Prius is not an EV.
Reality check on electric cars
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A Prius is not an EV.
Saint Guinefort
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Into the Night
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But you do.
So it's not a Tesla. What kind of car is it?
What 'loophole'?
Into the Night
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Change or novelty isn't necessarily better. That's a fallacy, dude.
Saint Guinefort
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Saint Guinefort
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T. A. Gardner
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Into the Night
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Too embarrassed to talk about your car, eh?
Into the Night
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Something barely street legal in a pool ball with wheels most likely...
Perhaps! He DOES seem to be pretty embarrassed about what car he drives!
There were electric cars before there were gas powered cars. Look it up. Why do you think they went with gas powered cars over electric?
Saint Guinefort
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Something barely street legal in a pool ball with wheels most likely...
That's interesting looking. For a while I had a SmartCar (very small). It was a good little car.
My current car is much larger.
Saint Guinefort
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Into the Night
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A larger piece of shit, eh? No wonder you're embarrassed to talk about your car!
Saint Guinefort
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Stanford engineers warn that electric car charging could crash a grid powered by renewable energy
A looming problem
"Most EV owners currently charge their vehicles at night when they aren’t in use, taking advantage of cheaper, off-peak electricity rates when demand is low and fossil fuel (mostly natural gas) or nuclear power plants are providing much of the electricity. But by 2035, with hotter nighttime temperatures requiring more air conditioning, a low-carbon grid powered predominantly by wind and solar, and tens of millions of EVs on the road, charging those vehicles at night — when the sun isn’t shining — could overburden the power grid."
A looming problem
"Most EV owners currently charge their vehicles at night when they aren’t in use, taking advantage of cheaper, off-peak electricity rates when demand is low and fossil fuel (mostly natural gas) or nuclear power plants are providing much of the electricity. But by 2035, with hotter nighttime temperatures requiring more air conditioning, a low-carbon grid powered predominantly by wind and solar, and tens of millions of EVs on the road, charging those vehicles at night — when the sun isn’t shining — could overburden the power grid."
T. A. Gardner
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And yet another reason to ditch getting a Tesla.
Tesla car tires are EXPENSIVE! They cost 50 to 100% more than conventional car tires.
https://themotordigest.com/how-much-do-tesla-tires-cost/
If you get a flat, good luck getting on the road right away. Tesla's don't come with a spare or tools to change a tire. Instead, you get roadside service that'll set you back about $300 when it finally shows up (assuming you aren't paying for roadside assistance which ends up at least as expensive).
So, don't get a flat while driving your POS Tesla (worst quality of any American made car) out on some rural interstate highway because you could find yourself sitting for hours waiting for help to come...
Tesla car tires are EXPENSIVE! They cost 50 to 100% more than conventional car tires.
https://themotordigest.com/how-much-do-tesla-tires-cost/
If you get a flat, good luck getting on the road right away. Tesla's don't come with a spare or tools to change a tire. Instead, you get roadside service that'll set you back about $300 when it finally shows up (assuming you aren't paying for roadside assistance which ends up at least as expensive).
So, don't get a flat while driving your POS Tesla (worst quality of any American made car) out on some rural interstate highway because you could find yourself sitting for hours waiting for help to come...
