The Real Costs of Electric Car Ownership - CNET

[rob63]

A friend of a friend of a friend posted this on FB and it came across my feed, so I took screen shots of it. I deleted his name since I don't actually know the guy, but wanted to share it because it is a review from a regular guy.

 

[KLB]

So the Tesla was too fast and the Corvette wasn't?

 

[Ingomike]

So the Tesla was too fast and the Corvette wasn't?

He said “felt almost as fast as the corvette“…

 

[wtburnette]

That reminds me of the old Grand Prix I had back in the day. Rock solid at 85+ MPH and felt like I was going 40. I got used to using my cruise control all the time to keep my speed in check.

 

[KLB]

He said “felt almost as fast as the corvette“…

Right. So how was the Tesla TOO fast and the Corvette wasn't?

 

[Ingomike]

Right. So how was the Tesla TOO fast and the Corvette wasn't?

Are we reading the same thing? Where did it sat the T was too fast?

 

[KLB]

Are we reading the same thing? Where did it sat the T was too fast?

 

[Ingomike]

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That statement had nothing to do with the vette, but ok, see where you got it.

 

[KLB]

That statement had nothing to do with the vette, but ok, see where you got it.

I know. I just found it humorous that the vette was faster than the Tesla, but the Tesla was too fast.

 

[Ingomike]

I know. I just found it humorous that the vette was faster than the Tesla, but the Tesla was too fast.

My take is the vette is just a fun car and the T was a daily driver and it was risky to get tickets…

 

[indyblue]

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I am guessing what he meant by that was without staring at the speedometer the whole time and not having the sound of an engine revving it’s easy to go too fast.

Our 2000 Grand Am GT was like that, it was so quiet and smooth at 110 it was easy to do. In contrast my ‘vette with a performance exhaust you can generally tell how fast you’re going just from the sound.

 

[HoughMade]

A friend of a friend of a friend posted this on FB and it came across my feed, so I took screen shots of it. I deleted his name since I don't actually know the guy, but wanted to share it because it is a review from a regular guy.

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So, he drives way too fast everywhere and wonders why the range isn't as advertised.

There's plenty more in there that leads me to think this isn't the brightest advocate for the anti-Tesla position.

I get it. Electric vehicles have shortcomings. But Rams when he was concerned about the monthly cost for electricity? Guess what I drive. I don't know how much he drives, but a cost of $70-$100 a month for me is about 25% of what I spend now...fueling my Hemi Ram.

 

[Ingomike]

So, he drives way too fast everywhere and wonders why the range isn't as advertised.

There's plenty more in there that leads me to think this isn't the brightest advocate for the anti-Tesla position.

I get it. Electric vehicles have shortcomings. But Rams when he was concerned about the monthly cost for electricity? Guess what I drive. I don't know how much he drives, but a cost of $70-$100 a month for me is about 25% of what I spend now...fueling my Hemi Ram.

The 3500 Cummins diesel gets 26 on the highway, maybe you have the wrong RAM…

 

[HoughMade]

The 3500 Cummins diesel gets 26 on the highway, maybe you have the wrong RAM…

I hear Cummins guys bragging about 20 mpg unloaded at 55 mph.

 

[Ingomike]

I hear Cummins guys bragging about 20 mpg unloaded at 55 mph.

My brother gets 26 on the highway and I know he is not at 55…

 

[bobzilla]

My brother gets 26 on the highway and I know he is not at 55…

Our 06 Sierra still knocks down 22 highway at 75. Back when gas wasn't sucky it would get 24 at 80 (2k rpms) all day long.... because that's how long it took to cross west Texas.
Hell it gets 15 towing race car on open trailer at 70-75

 

[BugI02]

Hydrogen is way off in the future, even NASA has trouble containing hydrogen fuel, so at this point it's way beyond mass production. Maybe someday down the road.

I read recently that fueling a car or truck with hydrogen would be 6X the cost of gasoline for the end user if scaled up with current technology

 

[BugI02]

I think it’s more like a vegan flavoring his fake bacon with real bacon grease.

But really, it’s gonna be a long time charging that thing with a gas generator.

Not as long as it would be using a couple of solar panels or a Darius Rotor

 

[BugI02]

My guess is that most people will be forced on to public transportation or bicycle

I can tell you from experience that bicycles, with a reasonably fit rider, RULED the valley for about a week after the Northridge quake

 

[BugI02]

I have read that the carbon footprint of a typical gasoline powered car, including manufacture and operation for 55,000 miles is the same as the carbon footprint of just manufacturing the battery for a Tesla. Add to that, the fact that it takes 6 times the energy to manufacture a part from aluminum as it does for a part made of steel. EVs require a extensive use of aluminum to counter the weight of the battery.

In other words, it’s likely that the carbon footprint of an EV will never match that of a standard gasoline powered car in its entire life. There is nothing green about an EV.

https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2022/10/04/could_gas_cars_be_as_environmentally_friendly_as_evs_by_2030_855668.html