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Electric cars are a neat novelty. If there was one out there that could achieve my 100 - 150 miles per day commute that would get me home with half battery left then it may be an option for me. Truth - the 250 or whatever mile range given is bullshit. It may get that range at creep along in town speed but highway speeds and "real road driving" drop the range pretty quickly. Want to take a road trip on your Tesla from lets say Virginia to Arizona? Forget it, even if you can pick out a route that gets you to a charger every 200 miles or so that's 11 or 12 charge stops which take at least 30 minutes on a fast charger.
Tesla - their build quality is crap. Take a close look at a Tesla, paint, hood/trunk/door gaps, etc., they're assembled like a semi professional kit car would be. Secondly, if I buy a car I'll be damned if the manufacturer is going to block me from making changes in the software. It's MY damn car.
Crash a Tesla - throw it away. I've read a lot about no parts availability and truth is most of the body shops I know won't touch them anyway.
Unfortunately the art of the car enthusiast is dying. Truth is that the manufacturers don't want enthusiasts and flag wavers, they want people to buy their product, use it for 3 to 5 years, then throw it away and get another one. We are watching the demise of the auto industry as we know it.
I'll continue to enjoy fossil fuel burning horsepower thank you very much.
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