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Originally Posted by jd10013
people also tend to ignore the plethora of problems the Tesla has had, the two biggest being range and cold weather effects on the battery. when The NY times took one out they couldn't even finish the test drive because the cold weather killed the battery too fast. not to mention if that battery hits 0% then it will "brick" as they call it and need a 40k replacement.
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Sure, except for 1 thing : The reporter, John Border who took the car for a test drive, LIED ABOUT HIS TRIP. The car never ran out of juice, he ignored the advice of Tesla, he drove PAST charging stations, and all kinds of things. You can read the full report, and how Tesla caught him in his lies, here :
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/most...iar-test-drive
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Originally Posted by jd10013
anyone who thinks they're that great, go buy one. and after you do that, go look at who owns and runs that company. you'll then understand how they've gained access to so much taxpayer money.
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Of course. Elon Musk, father of Paypal, owner of SPACE X, and of course Tesla. Brilliant man. What's your point?
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Originally Posted by JoansDriver
Large portions of rainforest are destroyed all the time in order to provide the material that makes up lithium ion batteries.
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Um.... what? That is not true at all. You can read how Lithium batteries are really made here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery
The rainforests are being destroyed for wood and timber, farms, land for poor farmers who have no where else to live, grazing land for cattle, pulp, etc.
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Originally Posted by Firefighter
Go see the smoke stacks at that coal power plant that supplies your house... then look at what comes out of your tail pipe. Just saying.
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Originally Posted by JoansDriver
Precisely. It's far from perfect. And to wit, I'd say it's probably far more trouble than it's worth.
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But is it cheaper to run? Is it cleaner to drive? Is it higher tech? Yes, yes and yes...
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Originally Posted by JoansDriver
If something goes south, I'm sure the car has to go back to a Tesla dealer to be serviced. You can't take the car into any avg Joe mechanic.
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Not while its under warranty thats for sure, and just like any car, you would only want to take it to the dealer for repairs usually anyway.
And FYI, There is a Tesla Service station in Laval, Quebec, with a dealership opening next year. True there aren't many, but times seem to be changing fast. (And I'm thrilled!)
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Originally Posted by The Stig
I know exactly what article you're talking about.
Did you read Tesla's response? Where they posted all of the data that the car gathers while driving? They proved the NY Times author lied in the article, Tesla finished them off by filing a lawsuit against the NY Times.
Not saying Tesla's are perfect - but just pointing out the inaccuracies of the NY Times article.
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Woohoo!! I didn't know they are suing the NY Times. Good for them!