Did you watch the video I linked to? Battery based electrics simply aren't the future.
Not every day, but I often drive more than 200 miles in a day. Batteries won't be able to cope with that. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:14:59 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? I have driven electrics for years. You don’t even notice the charging. You park, get out, plug in on the way into to the house. 3-5 seconds... It is no additional time or effort and your car is always full and ready to go the next time you get in. And it can be warm or cool automatically when you get in. You can leave the air conditioner running when you go into the bank or store.... But there is no convincing some people that the horseless carriage is the future either... ;-) From: Mike Hammett Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:06 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? You know never stopping to fuel up is a bunch of bullshark. Gas up has just been replaced with charge up. Sure the fuel is cheaper, but is a step backwards in convenience as Mr. May said in the video. A plug in car would be okay as a second car. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:03:19 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? Silent neck snapping acceleration and never stopping to gas up... If your daily trips are fairly short, you would only have to plug in once a week. There is nothing but upside here. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:00 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? Even if it were 5 seconds that would be more time every two weeks than what I spend at a gas station. Then I have to pay for power anyway... Not a fan of the front end duck bill. The rear has too much Prius. Side looks great. Interior looked unfinished or space aged. 115k preorders for something you won't see in two years, though? Woof. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mar 31, 2016 11:34 PM, "Chuck McCown" < ch...@wbmfg.com > wrote: It takes 5 seconds to plug in and you wave at every gas station as you pass it. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:02 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? No interest really. Plugging in every time I get home? Yuck. I love the updates they do with the Model S and the API power is really awesome, but I'm more for NA over boost, let alone electric. I saw the website and thought "Who's going to preorder a car that won't be announced for another hour?". IPhone users :P Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mar 31, 2016 10:57 PM, "Simon Westlake" <simon@sonar.software> wrote: <blockquote> One day! On 3/31/2016 9:54 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: <blockquote> Gerard and I just put our pre-orders in..anyone else? Regards, Chuck -- Simon Westlake Skype: Simon_Sonar Email: simon@sonar.software Phone: (702) 447-1247 --------------------------- Sonar Software Inc The next generation of ISP billing and OSS https://sonar.software </blockquote> </blockquote>
