What EV is better than a Tesla? One person I know that has a Tesla has owned cars of all types, many of them luxury ones. He says that his Tesla is the best car he has *ever* owned.
So what do you think is better? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2015, at 2:41 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > >> On 3 Jun 2015 at 17:07, Electric Blue auto convertions via EV wrote: >> >> Theres no comparing them, the Model T is far the better car, You can still >> work on them ... > > Now that's what I'd call a deliberately provocative statement. > > Some might even call it trolling. Not that I would. ;-) > > I'll take the bait anyway. ;-) > > I know which car I'd rather be driving when your big old pickup truck is > hurtling toward me at 70mph. I'd have a far better chance of getting out of > your way; and if I didn't manage to, I'd have a far better chance of > surviving the crash. > > Understand, given the current choice in EVs (and vehicles in general), I > would NOT buy a Tesla, even if I were wealthy enough to afford one. > However, if I had to choose between a Tesla and a Model T, I'd take the > Tesla, even at its much higher price. > > By all accounts Ts were stinky gross polluters. They were unreliable, > cranky (literally), a chore to drive, uncomfortable (especially in cold > weather), and outright hazardous. Their brakes and steering were worse than > a Citicar's. > > I too resent the fact that all automakers (not just Tesla) are trying to > monopolize repair work by making their products impossible for normal people > to fix. But I'm not so focused on that one issue that I exclude everything > else. No way am I going to give up 100 years of automotive development (or > even 50) just on that one issue. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not > reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my > email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
