I have a friend who owned an Escape PHEV. He loved it. He decided it was getting to old and was in the market for a new car so I let him drive my Model 3. He sold his Escape and bought a 3. He loves it more than the Escape.
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 11:01:31 AM CDT, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: Self driving == dream on :) If you would buy the tesla in hopes that self driving would be available soon enough for your wife to use, I think that is overly optimistic. Beyond that, I think you are looking at two other primary factors. First, since you are on EVDL, I presume you have strong ethics to use and support EVs. Therefore, if you can afford an EV, I think you should get one. The other factor is cost. I think you can do the math. If you are mostly going to use the new vehicle for short trips, the escape is probably going to be way cheaper, at least for a 10 year cost. After that, you may need to factor in expensive repairs for the escape and battery degradation for the tesla. Peri << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> ------ Original Message ------ From: "Mark Hanson via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> To: ev@lists.evdl.org Cc: "Mark Hanson" <markehans...@gmail.com> Sent: 16-Mar-21 7:57:34 AM Subject: [EVDL] Tesla Y vs Escape PHEV > > >Hi >I’m having trouble deciding between a Ford Escape PHEV (37 miles EV range) >$32k-6.8kFed or a Tesla-Y $50k (316 Mile range) The Tesla has auto driving >capability, can be added anytime for an additional $10k (As full capability is >added) since My wife has trouble driving now and won’t drive at all at night. >I drive her to work. The Tesla has lower maintenance but is pricey. I >ordered the Ford in October and thought it was made of Unobtanium but got a >dealer paper saying they’d make it iN Louisville April 19thweek. So I’d have >to cancel the Ford order if I bought the Tesla. The only inconvenience with >the Tesla is all fast charging stations are along a wall so you’d have to >disconnect the boat to charge whereas gas pumps are pull through to >accommodate trailers. That would probably just be an issue if trying to >trailer the boat a long distance (and the range half). >Best regards >Mark > >Sent from my iPhone >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ >LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210316/42ac466a/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org