Financial decision having regrets now

[526 HRSE]

Could have held out for a Lucid Air Dream Edition. 1080hp 515 miles per charge.

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[EmCel]

Like the space in it tho

 

[Bear376]

Just spent the past few days at Mid-America in Tulsa, where among other things, Ford was touting the Mach-E and new Bronco. had a chance to talk with several people with real life experience and involvement with the upcoming electric future of cars. For most uses, the EVs are going to be fine, but major changes in power production and storage are vital. Politicians say we have plenty of capacity, but ignore redundancy and the fact that we rely on fossil fuels, especially coal for most of it. Newer nuclear reactors, often referred to as nuclear batteries, are a viable solution, but antiquated fears and hyperbole about nuclear power is stopping any useful progress on that front. Without a government willing to forgo petty politics, it will never happen. Reactor design relies on huge overkill on safety factors and is stuck in 50 year old technology. Instead of spending decades of bureaucratic, the future demands will require creating a new set of standards that will allow certification of nuclear batteries that can safely be buried near any community without risk of radiation hazards or large manned facilities. At the end of their lifespan, they could be filled with concrete and left in place forever.

Long distance travel will require hybrids and/or battery replacement. The sensible route would be to fund small electric local transport devices that will suffice for grocery getters and eliminate the need to buy and maintain cars for the elderly and driving challenged. There are many interesting changes coming, but politicians cannot legislate engineering and physics.. They can only fund research in areas that can lead to breakthroughs.

 

[shogun32]

The sensible route would be to fund small electric local transport devices that will suffice for grocery getters and eliminate the need to buy and maintain cars for the elderly and driving challenged.

we have this. It's called the geriatric shuttle.

 

[SL8888]

Could have held out for a Lucid Air Dream Edition. 1080hp 515 miles per charge.

Check out that back seat ! No telling what kind of elicit things might happen back there....

 

[The Demon]

So..... Tesla has a pretty good launch. My brother In law said it takes 48 hours to fully charge it at home but charging stations takes about 25 minutes to charge fully. Here's a video of us going up to 80+ which was pretty
nice.

What is that $16.66? Is that what he is paying to charge it?

 

[Bikeman315]

Check out that back seat ! No telling what kind of elicit things might happen back there....

At 161K+ I think the owner can afford a hotel room!!

 

[RPDBlueMoon]

I think OP is active on the Mach-E forum now. I mean it would of been nice to hear his thoughts on the car a week later.

He sought refuge. Looks like we scared him off

 

[EmCel]

What is that $16.66? Is that what he is paying to charge it?

Yes that's how much he paid at Starbucks

 

[K4fxd]

Out of curiosity I checked out a local high speed charging station today, 46 cents a min to charge 60 min limit.

It was empty of cars.

 

[sk47]

Out of curiosity I checked out a local high speed charging station today, 46 cents a min to charge 60 min limit.

It was empty of cars.

Hello; That make it $27.60 to charge for an hour. Someone else will have to figure how many miles down the road that might get you.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Out of curiosity I checked out a local high speed charging station today, 46 cents a min to charge 60 min limit.

It was empty of cars.

Superchargers are usually right around $0.25/kWh (chargers are generally priced per kWh, not sure what the "per minute" thing is you saw).

An 82 kWh Model 3 is about $20 for a full charge (at the above rate). A LR Model 3 @ 5% will get to 75% in about 24 minutes on a V2 (the car actually pre-warms the battery to optimize charging if you plot the stop into the navigation system).

FWIW, for home charging, Florida / FPL around these parts is $0.10 kWh

 

[sk47]

Superchargers are usually right around $0.25/kWh (chargers are generally priced per kWh, not sure what the "per minute" thing is you saw).

An 82 kWh Model 3 is about $20 for a full charge (at the above rate). A LR Model 3 @ 5% will get to 75% in about 24 minutes on a V2 (the car actually pre-warms the battery to optimize charging if you plot the stop into the navigation system).

FWIW, Florida / FPL around these parts is $0.10 kWh

Hello; Question, are the cost rates you list for home charging? At our homes we will have to pay only for the cost due to the electric companies rates.

A commercial charger will need to add more to the cost for a number of reasons. One would be opportunity cost. At a gas station the average fill up can be less than 10 minutes. So if a space is occupied for 60 minutes at an electric charger, then the owner needs to ask more per individual to make it worth it. There are other costs for sure, but that came to mind.

 

[Wildcardfox]

At 161K+ I think the owner can afford a hotel room!!

base car is 80k, and pretty sure the only difference is the powertrain. You still get 600 hp.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Hello; Question, are the cost rates you list for home charging?

Supercharger == Tesla Commercial Charger (i.e., the $0.25/kWh and ~$20 full charge costs ...)

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