Driving an electric tesla made all of those cars feel utterly dumb.
If you drive cross country a lot or do long track sessions, I get it, tesla won't work well, but if you don't think an enthusiast would like a tesla, give one a try.
The combination of autopilot, infotainment, and smoother ride makes it less tiring. The charging stops tend to happen when I would want to take a break and eat anyway. Also, hotels with Tesla chargers are great.
And of course those trips are possible you'd just need to stop 1-3 times for 10-15 mins (you charge faster at lower batter % vs fill up more range once). Now if you want to go 2x your battery range, then you actually start to have a mild inconvenience with charging time.
Being forced to stop every couple of hundred miles was really not that bad. Broke up the trip nicely.
Also, the autopilot is AMAZING for long trips. Even though you have to pay attention, it is so much less exhausting than fully driving. I kinda feel like a supervisor, watching out far down the road, looking out for strange things coming up, etc. Just a very pleasant experience.
CURRENT Superchargers charge up to 600 miles per hour. COMPLETELY dead to COMPLETELY full is like 30 minutes. But most stops to charge will only last long enough for you to pee and grab a red bull
NEW superchargers charge up to 1000 miles per hour. Do the math. You're going to have to start jogging if you want your redbull before idle fee's kick in.
Combine that with autopilot. I took a trip in a gas rental car recently and HATED it. Tesla for roadtrips for sure.
The self driving makes road trips utterly relaxing.
Are you serious? That false narrative fueled by FUD has been the talking point by short-sellers since 2008 (Only Tesla and Ford survived the 2008 market crash btw).
It's now 2019 and you would think people would know any better.
The second one is kinda whatever. I don't actually fear they will go out of business. But neither do I have infinite confidence in their business model.
Tesla now operates in Billions of dollars. A 10% miss in sales results in Billions in losses.
I'm sure the shady silicon valley dealings are isolated to WeWork, even though Tesla is being sued for similar self-dealing. Good luck!
If I had room for 2 cars, then the Tesla would be a much more attractive option.
> Driving an electric tesla made all of those cars feel utterly dumb.
Why do they feel dumb? I hear this kind of stuff but I don't get it.
Do you still do all the things you did with your old cars but now with your Tesla?
ICE just feels intolerable after.
I feel like the traffic jam stuff isn't about driving - that's about commuting.
I can't imagine being in a dead silent car all the time. It's not like they're dead silent anyway - you hear plenty of wind. I think the sound of tires squealing isn't a very appealing sound. So if that's almost all I'm ever going to hear while ripping up a road then I think I won't have as much fun.
