Just because you are not going to make regular 600 mile trips does not mean you are only going around the block. Your whole opinion is based on the fact the car cannot make 600 mile trips on a regular basis which is fine but don't go to the other extreme that it is only good for running to the grocery. In the UNited States we don't normally drive to other countries on a regular basis.
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Even 300 miles is too much for the Tesla. I always drive fast, average on the autobahn around 180km/h (115mph?). If I would do that with a Tesla I wouldn't even not get over 200-250 miles in best case. A Tesla is not made to do high speed, and also not for fast acceleration. Speed and acceleration have a very negative effect on the range you can drive.
If the Tesla would be able to do the range and the style I need I would buy one as I like the car. But buying one now would cause me a lot of trouble.
# 1. Buy new Honda Civic # 2. Enjoy life
2005 civic yes, next model maybe, new 1 to fugly so maybe not
I have a 100d and I have never gotten more than 250 range. I have used a supercharger only 4 Times in 5 months. Baron is right; every morning your car has a full tank of gas.
It takes about 75 minutes to get a full charge.
It takes about 75 minutes to get a full charge.
Actually, I bought a 2015 Civic for my kids to drive when home from college, and I don't mind it -
That's okay looking, the 2017's are spoiler city even the less sporty 1's, or there just different between here and where ever you are, loved my 2005 Civic 1.6 Vtec very practical car.
I never spend more than £1000 on a car, current car 14months and 25,000miles cost £400 and about £400 spent on it, I like engine blows up, buy another, gets crashed, no biggy, gets pinched don't care, nice cars too much to worry about for me.
Oops! sorry didn't realize gas stations had superchargers. My bad.
@Baron I just wanted to comment here...
You have a Tesla as your everyday car. It serves you well for your "normal everyday". But what if you wish to take the occasional roadtrip? That is the problem I have with the idea of electric.
You don't need to "take a lot of 600+ mile trips" to see the problem with the electric car.
You need to try to take just ONE trip just outside of the range of the electric car to see the problem.
Hypothetical...
You buy the car. You live in NYC (or a suburb). You live your life needing just a couple hundred miles per week to accommodate kids, spouse, work. You do that for a year. You save up some bucks, and now you have a few days of vacation time. Take the kids to Disney World in Florida!
How far you going to get in your Tesla over the 5 days you have off work if you wish to bring the kids to Disney World in Orlando? Road-trip is out. Take the plane, rent a car at destination.
Next scenario...Take your kids to Sandusky park in Ohio, where the tallest roller-coaster in the US is located!
Hrmm, wait a minute. Will there be a charging station there for that trip along the way or back, so we can be back home before I have to go back to work? No? Then what is the point?
Aside from the obvious issues here, that problem right there Baron is why the average person will never embrace the electric car...It is because of the range problem and the possibility of inconvenience. Nobody will accept a "cleaner" alternative with half the range of the old version if it takes them an extra day to get them to where the old thingy did. This is the human condition.