EV’s always have better off the line performance because the power transfer is instantanious. I still love the sound that combustion engines give. I might rent an EV for a week, but I don’t think I’ll give up driving my NA motor. I get almost 600 km out of a tank doing highway and it takes about 10 minutes to refill her. There’s pros and cons to both types so really comes down to what you want to do with the $$$$. What is the average life span of a set of batteries and what cost is there to replace them? Also what’s the cost to charge a Tesla from empty?
I definitely agree that the sound of a car is pretty awesome! I use to work on cars after high school and was a mechanic for a while with Audi, so can relate to that feeling. I can’t really give you an entire cost comparison as we don’t have both and costs and all that have changed since we had a gas vehicle but in terms of what we spend, from 0 - full would cost roughly around $30 cad. That gets us about 400km give or take. The lifespan of the battery, I believe is still not fully known. Tesla warranties the battery for 10 years and overall I hear the degradation is not big, maybe 1-2% a year. What I love the most, the maintenance is very low, as it doesn’t need oils or anything like that. We did replace the tires, the car is pretty heavy so we wear on that a little more. Overall, I would agree there are pros and cons to both and I don’t believe either is better just preference. Hybrids might be the sweet spot today but again, circumstance and preference. We would love to get another Tesla, as we have had great experiences with the car, but the company is a whole other animal. The sales and service and finance departments don’t really communicate, so you can get stuck in situations such as us trying to buy a number of months back and having to do our own back and forth with each. We killed the deal just because there was no transparency and getting mixed info from each. I am not a fan of Elon and all the things he does publicly. I do realize other ceos could have the same sort of thoughts but I don’t hear of to many publicly doing what he is, so we are not sure what we might get down the road but will have to decide soon. Let’s us know if you have further questions!
@@ever.after.adventures thanks for the info! I really hadn’t heard how much it costs to charge them. $30 is cheaper for sure. I’d say I’m about $100 from empty, depending on gas prices of course. I’ve been seeing commercials for the new Mustang EV. That one looks pretty sweet. I can see the saving on maintenance as well! Doing a synthetic oil change on the Poolmobile is about $100. The life of the batteries seems really good too. For some reason I thought it would be a lot less. Definitely food for thought.
I agree about Elon being a big ol idiot. But I'm still taking delivery of a Model 3 Performance in a couple days lol. Something to keep in mind is that you can literally find Elon likes within ANY major corporation. They just hide it better. Steve Jobs was an asshole. And Apple has done some highly questionable things with regard to knowingly pushing out problematic devices to consumers over the years. Yet I see y'all have zero issue supporting that company. Point is, just buy what you want to buy. Because if you look to only buy from companies with 100% moral leadership then you'll likely wind up having to toss everything that you own. Not to mention, Elon is set regardless. Boycotting his company's cars won't even affect him
That's a totally fair perspective, and we're not trying to change anyone's opinions by any means. But for me personally (this is Cate writing), as a therapist, I know that one of the most important pieces of feeling fully aligned and showing up as my authentic self is to guide my own decision making process by my values. Right now, there is a major values conflict between myself and Elon, which then extends to the Tesla brand - so I, personally, would not feel great about driving around in a new Tesla (I already don't feel great about driving around in our current Tesla, knowing what it represents). I have absolutely no doubt that there are crappy leaders at the helm of many brands that I support - but they are most definitely less vocal about their crappy views, which makes it less of a values concern for me. But when their views are paraded out there far and wide for everyone to be aware of, then when I am displaying myself using that brand, there is then an association from me to the brand and to those views. My choice in not buying a Tesla has nothing to do with "punishing Elon" or anything like that - because you're right, it will not affect him whatsoever. My choice has to do with how I feel when I support a company that has an inherent values conflict with the person I am.
Roll the window up you'll get better mileage and less dust/humidity in the vehicle. I ended up buying a Mercedes GLE 450, still love Elon. Oh and Trump 2024!
Nice test drive new friends. It's a good car. Love the white inside . Stay blessed and connected 🫵🙏👍👍
Thank you so much! :D
EV’s always have better off the line performance because the power transfer is instantanious. I still love the sound that combustion engines give. I might rent an EV for a week, but I don’t think I’ll give up driving my NA motor. I get almost 600 km out of a tank doing highway and it takes about 10 minutes to refill her.
There’s pros and cons to both types so really comes down to what you want to do with the $$$$.
What is the average life span of a set of batteries and what cost is there to replace them? Also what’s the cost to charge a Tesla from empty?
I definitely agree that the sound of a car is pretty awesome! I use to work on cars after high school and was a mechanic for a while with Audi, so can relate to that feeling. I can’t really give you an entire cost comparison as we don’t have both and costs and all that have changed since we had a gas vehicle but in terms of what we spend, from 0 - full would cost roughly around $30 cad. That gets us about 400km give or take. The lifespan of the battery, I believe is still not fully known. Tesla warranties the battery for 10 years and overall I hear the degradation is not big, maybe 1-2% a year. What I love the most, the maintenance is very low, as it doesn’t need oils or anything like that. We did replace the tires, the car is pretty heavy so we wear on that a little more.
Overall, I would agree there are pros and cons to both and I don’t believe either is better just preference. Hybrids might be the sweet spot today but again, circumstance and preference. We would love to get another Tesla, as we have had great experiences with the car, but the company is a whole other animal. The sales and service and finance departments don’t really communicate, so you can get stuck in situations such as us trying to buy a number of months back and having to do our own back and forth with each. We killed the deal just because there was no transparency and getting mixed info from each. I am not a fan of Elon and all the things he does publicly. I do realize other ceos could have the same sort of thoughts but I don’t hear of to many publicly doing what he is, so we are not sure what we might get down the road but will have to decide soon.
Let’s us know if you have further questions!
@@ever.after.adventures thanks for the info! I really hadn’t heard how much it costs to charge them. $30 is cheaper for sure. I’d say I’m about $100 from empty, depending on gas prices of course.
I’ve been seeing commercials for the new Mustang EV. That one looks pretty sweet.
I can see the saving on maintenance as well!
Doing a synthetic oil change on the Poolmobile is about $100.
The life of the batteries seems really good too. For some reason I thought it would be a lot less. Definitely food for thought.
I agree about Elon being a big ol idiot. But I'm still taking delivery of a Model 3 Performance in a couple days lol. Something to keep in mind is that you can literally find Elon likes within ANY major corporation. They just hide it better. Steve Jobs was an asshole. And Apple has done some highly questionable things with regard to knowingly pushing out problematic devices to consumers over the years. Yet I see y'all have zero issue supporting that company. Point is, just buy what you want to buy. Because if you look to only buy from companies with 100% moral leadership then you'll likely wind up having to toss everything that you own. Not to mention, Elon is set regardless. Boycotting his company's cars won't even affect him
That's a totally fair perspective, and we're not trying to change anyone's opinions by any means. But for me personally (this is Cate writing), as a therapist, I know that one of the most important pieces of feeling fully aligned and showing up as my authentic self is to guide my own decision making process by my values. Right now, there is a major values conflict between myself and Elon, which then extends to the Tesla brand - so I, personally, would not feel great about driving around in a new Tesla (I already don't feel great about driving around in our current Tesla, knowing what it represents). I have absolutely no doubt that there are crappy leaders at the helm of many brands that I support - but they are most definitely less vocal about their crappy views, which makes it less of a values concern for me. But when their views are paraded out there far and wide for everyone to be aware of, then when I am displaying myself using that brand, there is then an association from me to the brand and to those views. My choice in not buying a Tesla has nothing to do with "punishing Elon" or anything like that - because you're right, it will not affect him whatsoever. My choice has to do with how I feel when I support a company that has an inherent values conflict with the person I am.
Roll the window up you'll get better mileage and less dust/humidity in the vehicle. I ended up buying a Mercedes GLE 450, still love Elon. Oh and Trump 2024!
It's summer in Canada - haha... can't help but drive with the windows down!