I agree, he is a visionary that delivered however he has also over promised underdelivered, he (tesla) pulled some real shady bait and switches, see s90, or FSD.
so while he did revolutionize the EV market he has also done some not so good things business wise.
he has moved the goal posts too many times, he's made too many promises that have not and cannot be kept. he has literally screwed many owners with battery gate, changing pricing, diminished range, diminished supercharging speeds. with all these new EVs coming to the market tesla may not be the...
people are not taking pics of a tesla because the model S is a 9 year old car, and not especially unique anymore, while the taycan is a new car with striking lines. almost every time I am with the car people comment on the car and some are even aware that is an EV
sentry mode is the one that is missing however it ate a lot of range and I rarely ever used it.
while innodrive is not up to the level of AP it is sufficient for me, I never used navigate on AP, I didn't care for how it changed lanes on "it's own"
infotainment on the tesla was nice, I could...
I just rented a car for a trip in CA, here is the mandated warning regarding gas powered vehicles, tell this to your EV hating friends
WARNING: Operating a motor vehicle can expose you to chemicals including engine exhaust, carbon monoxide, phthalates, and lead, which are known to the State of...
if you're only getting 200 miles of range at 100% maybe there is something wrong, my car is reporting 250+ miles @ 100% 4S 20 inch wheels, as for charger poor regions there are range extending tricks that can be employed, first off is slow down to around 70 mph and my favorite one is to get...
you are correct about these people being dead but their deaths came from their stupidity, they embarrassed every EV owner and the way that they died deserves ridicule
back in the early days of EVs I owned a nissan leaf, the nerds in the leaf world would do hypermiling stunts to show how far the car could go, one guy got well over 125 miles by driving around his block at 12 mph, I countered with if I want to go @ 12 mph I could rollerblade to wherever I was...
for most drivers of any car the majority of their driving is local.
range anxiety is an issue for but more so for the newbies.
once you learn your car and it's capabilities range anxiety is easily solved by planning your road trips and knowing that there is almost always a place to charge...