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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
@ MuseChaser, I agree with most of what you said but a couple of comments.
I've said before on here I don't care what my car uses for fuel, what I care about is being able to get in it in Georgia, enter any waypoint in the continental US and having a fairly high level of confidence I can get there without worrying about the location of fuel stops, and that a fuel stop will take less than 15 minutes. Can't do that with electric. |
Absolutely, although Tesla is starting to close that gap; they've built "supercharging" stations along a major route from the east coast to the west coast (or vice versa depending upon your point of view..
) and up and down the majority of both of those coasts, and you can get a full charge in an hour. Still not near as easy as getting gas, but it's a start. Admittedly, they have a VERY long way to go.
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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
I do think this is misleading, even though you do clarify with "at least in terms of fuel". There is not a point within the normal life span of either car where the Tesla is cheaper than an FR-S to operate per mile. You are dismissing the cost of acquisition, insurance, etc all must be taken into consideration.
This is the same argument I give folks that, during high fuel prices, want to trade in their "gas guzzler" that gets 20MPH for a Prius. If what you care about is gas mileage, that's fine, but if what you care about is the cost of driving, your ROI is years.
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I'm in 100% agreement with you, which is why I specifically wrote "at least in terms of fuel." I was pleasantly surprised at just how little you'd have to spend in electricity on a Tesla once I crunched the numbers, but as you (and I, many times in many other posts ) have said, fuel is just one part of the total cost of owning a car. I've said and written it a million times.. the cheapest car to drive is the one you've already paid for and own.
No arguments from me at all on any points... thanks for the reply.
Barry