Originally Posted by R Clark:
Not that it matters but are you by chance homosexual?
Oh wow, you got me good. That was a great 1997 put down. I'm pure hetero. And no I don't want to take you out for a date at the Cracker Barrel. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
Oh wow, you got me good. That was a great 1997 put down. I'm pure hetero. And no I don't want to take you out for a date at the Cracker Barrel.
Nope. Not against it, but they are just too damn expensive right now. Even hybrids take like 10 years to get your money back over just buying the straight gas model.
When they start getting more reasonably priced and more advanced with charging I'll probably get something. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Graystoke:
A lot of people have that attitude about Harley. Me, I want them to be successful. Harley is a great American Mo.Co. In the past they have been very innovative and in my opinion they need to be privately held so Wall Street doesn't make the decisions based on previous success. The reality is that the market age group for the big Harleys is dying out. Todays youth doesn't want a big bagger all chromed out, they want options. Plus Harley makes such good machines they last forever, so no reason to purchase a new one.
They need to adapt, hence the Livewire makes great sense.
I'm pulling for them. We need an American based Motorcycle Company.
Livewire makes sense until you see what price they start at. Could buy 3 brand new Japanese bikes or get 1 electric Harley. Tough decision for the young crowd. And there's no way the older crowd is going to trade in their hog for a vacuum cleaner on wheels. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jd1120:
Nope. Not against it, but they are just too damn expensive right now. Even hybrids take like 10 years to get your money back over just buying the straight gas model.
When they start getting more reasonably priced and more advanced with charging I'll probably get some via these guys.
I was rather sceptical about electric cars mostly because of their range. 500 km is too little in my opinion thus you are constantly thinking about near chargers. But not long ago Tesla announced Tesla Model S Plaid+ version with 856 km range and 1.99s acceleration. To my mind these specs are sort of a game changer. I believe that in the foreseeable future we will witness 1000+ km range. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Kopinto:
I was rather sceptical about electric cars mostly because of their range. 500 km is too little in my opinion thus you are constantly thinking about near chargers. But not long ago Tesla announced Tesla Model S Plaid+ version with 856 km range and 1.99s acceleration. To my mind these specs are sort of a game changer. I believe that in the foreseeable future we will witness 1000+ km range.
Then plug it in and let someone else pay for the electricity [Reply]
Originally Posted by Kopinto:
I was rather sceptical about electric cars mostly because of their range. 500 km is too little in my opinion thus you are constantly thinking about near chargers. But not long ago Tesla announced Tesla Model S Plaid+ version with 856 km range and 1.99s acceleration. To my mind these specs are sort of a game changer. I believe that in the foreseeable future we will witness 1000+ km range.
Originally Posted by Kopinto:
I was rather sceptical about electric cars mostly because of their range. 500 km is too little in my opinion thus you are constantly thinking about near chargers. But not long ago Tesla announced Tesla Model S Plaid+ version with 856 km range and 1.99s acceleration. To my mind these specs are sort of a game changer. I believe that in the foreseeable future we will witness 1000+ km range.
Kilometers? That’s silly talk. What’s that convert to in the-country-currently-flying-drones-on-Mars units? [Reply]
My Wife and I are looking into going EV because our 9 year old BMW is starting to need a lot of expensive repairs. A lot of car manufacturers are coming out with their own cars to compete with Tesla this year and next. I really like the Audi E-tron GT. It is Porsche Taycan with a Audi A7 type body and it cost about the same as a high end Tesla model S if you get the lower end GT model. The range sucks but you can recharge the battery to 80% in about 20 minutes if you can find the right charging port. It is getting great reviews and (sorry Tesla fans) but Tesla has been around for so long they seem kind of boring to me. Yes, its crazy expensive but life has been good for us.