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totally agree hybrid is where the value is right now. everyone on this site loves tesla and loves to think of their electric car as the solution to everyones c

totally agree hybrid is where the value is right now. everyone on this site loves tesla and loves to think of their electric car as the solution to everyones car needs. but electric cars are still only viable as a 2nd car. a hybrid can be your only car

martin_bech 9y ago
My Tesla is my only car. Its doing pretty good.
BuckRogers 9y ago
After taking a few 3000+ mile roadtrips, I'm done taking roadtrips. If I can't get there in a single day's drive, I'm flying, see you when you get there. Running the miles on the Model 3, it has more than enough to be my only car. If you don't do roadtrips, which are vacation-day intensive anyway, it's an interesting experiment to run the numbers if an electric works for you. Of course some hater will, till the end of time, find a scenario where it doesn't work. But I think if most people really think about it, they'll see how well the current range of a car like the Model 3 will fit their needs. It does for me and can't wait to get mine.
- woodandsteel 9y ago
  And don't forget, the battery tech keeps getting better. How long til the Model 3 hits 400 miles, or 500?
- foolfoolz 9y ago
  long drives are exactly the problem EV can’t do but hybrid can. want to take a family trip sf to la? you will stop for gas once for 20 minutes and pay ~$60. want to take EV? plan for a long charging stop. want to fly? you’ll pay $100+/pp and rent a car when you get there. “most people” are going to see that EV has far less utility than a hybrid, usually at greater cost
  - BuckRogers 9y ago
    That's a horrendous example. It's 5.7 hours between LA and SF. Perfectly fits what I described as a day's drive. You'd probably need to stop once to recharge for 30 minutes (super charge time with a Tesla), 10 more minutes than you described with the hybrid. Once you take a wiz, stretch the legs, change your kid's diaper, get them a quick snack and tend to everyone's needs you'll easily need 30 minutes in a 6 hour drive at some point. I'll take that. Especially given the lack of complexity to electrics compared to hybrids, which are the worst vehicles on the road for complexity (inferior to a plain old lone ICE). The only worse idea than a hybrid is hydrogen fuel cells. Some people like needlessly complex technology, I do not.
greglindahl 9y ago
My Tesla is my only car. It's doing pretty good. I can totally believe that it wouldn't work for you, but I'm not you.

martin_bech 9y ago

My Tesla is my only car. Its doing pretty good.

BuckRogers 9y ago

After taking a few 3000+ mile roadtrips, I'm done taking roadtrips. If I can't get there in a single day's drive, I'm flying, see you when you get there. Running the miles on the Model 3, it has more than enough to be my only car. If you don't do roadtrips, which are vacation-day intensive anyway, it's an interesting experiment to run the numbers if an electric works for you. Of course some hater will, till the end of time, find a scenario where it doesn't work. But I think if most people really think about it, they'll see how well the current range of a car like the Model 3 will fit their needs. It does for me and can't wait to get mine.

woodandsteel 9y ago
And don't forget, the battery tech keeps getting better. How long til the Model 3 hits 400 miles, or 500?
foolfoolz 9y ago
long drives are exactly the problem EV can’t do but hybrid can. want to take a family trip sf to la? you will stop for gas once for 20 minutes and pay ~$60. want to take EV? plan for a long charging stop. want to fly? you’ll pay $100+/pp and rent a car when you get there. “most people” are going to see that EV has far less utility than a hybrid, usually at greater cost
- BuckRogers 9y ago
  That's a horrendous example. It's 5.7 hours between LA and SF. Perfectly fits what I described as a day's drive. You'd probably need to stop once to recharge for 30 minutes (super charge time with a Tesla), 10 more minutes than you described with the hybrid. Once you take a wiz, stretch the legs, change your kid's diaper, get them a quick snack and tend to everyone's needs you'll easily need 30 minutes in a 6 hour drive at some point. I'll take that. Especially given the lack of complexity to electrics compared to hybrids, which are the worst vehicles on the road for complexity (inferior to a plain old lone ICE). The only worse idea than a hybrid is hydrogen fuel cells. Some people like needlessly complex technology, I do not.

greglindahl 9y ago

My Tesla is my only car. It's doing pretty good. I can totally believe that it wouldn't work for you, but I'm not you.