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I just ordered a model x despite being very skeptical. However I don't have the consciousness to drive a petrol car any longer, my kids will murder me when they
by tyfon 7y ago
I just ordered a model x despite being very skeptical. However I don't have the consciousness to drive a petrol car any longer, my kids will murder me when they grow up.
So I looked at all the viable cars, my summer house is 440 km from here and I would like to be able to get there in an emergency on one charge and I have a big cat that needs room + family. I've been saying for years that I want an electric but I want a "real" car maker to build a proper one. So now we are here with two new competitors.
The I-Pace has too short range and too little space. The E-tron has too short range and too little space. In the end the model x was the only viable one for my criteria.
My biggest counter before to the tesla was the build quality, but after inspecting several model x and testing them, it is noting like the old model s versions with rattling windows etc. It actually feels like a nice car.
- badpun 7y ago> However I don't have the consciousness to drive a petrol car any longer, my kids will murder me when they grow up. Is there assesment available of full environmental impact of an ICE vs electric car in a country like US (with a certain mix of green and non-green sources of electricity)? Generally, more stuff goes into an EV, so the production is probably higher impact - I wonder how the all-inclusive numbers look like.
- JeffL 7y agoThe Teslas may cost more upfront, but they save a ton on gas, oil, maintenance, etc, and are estimated to last for up to a million miles.
- tyfon 7y agoI don't know about the US, but since the power here is 99% hydroelectric it should only be the manufacturing and transportation emissions (it has to be transported from the US to Holland and then here.
- kwhitefoot 7y agoEven if the electricity comes from coal an electric car is still more efficient than petrol.
- omeid2 7y agoMaybe they make different models in USA vs Australia or probably we have a different standard of quality for the Tesla Model X price range. I find it rather flakey and poor.