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> Is there really any reason to buy a Tesla if you want an EV other than as a status symbol? In most head-to-head comparisons between like models: Goes farthe
by ajross 2y ago
> Is there really any reason to buy a Tesla if you want an EV other than as a status symbol?
In most head-to-head comparisons between like models: Goes farther. Goes much faster. Holds more stuff. Seats more people. Charges at more spots. Vastly better charging experience ("plug in and walk away"). Vastly better infotainment system. Vastly better autopilot experience vs. mere "cruise control and lane keeping". New car prices are often cheaper, even.
Your Bolt may be a very useful vehicle but you're not going to road trip around the mountain west in it (though to be fair the linked article is about Europe). It'd be hard pressed just to take you skiing.
- sfblah 2y agoPeople who live in Tahoe would love to have a word with you about how terrible the typical Tesla driver is during ski season, but ok. For snow driving, you're going to want something more practical, and snow tires.
- ajross 2y agoStop it, it takes me into the cascades regularly. An AWD EV with 3MPSF tires is the best snow vehicle I've ever driven. Why do people do this? That's just trivially falsifiable.
- XajniN 2y agoThe force (weight of a car in this case) and the material of the contact surfaces are the biggest (theoretically the only) factors affecting the friction. But the members of the US Summer Tire Club don’t get that.
- qwerpy 2y agoYou’re right, kind of. I got snow tires for my model Y and it has been great for ski trips or even down the hill during the rare PNW snow. A Tesla with summer (maybe even all season) tires, its monstrous torque, and regenerative braking, is definitely not a good winter car for the uninitiated.
- jaggs 2y agoMmm...BYD and Geely are going to come as a shock when they arrive to your neck of the woods. :)
- ajross 2y agoI don't think there's an offering from either vendor that wins any one of the criteria above, actually? Is there a specific model you're thinking of that e.g. beats the Model Y on more than one (or two-if-you-grant-a-subjective-call, maybe).
- kcb 2y agoAt least the comparison ive seen between the Model 3 and equivalent BYD was still very favorable to the Model 3. Beep boop.