It there a "Tesla is Motor Trend Car of the Year" thread?

[JohnStOnge]

Don't see one. Apologize if there is.

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Not there yet from my standpoint but you can see potential if they can get the range up to maybe double what it is now and get the super charging stations established in thousands of convenient locations. It's becoming plausible.

[YoUDeeMan]

One of my neighbors has one...it is a damned fine car.

[VictorG]

I'm buying one as soon as I turn in my winning power ball tickets........I'll have to have it delivered to Montana though.......

[AZGrizFan]

I want one. Badly.

[CID1990]

I would get one if they werent so dang expensive

[HI54UNI]

I was at a conference last week and we had a guy from Tesla as a speaker. Very interesting. They are building their own battery factory and plan to have it in operation by 2017. They are predicting it will lower battery costs by 30% which should help lower the car price dramatically. They also are coming out with a small SUV in 2017. They will also be selling batteries to homeowners, businesses, and electric utilities to store energy form wind and solar and to even out electric usage.

[AZGrizFan]

I would get one if they werent so dang expensive

Expense is relative. How much do you spend in fuel each month? I spend about $400, so it makes a Tesla VERY affordable at that point.

[YoUDeeMan]

I would get one if they werent so dang expensive

Expense is relative. How much do you spend in fuel each month? I spend about $400, so it makes a Tesla VERY affordable at that point.

Move closer to work and put the $400 into your mortgage instead of into gasoline.

$4,800 per year gets you a new grill, a couple guns, and LOTs of that cheap beer you drink.

[VictorG]

Move closer to work and put the $400 into your mortgage instead of into gasoline.

$400 is about what we spend too . I drive a Prius and my wife drives a Tahoe. I commute about 90 miles a day and my wife a bit over 25. No way would I move closer to work. That would mean moving to.........egad! Missoula!!!

[CID1990]

I would get one if they werent so dang expensive

Expense is relative. How much do you spend in fuel each month? I spend about $400, so it makes a Tesla VERY affordable at that point.

I probably spend more than most guys on this board because I live in the 3rd world where it is generally more expensive

but then a Tesla would be a bad idea in Vietnam, El Salvador or Nigeria anyway

[AZGrizFan]

Expense is relative. How much do you spend in fuel each month? I spend about $400, so it makes a Tesla VERY affordable at that point.

I probably spend more than most guys on this board because I live in the 3rd world where it is generally more expensive

but then a Tesla would be a bad idea in Vietnam, El Salvador or Nigeria anyway

Uh...yeah.

[89Hen]

I think half of their sales must be within a 10 mile radius of me. I see dozens now every day. They are fantastic looking cars.

[D1B]

I think half of their sales must be within a 10 mile radius of me. I see dozens now every day. They are fantastic looking cars.

Hen, I heard if you suddenly jump in front of a Tesla going full speed, it stops instantaneously and wont hurt you.

Give it a shot.

[Ibanez]

I would get one if they werent so dang expensive

Expense is relative. How much do you spend in fuel each month? I spend about $400, so it makes a Tesla VERY affordable at that point.

Jesus. I drive 65 miles a day, to and from work, but only spend at the most $200/mo. What are you driving?

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

I would get one if they werent so dang expensive

Expense is relative. How much do you spend in fuel each month? I spend about $400, so it makes a Tesla VERY affordable at that point.

Really?

Do you have any idea how much your electric bill will go up at your home, not to mention the gouging sodomy that will take place out on the road when you NEED to recharge?

Trust me, a motorcycle rear tire in my town costs $150, when I NEED one out on the road (Sturgis) it's $350 and I get to wait 5 hours to get one.

[CID1990]

I probably spend more than most guys on this board because I live in the 3rd world where it is generally more expensive

but then a Tesla would be a bad idea in Vietnam, El Salvador or Nigeria anyway

Uh...yeah.

You think gas is cheaper in the 3rd world?

Think again- only those countries with their own refineries (like Venezuela and Iraq) have cheap gas

It is $4.50 per gallon here in San Salvador and it was up around 5 bucks a gallon in Vietnam

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Let's get a pool going on the race of the first person to kill somebody at a charging station because it's taking too long and they are in a hurry.

[AZGrizFan]

Expense is relative. How much do you spend in fuel each month? I spend about $400, so it makes a Tesla VERY affordable at that point.

Really?

Do you have any idea how much your electric bill will go up at your home, not to mention the gouging sodomy that will take place out on the road when you NEED to recharge?

Trust me, a motorcycle rear tire in my town costs $150, when I NEED one out on the road (Sturgis) it's $350 and I get to wait 5 hours to get one.

According to calculations, it takes about $2 worth of "power" to fully charge your car at home. That's the equivalent of about $50 in gas in my current mode of transportation.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Really?

Do you have any idea how much your electric bill will go up at your home, not to mention the gouging sodomy that will take place out on the road when you NEED to recharge?

Trust me, a motorcycle rear tire in my town costs $150, when I NEED one out on the road (Sturgis) it's $350 and I get to wait 5 hours to get one.

According to calculations, it takes about $2 worth of "power" to fully charge your car at home. That's the equivalent of about $50 in gas in my current mode of transportation.

Who's calculations?

I bet it's closer to free, just like welfare

[dbackjon]

According to calculations, it takes about $2 worth of "power" to fully charge your car at home. That's the equivalent of about $50 in gas in my current mode of transportation.

Who's calculations?

I bet it's closer to free, just like welfare

31% of Montana's electricity comes from Hydro, mostly built by Federal Taxpayers. So yes, your electricity is a form of welfare.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Sure it is

[HI54UNI]

Who's calculations?

I bet it's closer to free, just like welfare

31% of Montana's electricity comes from Hydro, mostly built by Federal Taxpayers. So yes, your electricity is a form of welfare.

Most, if not all, federal hydropower projects are being repaid with interest to the federal treasury through the rates for the power.

[Grizalltheway]

Expense is relative. How much do you spend in fuel each month? I spend about $400, so it makes a Tesla VERY affordable at that point.

Really?

Do you have any idea how much your electric bill will go up at your home, not to mention the gouging sodomy that will take place out on the road when you NEED to recharge?

Trust me, a motorcycle rear tire in my town costs $150, when I NEED one out on the road (Sturgis) it's $350 and I get to wait 5 hours to get one.

Tesla is also building a network of (free) solar powered charging stations. But don't let the facts get in your way, you seldom do.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Really?

Do you have any idea how much your electric bill will go up at your home, not to mention the gouging sodomy that will take place out on the road when you NEED to recharge?

Trust me, a motorcycle rear tire in my town costs $150, when I NEED one out on the road (Sturgis) it's $350 and I get to wait 5 hours to get one.

Tesla is also building a network of (free) solar powered charging stations. But don't let the facts get in your way, you seldom do.

They are not free you have to buy one of their cars to use them, if you have another brand of car they are not free and lets face it, Tesla wont keep them free forever, its just an incentive to get people to buy their cars.

How long before you guys start complaining about battery disposal and the added stress on an already maxed out national electrical grid?

Fact that...... mutha fu*ker

[∞∞∞]

Not that they're everywhere, but I see them almost daily around these parts. Beautiful cars.

I did see a Fisker Karma once and thought it looked amazing as well, but I think the company is on the verge of failure.

Anyways, congrats to Tesla. Amazing piece of American ingenuity.

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