Tesla vs. Ford...

[Chizzang]

A co-worker of mine has a 2013 Ford Escape
A vehicle that Ford and the entire auto industry considers a HUGE success

Here is an image of the interior of a 2013 Escape with a freshly FILLED tank of gas... Notice anything?

[Ibanez]

It's not as large or as bad ass as the Tesla?

[Chizzang]

It's not as large or as bad ass as the Tesla?

Well yes, that... (true)
but the Ford Escape has less range on a full tank than any Tesla being made right now
and the Ford Escape is one of the best selling vehicles in the Ford lineup

Where's StWrong..?

[Ibanez]

It's not as large or as bad ass as the Tesla?

Well yes, that... (true)
but the Ford Escape has less range on a full tank than any Tesla being made right now
and the Ford Escape is one of the best selling vehicles in the Ford lineup

Where's StWrong..?

Oh, I thought you were looking for something less obvious However, the Escape is about $45k less and gets about 50 gallons more than the cheapest Tesla ($69k and about 200 miles)

[Ivytalk]

It's not as large or as bad ass as the Tesla?

Well yes, that... (true)
but the Ford Escape has less range on a full tank than any Tesla being made right now
and the Ford Escape is one of the best selling vehicles in the Ford lineup

Where's StWrong..?

Looks like the gas gauge in the photo is at about 3/4 full. But I take your point. And the Escape is also far cheaper than any Tesla on the market.

[Chizzang]

Well yes, that... (true)
but the Ford Escape has less range on a full tank than any Tesla being made right now
and the Ford Escape is one of the best selling vehicles in the Ford lineup

Where's StWrong..?

Looks like the gas gauge in the photo is at about 3/4 full. But I take your point. And the Escape is also far cheaper than any Tesla on the market.

The gas gauge is 100% FULL (please review the image again)

[Ibanez]

Well yes, that... (true)
but the Ford Escape has less range on a full tank than any Tesla being made right now
and the Ford Escape is one of the best selling vehicles in the Ford lineup

Where's StWrong..?

Looks like the gas gauge in the photo is at about 3/4 full. But I take your point. And the Escape is also far cheaper than any Tesla on the market.

That is the temperature gauge.

[AZGrizFan]

Well yes, that... (true)
but the Ford Escape has less range on a full tank than any Tesla being made right now
and the Ford Escape is one of the best selling vehicles in the Ford lineup

Where's StWrong..?

Looks like the gas gauge in the photo is at about 3/4 full. But I take your point. And the Escape is also far cheaper than any Tesla on the market.

Put on your glasses, old man.

Oh and Chizzy? StWrong's come back will be "yeah sure, but the Escape can stop ANYWHERE and fill up in 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Ibanez]

Looks like the gas gauge in the photo is at about 3/4 full. But I take your point. And the Escape is also far cheaper than any Tesla on the market.

Put on your glasses, old man.

Oh and Chizzy? StWrong's come back will be "yeah sure, but the Escape can stop ANYWHERE and fill up in 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

http://carstations.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

More and more stations are added each month.

[YoUDeeMan]

Looks like the gas gauge in the photo is at about 3/4 full. But I take your point. And the Escape is also far cheaper than any Tesla on the market.

The gas gauge is 100% FULL (please review the image again)

Ford Escape: starts around $22,000, and you can gear it up to about $35,000
Tesla S: starts at $69,000

$47,000 difference, divided by $3.70/gallon = 12,703 gallons.
Escape MPG ranges from 23 city to 32 highway...let's settle in at 25mpg.

12,703 gallons X 25mpg = 317,568 miles.

So, you can drive your Escape essentially for free, to it's death, probably 2-3 times over, before you make up the purchase price difference for buying a Tesla.

And the Escape is a small SUV.

Easy winner for most of America...Escape by a mile (or, more accurately, 317,568 miles). And most people still can't find enough electric stations at this point in time, so comparing driving range isn't exactly comparing apples to apples.

Not sure why anyone would bother to compare the two cars.

Now, on the other hand, if you have money to blow on things besides blow:

"The most amazing technology I've ever driven
By HARRY on Wednesday, January 02, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 6,000

overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Super quiet, very fast, great looking, no gas!"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10


"The Tesla Model S is a groundbreaking automobile. Very quiet, very fast, very stylish, and no gas, ever. There is no other EV even close to the range of the Model S available anywhere today. It is intuitive to drive and is largely software managed. I've gotten several updates downloaded to the car that add new functions and refine existing ones. There's no other automobile in the world that gets better the longer you own it. It is expensive, but no more so than gas-burners in its class. Moreover, driving it you feel that you are part of the beginning of a new transportation paradigm. This is a highway car, and I have driven it on one Winter trip of 1700 miles already. With the 90A charging station infrastructure already in place for Canada (through the dedicated efforts of Sun Country Highway), I could drive from Newfoundland to British Columbia with very little difference in total drive time from the gas-burners I used to drive. If you can afford one, put in your reservation -- you will never regret it."'

http://www.kbb.com/tesla/model-s/?psid= ... e7cdc70806" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[AZGrizFan]

The gas gauge is 100% FULL (please review the image again)

Ford Escape: starts around $22,000, and you can gear it up to about $35,000
Tesla S: starts at $69,000

$47,000 difference, divided by $3.70/gallon = 12,703 gallons.
Escape MPG ranges from 23 city to 32 highway...let's settle in at 25mpg.

12,703 gallons X 25mpg = 317,568 miles.

So, you can drive your Escape essentially for free, to it's death, probably 2-3 times over, before you make up the purchase price difference for buying a Tesla.

And the Escape is a small SUV.

Easy winner for most of America...Escape by a mile (or, more accurately, 317,568 miles). And most people still can't find enough electric stations at this point in time, so comparing driving range isn't exactly comparing apples to apples.

Not sure why anyone would bother to compare the two cars.

All well and good, but you're driving a fucking ESCAPE.

[houndawg]

The gas gauge is 100% FULL (please review the image again)

Ford Escape: starts around $22,000, and you can gear it up to about $35,000
Tesla S: starts at $69,000

$47,000 difference, divided by $3.70/gallon = 12,703 gallons.
Escape MPG ranges from 23 city to 32 highway...let's settle in at 25mpg.

12,703 gallons X 25mpg = 317,568 miles.

So, you can drive your Escape essentially for free, to it's death, probably 2-3 times over, before you make up the purchase price difference for buying a Tesla.

And the Escape is a small SUV.

Easy winner for most of America...Escape by a mile (or, more accurately, 317,568 miles). And most people still can't find enough electric stations at this point in time, so comparing driving range isn't exactly comparing apples to apples.

Not sure why anyone would bother to compare the two cars.

Now, on the other hand, if you have money to blow on things besides blow:

"The most amazing technology I've ever driven
By HARRY on Wednesday, January 02, 2013

I own this car - My approximate mileage is 6,000

overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Super quiet, very fast, great looking, no gas!"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10


"The Tesla Model S is a groundbreaking automobile. Very quiet, very fast, very stylish, and no gas, ever. There is no other EV even close to the range of the Model S available anywhere today. It is intuitive to drive and is largely software managed. I've gotten several updates downloaded to the car that add new functions and refine existing ones. There's no other automobile in the world that gets better the longer you own it. It is expensive, but no more so than gas-burners in its class. Moreover, driving it you feel that you are part of the beginning of a new transportation paradigm. This is a highway car, and I have driven it on one Winter trip of 1700 miles already. With the 90A charging station infrastructure already in place for Canada (through the dedicated efforts of Sun Country Highway), I could drive from Newfoundland to British Columbia with very little difference in total drive time from the gas-burners I used to drive. If you can afford one, put in your reservation -- you will never regret it."'

http://www.kbb.com/tesla/model-s/?psid= ... e7cdc70806" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'd look hard if I didn't have to have a pick up.

[YoUDeeMan]

Put on your glasses, old man.

Oh and Chizzy? StWrong's come back will be "yeah sure, but the Escape can stop ANYWHERE and fill up in 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

http://carstations.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

More and more stations are added each month.

Looking at that map, there's no way I could make it up to my MIL's place in the UP in Michigan.

ZERO stations in the UP.

12 hour drive (so the recharging would add more time), and then once past Flint/Bay City, you'd have to go way the hell out of the way (40+ miles to recharge (although I could visit DSURocks in Traverse City, MI ).

[YoUDeeMan]

Ford Escape: starts around $22,000, and you can gear it up to about $35,000
Tesla S: starts at $69,000

$47,000 difference, divided by $3.70/gallon = 12,703 gallons.
Escape MPG ranges from 23 city to 32 highway...let's settle in at 25mpg.

12,703 gallons X 25mpg = 317,568 miles.

So, you can drive your Escape essentially for free, to it's death, probably 2-3 times over, before you make up the purchase price difference for buying a Tesla.

And the Escape is a small SUV.

Easy winner for most of America...Escape by a mile (or, more accurately, 317,568 miles). And most people still can't find enough electric stations at this point in time, so comparing driving range isn't exactly comparing apples to apples.

Not sure why anyone would bother to compare the two cars.

All well and good, but you're driving a fucking ESCAPE.

Quit being an elitist. An Escape would be a dream car for most 'Mericans.

[clenz]

My mother in law has had an Escape since 06...an 06, 08, and now a 12.

I can tell you that she gets about 25 MPG for the driving she does. It has a 17.5 gallon tank.

25*17.5=437.5

What the fuck kind of driving are they doing that they are getting 260 miles to a full tank?

The 03 F150 I occasionally drive for work gets 17 mpg...with a 25 gallon tank I can get about the same 425 ish miles out of it.


The 13 Escape as a 15 gallon tank and averages between 22-30 MPG depending on model and drive style. On the low side thats 350ish miles.

Again...Something seems off.



Having said all of that - Teslas are bad ass

[clenz]

All well and good, but you're driving a fucking ESCAPE.

Quit being an elitist. An Escape would be a dream car for most 'Mericans.

Judge me if you want but I would LOVE to have my mother in laws escape

25 MPG, an amazing amount of space, enough towing capacity for me, great looking, amazing interior amenities, etc...

My dream car? No.
My realistic "dream" car? You bet. I don't like the new body style though. The 2012 is very nice though.

[YoUDeeMan]

My mother in law has had an Escape since 06...an 06, 08, and now a 12.

I can tell you that she gets about 25 MPG for the driving she does. It has a 17.5 gallon tank.

25*17.5=437.5

What the fuck kind of driving are they doing that they are getting 260 miles to a full tank?

The 03 F150 I occasionally drive for work gets 17 mpg...with a 25 gallon tank I can get about the same 425 ish miles out of it.


The 13 Escape as a 15 gallon tank and averages between 22-30 MPG depending on model and drive style. On the low side thats 350ish miles.

Again...Something seems off.



Having said all of that - Teslas are bad ass

The car is in neutral, so it would be interesting to know how the on board navigator is discerning that there are only 258 miles left in the tank.

[YoUDeeMan]

I don't like the new boy style though.

[clenz]

My mother in law has had an Escape since 06...an 06, 08, and now a 12.

I can tell you that she gets about 25 MPG for the driving she does. It has a 17.5 gallon tank.

25*17.5=437.5

What the fuck kind of driving are they doing that they are getting 260 miles to a full tank?

The 03 F150 I occasionally drive for work gets 17 mpg...with a 25 gallon tank I can get about the same 425 ish miles out of it.


The 13 Escape as a 15 gallon tank and averages between 22-30 MPG depending on model and drive style. On the low side thats 350ish miles.

Again...Something seems off.



Having said all of that - Teslas are bad ass

The car is in neutral, so it would be interesting to know how the on board navigator is discerning that there are only 258 miles left in the tank.

My father in law has a 2013 Fusion that I've driven some...I would love that car as well...I can tell you it is fun as hell to watch the real time MPG/distance to E on that. If I let off the gas to coast my MPG jumps to 99.9 with a couple hundred extra miles to E but once I touch the gas it will drop to about 5MPG until it settles in.

[clenz]

I don't like the new boy style though.

Honestly though - that initial picture is either:

1. Shopped
2. Having a sensor issue
3. Just filled up and the distance is catching up with reading how full the tank is (Which happens)
4. They drive like a fucking dee-dee-dee

[YoUDeeMan]

Looks like the gas gauge in the photo is at about 3/4 full. But I take your point. And the Escape is also far cheaper than any Tesla on the market.

That is the temperature gauge.

After looking at the picture again, I believe Ivy was looking at the little gauge that shows the picture of the gas pump...and there is a line with an arrow next to it on that image that appears to indicate the gas pump isn't totally full.

An honest mistake, but if you are signing a contract, or letting Ivy pick up the bill, you might want to double check everything he reviews.

[Chizzang]

Um.. all consternation and gastrointestinal grumblings aside gentlemen,
My only POINT was that John StWrong said basically nobody would buy a car with such shitty range

That is all...

No other point was being made - but to counter that stupid point

As you were

[Ibanez]

My next car is going to a Ford Escape. Probably the Ford Escape Hybrid. I'd love a Tesla, but it's not affordable.

[Chizzang]

oh... and all of you detectives and rocket scientists examining the image
1) I took the picture with my phone
2) I was driving the fucking car
3) I had just filled it up

more images shortly Sherlocks

[Ibanez]

My mother in law has had an Escape since 06...an 06, 08, and now a 12.

I can tell you that she gets about 25 MPG for the driving she does. It has a 17.5 gallon tank.

25*17.5=437.5

What the fuck kind of driving are they doing that they are getting 260 miles to a full tank?

The 03 F150 I occasionally drive for work gets 17 mpg...with a 25 gallon tank I can get about the same 425 ish miles out of it.


The 13 Escape as a 15 gallon tank and averages between 22-30 MPG depending on model and drive style. On the low side thats 350ish miles.

Again...Something seems off.



Having said all of that - Teslas are bad ass

The car is in neutral, so it would be interesting to know how the on board navigator is discerning that there are only 258 miles left in the tank.

The car is in drive. Look again.