Originally Posted by
noglider
[MENTION=203914]Tourist in MSN[/MENTION], my spouse owned two cars, a Prius for commuting and a ...
Anyway, electric cars aren't for everyone, but it's working out well for us. ...
Teslas are becoming viable for an increasing number of people, partly because of the extensive charging network. I see taxis in the City that are Teslas. Taxi drivers wouldn't be driving them if they didn't make economic sense.
I do not disagree with anything you said.
I used to work with a co-worker that had a long commute, much on a freeway with a Prius, she claimed about 50 miles to the gallon in summer but only about 35 in winter.
I suggested to my sister that she get a EV when the rebates got really good. She never drove more than 40 or 50 miles per day, no long distances. She did not listen to me, she bought a Subaru EV (made by Toyota) that had no incentives because it was made in Japan. But she loves it. Her kids told her to get Tesla instead, but I am glad she did not. I am hearing that Tesla repairs after the warranty is up are really costly. Other brands (Ford, GM, Toyota, etc.), have lots of aftermarket body parts and other parts available for them from lower cost manufacturers, but it is my understanding that Tesla is the only source for parts. If I am incorrect on that, please correct me.
On parts, for a quick example, I had a Land Rover D2. My OBD2 code reader suggested that I needed a new part under the hood. On one of the internet forums, someone was saying do not buy the Land Rover part, and do not buy the cheaper aftermarket part from a Land Rover supplier. Instead buy this part for a Hyundai from Amazon, it is the same part. I bought the $25 part from Amazon instead of the $100 aftermarket part or the $200 Land Rover part, and it was identical, worked great.
In my community, the taxi company that I usually used when I needed a ride was one that used Prius cars, and those Prius cars had a bike rack on the back of them. Last time I took a taxi was to and from the airport for my 2019 bike tour, my S&S case (with bike) and a checked bag fit in the Prius trunk, along with the carry on bag. A few years ago they switched to Teslas but soon after that they went out of business. I suspect a big part of that was covid. I do not know if the switch to Teslas was part of that or not, that was at about the same time. I am sure that Uber was part of that too, as somehow Uber escaped the same kinds of regulations that a taxi company had.
We are way off topic here, if we continue we should do private messages.