Tesla's Model III goes 200 miles per charge and costs $35,000

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  1. MarAzul

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    Ok. Perhaps someone else can speculate on the answer to my question.
     
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    Population control is the only answer.
     
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    Mileage based insurance.
     
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    Sorry I figured I did. My answer basically means we're more concerned about the good that electric vehicles represent as opposed to some made up strawman argument.
     
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    You ever been in one? It is a luxury vehicle. Yeah that civic doesn't hold a candle to the Tesla.
     
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    I have never been in the unreleased $35,000 Tesla.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Why the hell not? What do you live in California for if not to be buds with Elon Musk?

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    Well dviss, you were being dviss again. I did not say nor intend to imply there was something bad about electric vehicles.
    They do sort of screw up the road financing though, but it can be changed, that was what prompted my question.
     
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    I hear roads will be funded by a boat tax.

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    That's the strawman I'm talking about. I don't think they do. It's already screwed up. Electric cars will help fix it.
     
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    how reliable are Teslas though? I saw a report that 2/3 of Tesla's drivetrains fail by 60k miles.
    http://www.breitbart.com/california...tesla-model-s-drivetrains-replaced-60k-miles/


    http://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tesla-reliability-doesnt-match-its-high-performance

     
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    How?
     
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    The new civic is light years better than the last one for sure.

    The only thing I'd change about what I see in the pic in this thread is the grille. Looks like a Dodge.
     
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    Saw a Civic Si on the road the other day, looks really badass.
     
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    But this tesla looks not too bad, not really sure you can have it as your only car though, you'd have to have a backup gas powered car. I could probably get away but I live in an apartment with no charger so that's no good for me. I drive a shit ton.

    Some of my buddies got some cheap chevy elecric car for a 100 a month lease or something just to use solely for commuting.
    http://www.chevrolet.com/spark-ev-electric-vehicle.html
     
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    The BMW i3 is pretty cool too but its so fucking bare bones inside.
     
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    What will the state do for road tax money when everyone gets flying cars? :MARIS61:
     
  19. MarAzul

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    Easy! Can you guess?
     
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    Flying cars need something to land and park on. How will the state pay for that?
     

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