The Everything Tesla/EV Argument Thread

[Steve_R]

GSC3 and Phred can preach their Tesla/EV love here and tell us all how great EVs are and how bad ICE cars are so those arguments don't clog up other threads. The potential topics are almost endless:

- What's best for a hot meal, WaWa or Buc-ee's?
- Is your home TV or car touch screen better for movies and video games?
- Do you let anyone eat or drink anything in your car?
- Refueling, which is better; 45 minutes or 5 minutes?
- How often do you drag race your SUV?
- Real pickup or Cybertruck for a work truck?
- Do you fill your gas tank full or stop at 80%?
- Does stopping at a gas station for 5 minutes once/week annoy you?

There are lots more. Go!

[Jughead]

[Bruze]

[Don Rickles]

Union picketers have been out in force in front of the new Tesla Dealership being built in Warminster !

[Bruze]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

Union picketers have been out in force in front of the new Tesla Dealership being built in Warminster !

People who don’t want to work are always forming mobs.

[Aerovette]

EVs are quick. They do not solve any issue and are dumb.


/thread

[Yadkin]

Next time you meet someone who is itching to tell you about his EV, tell him that it's a coal burner.

[jw38]

Originally Posted by aerovette

EVs are quick. They do not solve any issue and are dumb.


/thread

And there is always something quicker.

[dvarapala]

This thread does not have "Official" in the title - gonna keep posting to the other threads.

[roadpilot]

EV's have their place in the automobile world. There are a few things I like
about EV's. The problem is all the BS that EV'ers and the government has
been pushing, is a big negative for this new brand. The public can still think
for themselves and do not like to be pushed into buying a product.

[Bruze]

Originally Posted by aerovette

EVs are quick. They do not solve any issue and are dumb.


/thread

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[z06psi]

Until an EV can tow 40,000lbs, 550 miles without stopping, for under $100k = hard pass.

[Bill]

- What's best for a hot meal, WaWa or Buc-ee's?

For clean restrooms and miles of overpriced tchotchkes and snack food? Buc-ee's. Yes.

For a hot meal? Tacos at Stripes gas stations. C'mon, Texans, y'all know what I'm talkin' about.....

[LATB]

- What's best for a hot meal, WaWa or Buc-ee's?
My wife's home cooking.
- Is your home TV or car touch screen better for movies and video games?
Meh. Home TV gets limited use as is. No games.
- Do you let anyone eat or drink anything in your car?
Sure, it's a truck. The smell of food covers up the
smell of dog and tools and sawdust and dirt.
- Refueling, which is better; 45 minutes or 5 minutes?
The correct answer is 5 minutes.
- How often do you drag race your SUV?
Don't drag race. Not on a track and not on MTV.
- Real pickup or Cybertruck for a work truck?
I think you know my answer here.
- Do you fill your gas tank full or stop at 80%?
I top off most times. And by "top off" I mean to the top of the fill tube.
- Does stopping at a gas station for 5 minutes once/week annoy you?
I wish I only stopped once a week.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by LATB

- What's best for a hot meal, WaWa or Buc-ee's?
My wife's home cooking.
- Is your home TV or car touch screen better for movies and video games?
Meh. Home TV gets limited use as is. No games.
- Do you let anyone eat or drink anything in your car?
Sure, it's a truck. The smell of food covers up the
smell of dog and tools and sawdust and dirt.
- Refueling, which is better; 45 minutes or 5 minutes?
The correct answer is 5 minutes.
- How often do you drag race your SUV?
Don't drag race. Not on a track and not on MTV.
- Real pickup or Cybertruck for a work truck?
I think you know my answer here.
- Do you fill your gas tank full or stop at 80%?
I top off most times. And by "top off" I mean to the top of the fill tube.
- Does stopping at a gas station for 5 minutes once/week annoy you?
I wish I only stopped once a week.

This can cause damage to your emissions equipment/fuel tank venting.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

This can cause damage to your emissions equipment/fuel tank venting.

Diesel. Not a problem.

[Dsyeggy]

I traded in my wife's 5 series BMW for a Tesla M3 performance. Wife was not happy.

Doesnt have XM radio
Doesnt have soft close doors.
Not as comfortable as the BMW.

That being said, she loves not having to stop and get gas.

Are they for everyone? Nope.
Do they work for some people? Yep

Do either of those sides agree? Nope.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

[Bruze]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

This can cause damage to your emissions equipment/fuel tank venting.

I've read that before, but only as related to my CX5 Mazda.

Is that true of all vehicles? I always fill them all the way.

I only see this warning on the 100% reliable interwebs, no warnings on the gas caps, filler pipes, gas pumps, etc.

[Bruze]

Originally Posted by Dsyeggy

I traded in my wife's 5 series BMW for a Tesla M3 performance. Wife was not happy.

Doesnt have XM radio
Doesnt have soft close doors.
Not as comfortable as the BMW.

That being said, she loves not having to stop and get gas.

Are they for everyone? Nope.
Do they work for some people? Yep

Do either of those sides agree? Nope.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

The big issue is (or should be) the loss of freedom by having EVs forced on us and the purposeful destruction of the gas vehicle market.

But most Americans do not know what liberty is, so they do not know when it's being taken away, so we're on a downward spiral to tyranny.

[BayouCountry]

Fox Business is running a report of a cross country trip. Only complaint so far is almost running out of power when plans changed an GPS showing charging stations off the route. A restaurant was closed so they had to go off the planned route.