Count Arthur
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I have one of those as well (dark grey, 64 kW battery). Was one of the first to get one in the Netherlands. Put on 65000 km the first year, I’m now almost at 120000 km. It’s quite a nice comfortable and well driving car, quick enough and quite efficient. I regularly drive 400 km/day, which in the summertime you can do on a single charge with a little luck. Reliabilityy is excellent, though I’ve had to call in once for a dead 12v battery . Battery wear seems quite minimal as well.
Not quite though. My colleague has the Kona EV. The Kona is quite a bit smaller, and it does have a different battery pack. His was replaced and he still can't charge it to 100% due to safety concerns
Remember that Tesla fancies itself a power company. Cars were just the lever used to open this particular can of worms.
Their real opposition isn't GM - it's ConEd.
I read that China and Vietnam are building many coal fired electricity generation plants. Here in Canada we are still exporting coal in vast quantity. So much in fact that corporations applied for more coal mining permits to chop off the tops of a couple of mountains. The biggest coal port in North America is south of Vancouver in Tsawwassen. It's also used by the USA coal exporters for loading ships. Brought in via train loads.coal is shrinking
I looked at a few.Brand?
You might enjoy reading "Power Play" about the struggles to get Tesla up and running.
It appears the interior is suede or alcantara and smooth leather...very nice..Porsche Cross Turismo 4S
There is a huge choice of interiors, one thing I like because it means I am not forced into black or grey which I am bored by after all these years.It appears the interior is suede or alcantara and smooth leather...very nice..
You can't improve on rotary air-con/vent controls, volume knobs etc. And I hate the move to even put the Speedo on a centre touchscreen.
I agree, fabric is better for upholstery but is often not available and "vegan leather" is the worst of the worst.How did leather become the default "premium" car upholstery anyway? In summer it burns like hell if you wear shorts and it is awful for lateral acceleration. The only positive is it is easy to clean if someone vomits. I much prefer alcantara or cloth but for a while many cars didn't offer an alternative. One of the pleasant side effects of the rise of veganism is car companies offering leather alternatives (although some snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by offering plastic leather, the ultimate combination of crapness IMO).
That said, I dislike leather much less than the obsession with putting the entire car user interface on a touch screen. You can't improve on rotary air-con/vent controls, volume knobs etc. And I hate the move to even put the Speedo on a centre touchscreen.
You could use a Tuscon.If I had to have a new ICE vehicle today, the two which might interest me the most are the Suzuki Jimny and the Toyota GR Yaris, neither of which is sold in the USA, so any possible temptation has been nipped in the bud. I imagine that the Corvette is a bargain for what it is, but these days I really want a compact box with some cargo-carrying capacity (think groceries, not sofas) with enough ground clearance to negotiate speed bumps, potholes and intersections with high crowns. I really hate the sound of the bodywork and undercarriage scraping against the pavement!
If I had to have a new ICE vehicle today, the two which might interest me the most are the Suzuki Jimny and the Toyota GR Yaris, neither of which is sold in the USA, so any possible temptation has been nipped in the bud. I imagine that the Corvette is a bargain for what it is, but these days I really want a compact box with some cargo-carrying capacity (think groceries, not sofas) with enough ground clearance to negotiate speed bumps, potholes and intersections with high crowns. I really hate the sound of the bodywork and undercarriage scraping against the pavement!