I tracked a Tesla model 3

codrus said:

infinitenexus said:

Or if you had several batteries waiting, you could swap them in the pits.  Keep them on rotation on the charger.  

Swapping halfway through the day would probably be fine, but as has been mentioned it's really not practical with existing designs.  It's possible to design a car for fast battery swap but it needs to have been built-in to the design from day one, it's not something you bolt on later.

 

Yup.  Better Place tried this a while back but they failed (business, not this particular concept).  I don't know why more manufacturers are not pursuing this as a solution to range anxiety.  With a standard sized battery placed around current gas stations and a little investment instead of owning a car with batteries you'd own a car without batteries and just rent the batteries as needed.  Far easier than setting up a home network of chargers.  

codrus said:

Robbie said:

I really don't know how anyone is buying a new car that isn't a Tesla these days. I don't want a car payment, and I don't buy new cars on principal, but damn.

Where I live (SF Bay Area), Teslas are everywhere.  I know many people with them, and based on the stories I've heard I won't be buying one anytime soon.  LOTS of build quality issues.  Not just the panel gaps that are all over the internet, but more squeaks and rattles than a 90s Mustang, electric gadgets that randomly won't turn on, or fail to recognize each other and disable various features.  And the dealer network doesn't care, they deny that problems exist, claim they've fixed them when they did nothing, anything to try to get the customer to leave them alone.  I wouldn't accept that kind of treatment on a $20K Ford, let alone an $80K+ "luxury" car.

 

That was the same thing that the guy who owned a Model X told me. He said "My $50k Chevy Traverse is better screwed together than this $100k luxury SUV." They also complained about lack of parts availability, poor reliability and poor customer service. He said it was cool to have but they won't be getting another for a long time.

I know, I can't wait for a good quality semi luxury EV to come out. I like the I-Pace but it's having some teething issues. I just can't do tesla. Nothing about the car outside the drivetrain even interests me. I don't need auto-pilot or car retrieve or any of the parlor tricks that are in there. 

Living here at 7K Ft. the power of the EV sure makes a difference. No power loss at all. I'm pretty sure my next car will be an EV.