Tesla does something great for both itself and the electric car movement.

[The Mad Monk]

Sure it would be inconvenient for a % of population, but likely 90%+ either does not make regular 300m+ trips in one go or when they do would be fine with having to wait for 30 min as it is not a major obstacle.

The real issues are price - the only car that can do it costs 80k$ and the infrastructure which is just not in place. I hope both of those will change for the better over the next decade.

You've never experienced the Midwest, have you. I have several workers, out of a workforce of about 20, who commute nearly 100 miles. One way. Every day.

...and then there's college sports.

[regexcellent]

Sorry. reg has spoken. A few times per year, he drives more than 300 miles. Therefore, electric cars should be banned for everyone.

That's not what I said, I was talking about why I wouldn't buy one.

You've never experienced the Midwest, have you. I have several workers, out of a workforce of about 20, who commute nearly 100 miles. One way. Every day.

...and then there's college sports.

I know people who do that but from Rochester to Buffalo, which is a similar distance.

[Sava]

That's not what I said, I was talking about why I wouldn't buy one.

teehee

[Hauldren Collider]

Being deliberately retarded is the opposite of cleverness, Sava.

[Sava]

Who said I was trying to be clever?

[C0ckney]

You've never experienced the Midwest, have you. I have several workers, out of a workforce of about 20, who commute nearly 100 miles. One way. Every day.

that's crazy. is there a huge difference in living costs between the area where your plant is and cities about 100 miles away?

[rah]

Yes there is a BIG difference. There are a lot of people that commute to downtown Chicago from Wisconsin and Indiana everyday.
So they can live in houses 2 to 3 times bigger than they could afford in the city.
(of course many of those people just prefer not to live in Illinois)

[Sava]

Being deliberately retarded is the opposite of cleverness, Sava.

Also, you are wrong. Feigning ignorance is a classic comedy method.

[C0ckney]

Yes there is a BIG difference. There are a lot of people that commute to downtown Chicago from Wisconsin and Indiana everyday.
So they can live in houses 2 to 3 times bigger than they could afford in the city.
(of course many of those people just prefer not to live in Illinois)

yeah i imagine the difference would have to be big to justify what must be a 3 hour commute monday to friday. i wouldn't do it, but different people have different priorities i suppose.

[C0ckney]

jon miller we love you.

[The Mad Monk]

To be honest, most of them do that commute in considerably less than three hours.

[C0ckney]

i meant in total, 1.5 hours each way.

[Sava]

I bet slapping some photovoltaic material to the roof of those cars would extend their range.

[regexcellent]

Not by a lot. Solar panels generate very little power.

[Sava]

Not by a lot. Solar panels generate very little power.

Some quick googling reveals that a 300w/h system can add 30 miles per hour of sunlight (in optimal conditions). Drive to work, sits outside for 8+ hours... there you go.

Considering the gains in PV efficiency in recent years, only an idiot would dismiss the possibility outright.

(I'm finding quite a range of figures regarding the effectiveness of solar paneling on EV's and hybrid vehicles)