When our neighbors go on vacation we, watch their dogs, and drive their hybrid Camry , This I would put up against any of the Tesla vehicles in quality versus price. Even after rebuilding it NiMh battery module , it continues to get 45+mpg.
I just saw a pop up article ad about the tesla Supercharging.
I assumed, it turns out incorrectly, that supercharging was free. It's not any longer.
Looking at the page,
https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/supercharger it shows a price comparison between and average petrol car consumption, and the cost of " refilling " a tesla.
If one looks at the comparison, the tesla isn't that much cheaper for miles driven. In typical BS tesla style, there is a note that the tesla recharge price includes the free 400 KWh they do give annually. So what happens when you use that up and are paying full tilt?
Well according to the chart on teslas site, it would cost you MORE to recharge the tesla than to cover the same miles with a petrol car of not outstanding economy. Do the comparison with a decently economical Diesel car, and the tesla looks pretty damn expensive.
I would gaurantee, the 400 free Kwh hours tesla give owners is wholly and soley to enable their PR machine to claim the tesla is cheaper to run than the IC consumption compared against. Cheaper running copsts have been a huge lynchpin of EV marketing but in this case, it looks in reality to be a crock.
What a Surprise! Fancy someone like tesla making false or misleading over hyped claims! Who ( other than the Koolaide drinking fan boys) would have ever thought such a thing possible?
Can't paste it here as shown with teh graphics but:
$195 Supercharger cost after the annual Supercharger credit 400 Kwh
$266 Petrol Cost
Distance Driven
3000 km
Charging costs are approximate. Charging cost estimate assumes Supercharger cost of $0.35 per kilowatt hour. Petrol cost assumes 7.7 litres per 100km at $1.15 per litre. Cost may vary depending on the vehicle location, configuration, battery age and condition, driving style and operation, and environmental and climate conditions.
If we multiply the free 400 Kw by .35 we get $140 worth of power.
Add that to the $195 which your next 3000Km is going to cost you and the price of that distance is now going to cost you $335.
$69 MORE than the IC.
So much for electric fuel savings. !!
And again, 7.7 isn't particularly economical these days. Even our locally built Full size family sedans get 8.3 L / 100 and that would STILL work out cheaper than the tesla both in fuel cost and about half the purchase price of a model 3 when they are now scheduled to arrive in 18 Months. An X would be roughly 5 times more to buy than the family sedan.
If we look at a hybrid camry, the consumption for that is 4.5L/ 100. Even the IC only model gets 7L/100.
Camry purchase cost, well you'd get 6 camrys for the price of a tesla and a good chunk of change as well.
And if we look at the cost of power at home, if you live in our most greenwashed Big Bs battery state, power there isn't 35c KWH, it's going to be closer to 45c+. A lot more if you charge during peak periods.
So here we have another Load of BS from the masters of hype and broken promises and another untruth of claims made by the EV vested interests.
got to admit, as a cynic, even i'm surprised by this. And feel like a sucker.
You just can't believe any of the claims from the Ev brigade without first verifying them. This isn't stuff I dreamt up, it's from Tesla's website and other manufacturers.
I get it now though. A recharge may be a lot cheaper than filling the tank on an IC car but how far does the electric go on that value?
I'm sure some little tiny EV's are cheaper to run but the question is, compared to what?
Wonder what Diesel Polo would cost to cover 3000km as to the cost of power for a V/Bolt?
My money is on the VW.
Wonder how many of them I could buy for the cost of a model X? Bout a car carrier trailer full I'd think.