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Originally Posted by dyna mo
huh? give in to what? you confess you didn't read the article, in which experts talk about the lack of battery tech breakthroughs, then you claim those experts are wrong and you're right about plenty of battery tech breakthroughs. it's weird you can't realize that even elon musk is waiting for a breakthrough, i've even quoted him on that to you in a previous tesla thread.
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Take it easy, Lemon Squeezey. I didn't "Confess" to anything. I posted a picture of the magazine and commented about an EV car on the cover of an oil mag. Then I commented that I think battery breakthroughs are already happening. I'm not disputing the experts in the article, whoever they are. I'm only saying that in the past 2 years, Both Chevy and Tesla offer longer range for their cars then they used to, and both claim battery improvements.
You've been good for a while... please don't start misquoting me or saying I said things I didn't say.
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Originally Posted by emmanuelle
I'm thinking that in 2017-2018 we'll be seeing a whole lot of Teslas on the roads of major cities. Lease returns will be coming in and the inexpensive Model E (or whatever the proper name is) will be hitting the ground. Smart entrepreneurs will be setting up charging stations the way they once did ATMs and vending machines.
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Yep I think so too. Whenever I am driving around I see at least 1 Tesla, at least 2 Volts, and sometimes another brand. At Place Ville Marie there are 6 charging stations and they are full these days. At most other charging stations I'm seeing more and more these days too. I fuckin' love it.
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Originally Posted by MaDalton
i don't know what Teslas policy is on that but one of the biggest downsides of electric cars is that they become pretty useless after a couple of years
the batteries lose capacity and replacing them (unless separately rented like some companies do it - or covered by guarantee) will cost more than the rest of the car is worth.
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Maybe... I think the hope is that the cost of batteries will drop to something reasonable in the next few years. Until then, the car companies are being great, offering 8 year warranty on the batteries or something like that. Also, Tesla started offering battery upgrades for the older Roadsters.