Are we being forced to go electric?

[TheDoctor]

Spat deleted.
Let's keep it civil, please.

 

[CXRAndy]

Day 1 Ypres. Charged twice in the UK. Once at lunch when we got to Stansted services and Eurotunnel. Though I needed had bothered to get to Ypres. The hotel has charging, but don't need it to get into Germany today.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Spat deleted.
Let's keep it civil, please.

Too much gaslighting?

 

[the_mikey]

My opening and closing statement.

No, we are not being forced to go electric; it is possible for many, but not all, people to organise a lifestyle and home location that does not require a personally owned motorised vehicle at all. Train stations, ebikes, living in a 20 minute town, work near home, car share schemes can all be part of a car ownership free life, but it does require change, which some will find painful.

Absolutely this, I own a vehicle and I know the reason for owning that vehicle is not to get me around but simply to appease other people in my family, but I have it firmly in my sight to rid myself of the parasitic machine so I can get back to enjoying life and not doing dumb stuff to keep other people happy.

 

[CXRAndy]

Spotted this in a carpark

 

[TheDoctor]

Spotted this in a carpark

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Obvious photoshop is obvious

 

[CXRAndy]

Obvious photoshop is obvious

I was doing it whilst car was self driving

 

[icowden]

This is worth a read if you really want to understand Elon Musk's intentions with Tesla.

https://electrek.co/2022/06/09/elon-musk-reveals-tesla-master-plan-part-3/

Particularly parts one and two.

 

[CXRAndy]

Entered Germany now, came across a stretch of autobahn, so stretched the Tesla's legs @125mph, was effortless.

 

[TheDoctor]

I recently had a lowly 208 electric as a courtesy car.
Once I'd got used to it, did the obligatory standing start foot-to-the-floor in Sport mode.
OMFG.
It just kept accelerating! It pulled better than our old 150bhp tdi, and carried on pulling. No gear change, no let up. Highly impressive.

 

[gzoom]

Entered Germany now, came across a stretch of autobahn, so stretched the Tesla's legs @125mph, was effortless.

.....and its a good thing too Tesla seem to have SCs every 50-60 miles along most of the Autobahn

 

[gzoom]

I recently had a lowly 208 electric as a courtesy car.
Once I'd got used to it, did the obligatory standing start foot-to-the-floor in Sport mode.
OMFG.
It just kept accelerating! It pulled better than our old 150bhp tdi, and carried on pulling. No gear change, no let up. Highly impressive.

Imagine whats its like a 'ludicrous' Tesla. I was really excited at been given one a loan car, but after just one full throttle launch it felt like I gave my self concussion, spent the rest of the time with the car been worried that I would accidentally crash it into a bush/house/tree etc.

 

[cougie uk]

Imagine whats its like a 'ludicrous' Tesla. I was really excited at been given one a loan car, but after just one full throttle launch it felt like I gave my self concussion, spent the rest of the time with the car been worried that I would accidentally crash it into a bush/house/tree etc.

I don't even take my leaf out of eco mode. Too fast for my liking.

 

[CXRAndy]

Today's fossil fuel price near Cologne

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Today's fossil fuel price near Cologne

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They've got to get the tax revenue lost from those wealthy enough to afford an EV back from somewhere.