I totally love the idea of electric cars but still not sure the practicality of buying one just yet. The main reason for me to consider purchasing an electric car would be the ridiculous fuel costs involved presently in operating a combustion engine automobile. Besides the fact I cringe every time at the pump seeing how much the government is helping themselves per litre in taxes. We would also not want anyone to think I am not a good global citizen, obviously electric cars are much better for the environment.
The one thing I take pride in is being practical looking at both sides before committing myself going full steam. The car company that for me that seems to be taking the lead in this new electric engine innovation is Tesla, it looks like a comfortable stylish vehicle, from what I hear can go on a single charge in the range of 423 kilometers, and the technology is quite advanced. All great traits most of us look for in automobile, but the price sticker is somewhere in the range of $80,000 dollars, factoring in a car like some Volkswagens with clean diesel that can go over a 1000 kilometres on a single tank and costs thousands less, makes me wonder from an expense perspective if a car like Tesla would justify the difference between gas costs and purchase pricing over a five- year plan?
I heard on the news there are a few cities that Tesla has charge stations in which takes an hour to accomplish, and much longer plugging it in somewhere else. The reality is when I travel the less stops the better for me, so I'm taking even a long trip without a supercharge Tesla station. It would be without a doubt many hours longer to arrive at my final destination. Not being an engineer I do have an idea how to maybe solve the long stop situation for electric cars. In a combustion engine the alternator charges the battery, how about having two sets of batteries maybe smaller but with a setup like an alternator that charges the other at the same time. Just an idea have no clue on how to accomplish this always go electric system. That would be a terrific feature probably enticing many more buyers.
My next consideration would be how expensive regular maintenance would be, and after a period of time the costs of any major problems that could arise? This being new technology if I happen to have a breakdown in a small city through my travels would the average mechanic be able to repair the car? Even though we all know most cars are worst investment we make regarding return, what would I expect to receive in resale, and at this point how many dealers would want it as trade in?
I still believe that this is the car of the future, but being in the early stages of development the cost for the average person is much too high, there are not enough places to recharge as of yet, and we do not know all the possible problems that can occur, perhaps for me waiting awhile would be my best bet. However for someone who can afford to pay the sticker price, maybe has other cars for longer trips this could very well be the perfect automobile for them.
Amazing Car by arynews
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The one thing I take pride in is being practical looking at both sides before committing myself going full steam. The car company that for me that seems to be taking the lead in this new electric engine innovation is Tesla, it looks like a comfortable stylish vehicle, from what I hear can go on a single charge in the range of 423 kilometers, and the technology is quite advanced. All great traits most of us look for in automobile, but the price sticker is somewhere in the range of $80,000 dollars, factoring in a car like some Volkswagens with clean diesel that can go over a 1000 kilometres on a single tank and costs thousands less, makes me wonder from an expense perspective if a car like Tesla would justify the difference between gas costs and purchase pricing over a five- year plan?
I heard on the news there are a few cities that Tesla has charge stations in which takes an hour to accomplish, and much longer plugging it in somewhere else. The reality is when I travel the less stops the better for me, so I'm taking even a long trip without a supercharge Tesla station. It would be without a doubt many hours longer to arrive at my final destination. Not being an engineer I do have an idea how to maybe solve the long stop situation for electric cars. In a combustion engine the alternator charges the battery, how about having two sets of batteries maybe smaller but with a setup like an alternator that charges the other at the same time. Just an idea have no clue on how to accomplish this always go electric system. That would be a terrific feature probably enticing many more buyers.
My next consideration would be how expensive regular maintenance would be, and after a period of time the costs of any major problems that could arise? This being new technology if I happen to have a breakdown in a small city through my travels would the average mechanic be able to repair the car? Even though we all know most cars are worst investment we make regarding return, what would I expect to receive in resale, and at this point how many dealers would want it as trade in?
I still believe that this is the car of the future, but being in the early stages of development the cost for the average person is much too high, there are not enough places to recharge as of yet, and we do not know all the possible problems that can occur, perhaps for me waiting awhile would be my best bet. However for someone who can afford to pay the sticker price, maybe has other cars for longer trips this could very well be the perfect automobile for them.
Amazing Car by arynews
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/8625748
