Abrignac wrote:Just so happens that this was the first car I’ve actually seen burning on the side of the road. Have seen the aftermath of many, but never the actual process. Just happened to be a Tesla. Otherwise, I would have named the topic differently.
On the other hand, last night I had my first ride in a Tesla. An Uber driver was driving one. It was quiet. Other than that it wasn’t memorable.
Totally fair assessment.
Driving/owing are the real differentiators. Not better in all aspects, but in many. Not a panacea for automobiles.
It’s surprising how politically dividing non-gas cars are. Idiots like me assess them on the pure engineering cost/value proposition and the fun of the no transmission full power at all speeds thing. But for many, RWD gas drifters with loud exhausts are the only way to go. Or the simple joy of a truck that can roll coal - emphasis on simple.
But better or worse, like it or not, they will be the convention in years to come. Reminds me of when everyone thought the govmut was f*cking them by transition to unleaded gas.
