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The Phil Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2011 Posts: 1371 Location: Tucson
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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as cool as the telsas are, I believe i'd rather have the Ariel Atom.
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super72beetle Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2011 Posts: 491 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 6:42 am Post subject: |
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since we are saying what we would rather have..... screw the environment, i want a bugatti veryon or a 69' charger |
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Zeen Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2004 Posts: 1308 Location: The Sunny Part of Michigan
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 9:40 am Post subject: |
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19super73 wrote: |
zozo wrote: |
Very nice car, I'm happy for you.
It's sad so many have to try to crush your joy. Misery loves company? Who knows.
Bonus: You can drive it in rain without getting wet, so you don't have as much laundry to do, so you're saving electricity. That's good for the environment. |
Clean coal generated electricity. |
Coal, nuclear, solar or whatever, at least it's domestic and doesn't go to pay for gold faucets and kilometer-high buildings in the middle east. _________________ The consequences of your decisions should not be confused with fate. |
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Gary Person of Interest
Joined: November 01, 2002 Posts: 17069 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 9:43 am Post subject: |
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Zeen wrote: |
19super73 wrote: |
zozo wrote: |
Very nice car, I'm happy for you.
It's sad so many have to try to crush your joy. Misery loves company? Who knows.
Bonus: You can drive it in rain without getting wet, so you don't have as much laundry to do, so you're saving electricity. That's good for the environment. |
Clean coal generated electricity. |
Coal, nuclear, solar or whatever, at least it's domestic and doesn't go to pay for gold faucets and kilometer-high buildings in Canada. |
FIFY.
ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_p...mport.html _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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19super73 Hardcore Stock Nazi
Joined: October 18, 2007 Posts: 4351 Location: Cité Soleil
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nerfer Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2010 Posts: 508 Location: Chicagoland
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Gary wrote: |
Zeen wrote: |
19super73 wrote: |
zozo wrote: |
Very nice car, I'm happy for you.
It's sad so many have to try to crush your joy. Misery loves company? Who knows.
Bonus: You can drive it in rain without getting wet, so you don't have as much laundry to do, so you're saving electricity. That's good for the environment. |
Clean coal generated electricity. |
Coal, nuclear, solar or whatever, at least it's domestic and doesn't go to pay for gold faucets and kilometer-high buildings in Canada. |
FIFY.
ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_p...mport.html |
Don't want to get too political, but oil is a global commodity, and however much we use here drives up the global price. So yes, we do pay for those mile high buildings in Dubai, even though 25% of our oil comes from Canada. If you add up all the OPEC countries, it's about 35% of our imports.
And clean coal is a nice idea, but that's all it is, an idea. It doesn't actually exist (don't let the slick TV commercials fool you). They were going to build a pilot plant in Illinois but that's been delayed, resurrected, shot down, and delayed again. _________________ A '68 fastback owner, and maybe a driver |
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nerfer Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2010 Posts: 508 Location: Chicagoland
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:28 am Post subject: |
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babysnakes wrote: |
It seems the Tesla is now $50,000. I did not know. When it first came out it was a $100,000 car. The Fisker is now $100,000. There are 2 that show up at the mall from time to time. |
Tesla first had the Roadster for $100K+, then they went to the Model S for about $50K, after that they want to do something about $30K for us commoners. Their business plan is to get the fast, responsive, high-performing cars out there first for big bucks to pay for the eventual mass market cars that will be built in volume. And I assume they will continue to sell the higher-end ones, but for now the Roadster is off the market.
I know the guy (thru the PriusChat forum) who has the orange Tesla in Spokane, he's happy with it. He's been an electric car enthusiast for some time, and single so apparently he has the money to spend on things like that. _________________ A '68 fastback owner, and maybe a driver |
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Culito 11010101
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 5865 Location: Columbia Missourah
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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nerfer wrote: |
Gary wrote: |
Zeen wrote: |
19super73 wrote: |
zozo wrote: |
Very nice car, I'm happy for you.
It's sad so many have to try to crush your joy. Misery loves company? Who knows.
Bonus: You can drive it in rain without getting wet, so you don't have as much laundry to do, so you're saving electricity. That's good for the environment. |
Clean coal generated electricity. |
Coal, nuclear, solar or whatever, at least it's domestic and doesn't go to pay for gold faucets and kilometer-high buildings in Canada. |
FIFY.
ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_p...mport.html |
Don't want to get too political, but oil is a global commodity, and however much we use here drives up the global price. So yes, we do pay for those mile high buildings in Dubai, even though 25% of our oil comes from Canada. If you add up all the OPEC countries, it's about 35% of our imports.
And clean coal is a nice idea, but that's all it is, an idea. It doesn't actually exist (don't let the slick TV commercials fool you). They were going to build a pilot plant in Illinois but that's been delayed, resurrected, shot down, and delayed again. |
I despise the coal industry, and nuclear isn't far behind. Almost every kind of energy generation has drawbacks.
However, personally I'm still for electric cars, because the difference is that the overall efficiency of energy extraction from coal or nuclear is still much better than your typical gas engine (about 25-30% at best.)
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5559 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:49 am Post subject: Re: Tesla Motors |
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patrickkryan wrote: |
I checked the site and I do not think that anyone has started a thread on Tesla so since I just put money down on one Sunday I thought I would start one.
So what do you guys think of them? They seem really good looking and the numbers appear to be good and my favorite part they have metal bumpers. |
Back on topic. Do you have any pictures of what your soon to be new car will look like? _________________ Prosit!
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nerfer Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2010 Posts: 508 Location: Chicagoland
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:05 am Post subject: Re: Tesla Motors |
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Fish wrote: |
patrickkryan wrote: |
I checked the site and I do not think that anyone has started a thread on Tesla so since I just put money down on one Sunday I thought I would start one.
So what do you guys think of them? They seem really good looking and the numbers appear to be good and my favorite part they have metal bumpers. |
Back on topic. Do you have any pictures of what your soon to be new car will look like? |
Probably something like this:
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patrickkryan Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2008 Posts: 343
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Gary Person of Interest
Joined: November 01, 2002 Posts: 17069 Location: 127.0.0.1
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:51 am Post subject: |
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Patrick hasn't logged on since February, 2013 and did not post pictures of his Model S. I've seen two in the OKC area, and they are a sight to behold. It looks like the electric vehicle game is going to be kicked up a notch with these two recent announcements:
Tesla Model E Is Officially Named Tesla Model III
400 miles a charge?: Tesla plans Roadster upgrade
If the Roadster's range is being increased 63%, then it will be interesting to see what the range of the Model 3 will be considering Tesla has filed several battery patents in the last three years. _________________ West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943) |
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5559 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:45 am Post subject: |
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I see many of them daily on my commute in San Diego. Even the guy down the street from me has one. Beautiful car. I went to the show room at the mall and checked them out. Even though they knew I wasn't buying they were very nice, answered most of my questions and offered me a test drive. _________________ Prosit!
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69807 Location: Phoenix Metro
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OB Bus Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2003 Posts: 2537 Location: Ocean Beach in Beautiful BLUE California
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GLHTurbo Samba Member
Joined: March 30, 2009 Posts: 1376 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen tons of these across NJ, easily 50+ or so I'd guess over the course of the last 2 years. _________________ 1957 Beetle
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Jon Schmid Samba Member
Joined: May 29, 2012 Posts: 2038 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:55 pm Post subject: Tesla Motors |
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I hear Tesla is going out on a limb with the naming of their third model. 3. How original. |
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johnnypan Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 7431 Location: sackamenna
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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This stolen Tesla wrecked at 140 plus in North Hollywood..cut the car in half..
yep,its wedged in somebodys condo..
Elon Musk is a handbag swinger.. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69807 Location: Phoenix Metro
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