mkirsch wrote:

Misjudging the remaining range when the needle is on "E" is not exclusive to electric vehicles, I'm afraid.

"Just put in fuel and go" can take HOURS waiting for someone to bring you some, especially if you don't happen to have roadside assistance.

In the meantime this fellow, or fellette, was able to start addressing the situation themselves immediately. By the time roadside assistance would have showed up, it's charged enough to make it to the next rest stop and charging station. 20 minutes later, they're back on the road.

Worst case scenario vs. worst case scenario. Fair is fair.

Keep that smug expression on your face long enough, it will stick that way.

way2roll wrote:



Agreed. Fill up in an ICE you have a limited rage. Run out of gas you're stuck. Fill up an EV you have limited rage, run out of electric you're stuck.

There is no difference.

Latner wrote:



I always have 5 gallons of fuel in the back of the truck so I'll never be "stuck".

BobsYourUncle wrote:

Had to laugh when a buddy sent me this pic.

Here's a Tesla on the side of the road somewhere, 2 gennys cranked, to charge his car so he can continue. And a big bucket of gas sitting there. Wow, isn't this fun?

Of course, we all know how environmentally friendly our generators are...

I wonder how long he sat there charging until he could go again...

free radical wrote:


Every Tesla has a comp that display range remaining.
Maybe the driver ignored that !?
Or maybe its just another fake photoshop to throw dirt at Tesla from our regular Tesla haters.

BobsYourUncle wrote:


Well, a few here thought I was taking a shot at Teslas. Not at all actually. I had a ride in one about 8 years ago and I was impressed, really impressed with it. If I could afford one I would buy it. They are a very quiet, smooth riding car, and the acceleration power is astounding. But I wouldn't try dragging my 32 foot TT with it though. That's what my black smoke belching diesel dually is for.
The picture could be fake, photoshopped, whatever, who knows. I posted it in all good humor, like everything else in my life I do. I laugh at others and I laugh at my own misfortunes too. Life is good

I just happened to see irony in a green car on the roadside burning fossil fuels to power itself. Nothing more was intended than that.
Too many people read things into a post that simply are not there.
OK guys? Smile a bit!

Huntindog wrote:

Green got this far by insinuating that these costs would be paid for by someone else.
As the true costs are being discovered, it's support is dropping.

Huntindog wrote:

Europe is now going back to coal, because the have to.
Electricity is going to sky rocket beacuse green energy must be backed up with conventional power plants... So on order to have a reliable energy system, we will need to have two systems... The cost of this will be paid for by someone...Look in the mirror to see who will pay.