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    I took a 500-mile trip in an EV — but range anxiety was the least of my problems

    ROTFLMAO 🤣 what wrong with you? 😄😂🤣 My Tesla model Y is cheaper than dirt to fuel, have no maintenance for the life of the car and the battery will last at least 500,000 miles. There is no engine with reciprocating parts that experiences high temperatures and temperature extremes. No...
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    I took a 500-mile trip in an EV — but range anxiety was the least of my problems

    Wow is this a reply or a novel. 🤗 Tesla doesn't get or use cobalt from the Congo. In fact they have reduced the amount of cobalt in their batteries to Almost nothing. Zero cobalt being the goal. What little they get is from mines using good mining practices. It saves money and allows more...
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    I took a 500-mile trip in an EV — but range anxiety was the least of my problems

    I felt the same way but then I invested in Tesla and Elon's success allowed me to buy a Tesla before the prices started going up. 70k is pricey and I'm not sure I would have bought it at those prices. However for the CyberTruck I pre-ordered I'll sell shares if I have to. There are much less...
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    I took a 500-mile trip in an EV — but range anxiety was the least of my problems

    Hopefully as Tesla meet demand prices will come back down to earth. You also have to consider with an EV there's no oil changes, no maintenance, no expensive repairs and electricity is cheaper than dirt... At least it is for me @ 0.13/kw. If I go to time based billing I can charge at night for 8...
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    I took a 500-mile trip in an EV — but range anxiety was the least of my problems

    We use our Tesla for everything especially long cross country trips. Although we live in the USA which is vast and Tesla's fantastic supercharger network. In fact we gave our gas guzzlers to our kids because they suck compared to a Tesla. We charge at home, no more trips to the gas station. On...
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    I took a 500-mile trip in an EV — but range anxiety was the least of my problems

    Wow you have a lot of myths and misinformation in that post. Over the lifetime of an EV it uses almost an order of magnitude less resources and CO2. Although CO2 isn't a pollutant, it's plant food, they take the carbon and release oxygen. As far as batteries they are produced very environment...