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<blockquote data-quote="ICanFixIt" data-source="post: 3528412" data-attributes="member: 45888"><p>RickN:</p><p>I have a VERY hard time believing that an engineer came up with those numbers. Just one example of gross error is the $1.16 per kilowatt hour price for electricity. If he had actually done his homework, he would have known that the USA average for residential electricity was 13.3 cents at the end of 2020(less than 1/10 the cost he quoted). I also question his assertion that the average house has 100 amp service. Even my relatively small 40 year-old house has 200 amp service. There are other problems with his story, but these two examples should be enough to make me doubt anything else he says.</p><p>I am certainly not a fan of electric vehicles, but this guy is not even close to telling it like it is. I own an electric motorcycle, and my son-in-law owns a Tesla. Both of them are for sale. I do have some real world experience with e-vehicles and from my point of view, they are not yet ready for prime time. Charge times are just one problem. Cold weather performance is pretty disappointing. Range between charges does not live up to expectations. Repair costs are insane and owners are not allowed access to information that might allow them to fix anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ICanFixIt, post: 3528412, member: 45888"] RickN: I have a VERY hard time believing that an engineer came up with those numbers. Just one example of gross error is the $1.16 per kilowatt hour price for electricity. If he had actually done his homework, he would have known that the USA average for residential electricity was 13.3 cents at the end of 2020(less than 1/10 the cost he quoted). I also question his assertion that the average house has 100 amp service. Even my relatively small 40 year-old house has 200 amp service. There are other problems with his story, but these two examples should be enough to make me doubt anything else he says. I am certainly not a fan of electric vehicles, but this guy is not even close to telling it like it is. I own an electric motorcycle, and my son-in-law owns a Tesla. Both of them are for sale. I do have some real world experience with e-vehicles and from my point of view, they are not yet ready for prime time. Charge times are just one problem. Cold weather performance is pretty disappointing. Range between charges does not live up to expectations. Repair costs are insane and owners are not allowed access to information that might allow them to fix anything. [/QUOTE]
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