RE: US coast-to-coast drive for Tesla Model S

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gangzoom said:

Those people comparing the Model S with diesels/i3/leaf are missing the point, the Tesla S is in the same market at high performance V8 petrol saloons. Last time I checked my petrol BMW 335i (which is a lot slower than a Tesla S) can just about manage 300 miles on tank, at £80-90 a pop to fill up, and in 3 years of owner the longest one day trip I've done in it is <200 miles (We use the diesel Civic for long trips).

Cannot wait for the next generation of cars from Tesla (apparently 3-4 years away), I have no interest in things like the i3/Leaf or saving the planet. All I want is nice fast car that I justify owning which doesn't cost the earth to run, at the moment anything faster than my 335i I simply cannot justify purely based on increased petrol costs alone.....But electric/hybrid is the future of high performance motoring, 100% torque from 0 rpm, £6 to 'fill up', no road tax, and the wife will be happy because its 'economical' whats not to love

Edited by gangzoom on Wednesday 12th March 15:55

Once the Govt laiden up duty on them so that the effective cost per mile is no different to petrol/diesel as at the end of the day Tax revenue has to be sustained