| Re: [GMCnet] Re Electric Vehicles [message #351712] |
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ljdavick
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Fremont, CA
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The amount of juice used for HVAC is tiny compared to what is used for moving. Tesla has a camping mode to keep the cabin warm when camping. If you are worried about battery drain there are 5 seat heaters that can bake biscuits. Like I said - need juice in an emergency? Plug in almost anywhere and wait. (Superchargers will take an empty car to full in ~30 minutes. )
Our dual motor is remarkably stable on wet roads. I have chosen not to live in areas where it freezes or snows, but I understand they handle that weather very well too. torque is electronically applied to each axel, instantly.
Idling a five liter engine reduces range too. If there is no gas station around, then what?
Nothing wrong with ICE cars, they have developed over a hundred years to be wonderful. I believe electric cars have reached parity with some of the best for most of us. I know we will see some really cool electric GMC’s in just a few years. The motors in my model 3 are also proposed for the Tesla truck. Loads of torque. Add a 2 speed transmission, like some customizes do, and you can (like the old Audi ad said) tow a house. (Explaining why they had a 5-cylinder engine -“With six cylinders you can tow a house!”)
I drive our Tesla the way I drove our little Sparkler, with one pedal. I rarely touch the brakes. The torque is addictive. My wife is like Jane Jetson!
Apologies for the long winded rant - I’m sitting on the (electric) train with nothing else to do. I love our Tesla nearly as much as our Palm Beach!
Larry Davick
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
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Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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