I get 27 city and about 33 highway in this awesome VW Tiguan SUV.
Now as far as gas guzzlers go, check the used car lots for the huge Pick up trucks that are 10-15 years old and still sell for $30K+, nope resale is not hurting them.
Now, the electric cars are very interesting and I would guess that in the future they may be worthwhile.
First, if you buy a Tesla you need to have a proprietary 75 Amp service just for charging. Consider that most houses have a 100 Amp service for the whole house that is quite an additional draw.
Now consider all the houses on your street and the electric service draw or potential Amperage draw is increased by 75%.
Most communities have issues now, especially in the summer. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WON’T HANDLE IT!
So who should pay for this dramatic grid boost of every power generation system, every transfer station, HV transmission lines, transformers and the lines to your house. Oh, you have to replace your breaker box and breakers too, because now you need 200 Amp service.
In California a few weeks ago the grid was in trouble, so they asked EV customers not to plug in for a few days!
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