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Originally Posted by asianthree
Mini split instead of a fan, keeps better even temp, have car company install connection, (sometimes small or no charge)
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Originally Posted by MandoMan
I drive a Prius. I buy about 9 gallons of gas PER MONTH—about $35 at most. Having a mini split installed in the garage would cost me about $6,000. (Toymeister wrote here last year that his system cost him $10,000.) If I have had my car out in the sun for a few hours (or minutes, actually), then park in the garage, it is like parking a 3,000 pound hot iron in the garage—it eventually cools, but that heat radiates into the garage. The morning sun hits the garage door and heats that up, too, making it like a hot frying pan. An inch of insulation there doesn’t help much. Cooling that garage with a heat pump could cost as much as cooling the rest of my courtyard villa (usually under $100 a month). If I buy an electric car to help the environment, then use lots of energy to cool my garage, I may not be helping the environment at all. And is this cost effective for me, compared to what I have? Nowhere near! I’ll stick with what I have.
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Between corporate shenanigans, government "wisdom", and plain old ignorance, I'm not sure you can make a solid case for anything regarding electric cars and the environment.
I'm more looking at the one foot driving, performance, convenience (no gas, no oil changes) and the safety of autopilot as reasons for a Tesla. I don't really care if it's electric or not. Your Prius has most of those features and, amazingly, reliability with two complete drivetrains is excellent. It's incredible!
Active cooling would cost something, no question. But cooled to a dry 85 degrees might not be too bad. Or a screen door or garage fan could be enough and that would be very cheap.
Just a data point for everybody, it costs $1073 per year to insure my 2017 chrysler pacifica, it would cost $1747 for the model Y. So the money you save on gas can go directly to the insurance company LOL.
Joe