Dodge going Electric

[Billy Nees]

I drive a 1992 Geo Metro with 308K miles on it and counting. 56-58 MPG and it never gets less than 50. I'm good.

[jmcarter]

Washington and Oregon are experimenting with road use taxes as well, biggest hurdle I see is building the infrastructure to support all the charging stations. California already has rolling brownouts during peak season so not sure if more nuclear power is the answer, all kind of alternatives in discussion but for sure plenty of tax dollars spent as they take the inevitable 2 steps forward followed by 1-3 steps back. The Ford F-150 with the Pro Power options (all the way up to a 7.2kW output!) is an interesting twist at keeping gas powered vehicles viable. I’m currently considering picking up an electric car just in case world events and/or the current political climate continues unabated.

[340Cuda]

Tesla Model S Plaid Plus

Range 520 miles
Quickest 0-60 mph and 1/4 mile acceleration of any production car ever
0-60 mph: <1.99s
1/4 mile: <9.0s
Top Speed 200 mph
1,100+ horsepower
Three high performance motors
Carbon-sleeved rotors
Torque vectoring

The only rub is that prices start at about $135,000, however you can spend a lot more and not be as fast.

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Washington and Oregon are experimenting with road use taxes as well, biggest hurdle I see is building the infrastructure to support all the charging stations. California already has rolling brownouts during peak season so not sure if more nuclear power is the answer, all kind of alternatives in discussion but for sure plenty of tax dollars spent as they take the inevitable 2 steps forward followed by 1-3 steps back. The Ford F-150 with the Pro Power options (all the way up to a 7.2kW output!) is an interesting twist at keeping gas powered vehicles viable. I’m currently considering picking up an electric car just in case world events and/or the current political climate continues unabated.

No problem getting more electricity, Jim, Just built some coal burning power plants !Seems the Greenies don`t like nuclear power, coal, or fossil fuels, I guess their answer if for us to all ride horses again. Now, about that equine flatulence......

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

No problem getting more electricity, Jim, Just built some coal burning power plants !Seems the Greenies don`t like nuclear power, coal, or fossil fuels, I guess their answer if for us to all ride horses again. Now, about that equine flatulence......

The only way that we/they can do away with fossil fuels will be with nukes. There's no way that we/they can generate enough power with wind and solar alone unless we/they can come up with a way to encapsulate the sun! And OBTW, that's a nuke.

[John Dinkel]

What happens when 30 Tesla's pull in to recharge and only 10 charging stations are available?