Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
The problem is when people who are anti-EV see "real statistics" supporting the pro-EV movement that is inevitably coming they just chalk it up to "Church of Tesla" and don't put in their own research to qualify or disqualify these findings themselves. That's too hard in this day of instant info where information is spewed at light speed regardless of if it's fact-based or not.

The amount if ignorance out there being parroted by people as fact by people who don't know the first thing about what they're talking about is nearly impossible to combat at this point. When I pull up places and am met by people who don't know what the hell an EV is the types of questions I get are laughable. Actually, it's often not presented as questions but more as facts and I have to try to inform them in a polite manner how wrong their "facts" really are. Often times, before I even finish my statement I'm hit with yet another "fact" in some sort of machine gun like fashion which is nearly impossible to even pace. It's exhausting and at this point, quite honestly, I don't even care.

Simply put, I'm driving the most amazing car I've ever driven every day of my life. It's like driving the future and it has improved my quality of life in countless ways that are difficult to even quantify to someone who hasn't experienced one for themselves. Early on I felt compelled to bring this revelation to people who didn't even know it was out there but now... I just don't give a hobo's crap what other people do. If they're hell-bent on keeping their horse-drawn carriage and convincing everyone (and mostly themselves) all of the ways it's better... go right on ahead. At this point, I codln't care less what you drive and only wish anti-Tesla people just took the same approach.

I love cars & trucks. Always have. It's been a passion for the better part of my life. I've prided myself in working on and modifying (heavily) most everything I've owned from cheap beaters to high-end sports cars and toys. I feel as though I'm a qualified person to give proper reviews on such things and the cars are just amazing. Full stop. No qualifiers or things like "best EV" or "best sedan" are needed. It's easily the best vehicle I've ever owned in every single category and makes no compromises to do so. Some will say a range of "only" 300-400 miles is a compromise but I never once exceeded that distance in any ICE vehicle I ever own so to all but 0.001% this is irrelevant. The real interesting data point though is how much my wife loves it and how much it's improved her quality of life. She's admittedly NOT a car person. Now, after about a year of driving her Model S she's 100% in love with her car and gushes about it regularly.

But hey, people can just stick their heads in the sand because change is scary.
Meh. Your statements are just as biased as theirs. One might say if their head is in the sand, yours is in the clouds.

The statements that "Multiple studies have shown that Total Cost of Ownership of a Tesla is lower over the long term than comparable ICE-powered vehicles." Is completely open to interpretation so much so it sounds like propaganda to me.

Ev technology is really neat. I personally hope it continues to evolve, especially the application of semis. However it's not anywhere near where it needs to be for me to consider putting my money into it.