Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
People complain about gas prices but for a product that has to get pulled out of the ground, go through multiple refinery processes and be delivered by a semi it is still a cheap product. People complain about gas prices because of the evil oil companies and their capitalistic ways but Starbucks coffee comes out to about $35 a gallon and nobody gripes about that.

Even at today?s prices I bet I spend less than $150 a month on average for gas for two vehicles.

Personally, I have horrible luck with anything rechargeable so the thought of having a mode of transportation with the spirit of a Makita drill kind of freaks me out.

Also, with specific regards to Tesla, would it have killed them to put some sort of a grille on the front of their cars? I get it isn?t needed from a functional standpoint but at least it would give it a little style.
I don't gripe about the price of Starbucks because I don't purchase it.

Our first full month of owning a Tesla our electricity bill went up $14. Total. For the month.

Makita? Shoulda bought a Dewalt. lol (No but seriously, Lithium ion tools really aren't the same)

Funny you mention a grill because the first 5 years of the Tesla Model S had a fake nose cone on them. This was because focus groups said people wouldn't accept the smooth front end. We had a few of those and I can't tell you how much more I like the look of our newer ones that ditched that fake nose cone for the original design. It's so much cleaner and you adjust. Now I see something like the new BMWs with those gigantic hideous kidney grills and have to fight back throwing up in my mouth. Style is in the eye of the beholder and I love the front clip of the Model S. The Model 3 and Y doesn't look as good to me but... that's just my opinion.