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As far as the guy eating, even worse if he was doing it on just CC. I think the true balance of EVs is in distance/time. Around town or commuting they could be perfect. I even considered one once.Funny thing is, we have two cars- my full size GMC Sierra pickup, and (gasp) a Tesla Model 3! I know, everyone here hates them, but in all seriousness, they are very good cars. FYI that the 'self driving' is currently not truely self driving- meaning you cant sit there on your laptop or eat a bowl of cereal- when in autopilot or self driving mode, the car monitors you for alertness. If you dont have your eyes facing ahead, or dont have your hands on the steering wheel, it will warn you, then will disengage the self driving, and not allow you to re-engage it until you have stopped. Too many of these, and you actually lose the ability to engage autopilot for a period of time.
One safety feature I really like about this, is if you have a medical emergency while driving. Currently, with a manual car, if you suddenly pass out due to a medical emergency, you pretty much crash at full speed, with potentially horrific results- ask me how I know as I spent 10 years as a Firefighter/Emt. With the Tesla, while it is monitoring you while it is self driving, if you are not paying attention, which includes if you have your eyes closed and are say passed out, it will warn you, then eventually slow down and stop the car, all while keeping you in the proper lane, and will turn on the flashers. WAY better than just careening forward with a manual car.
Sure we can blast electric cars all we want, but there are serious benefits. And Unfortunatly many of these most vocal have never experienced one and dont understand the tech and safety features.
Anyone who wants to go for a ride with me, hit me up! ;-) BTW the Tesla is BY FAR the fastest car I have ever owned- and i have had corvettes, Audis, Caddilac ats, motorcycles etc. It is insane how fast these things accelerate . . .
Actually, I posted before that I only saw 3 American cars on my last trip to Europe. I forgot about the Teslas. There were many. I don't know if they are exempt from any tariffs, but the people didn't seem to care either way. I was thinking Ford, Chevy, etc.