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On Mon, 13 May 2013 05:20:04 -0700 (PDT), John H
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On Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:41:24 AM UTC-4, BAR wrote:
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More proof that Consumer Reports is a useless rag.

Bert, check out the last few issues of Road and Track. They love the Tesla.

For 90 grand, it ought to be pretty nice.

There are many, many $90k cars out there that don't have the technical
advances, reliability, etc. of cars a LOT cheaper. "it showed us that
the silent, electron-powered future could actually work-and quickly, at
that."

The only thing R&T didn't like about it was the door handles!

How about the problem with lack of "refueling stations"?

They probably said the same thing to Henry Ford. Look, we get it,
FOXites are afraid of technology.

The issues is speed and efficiency. I can pull into a gasoline station and fill up my tank in
a matter of minutes and be on my way. If I have to pull into a electric charging station I am
going to be sitting around for a long time waiting for my electrons to be transferred into my
battery. Therein lies the problem, speed and effiency of refueling. This problem existed 115
years ago and it still exists now.

Also the whole issue of where does the electricy to refuel these electric cars come from
hasn't been addressed. When everyone pulls into their garage each night and plugs their cars
into the in-house there will be a surge in demand. Does the current electrical grid have the
ability to service this demand? With everyone turning on their electric applicances the
demand for electricty will be even greater. Also, do you really want a charging station in
your garage attached to your house? I don't the charging stations have a habit of bursting
into flames igniting the house on fire. If you are not burning gasoline and diesel in cars
and trucks then it will need to be burned at the power generating station. Remember when the
wind stops and the sun goes down wind and solar are useless.

I will keep my gasoline powered vehicles for quite some time due to the fact that I can
continue to live my life without scheduling things around auto charging schedules. If I need
gasoline I can get the next time I am driving and it will take less than 10 minutes and I am
good for another week or two.