Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Originally Posted by Ws6
This article highlights why I dont have an electric vehicle at this time. Even for $200k it sounds like a basket of snakes. Clunky transmission. Power limitations. Inefficient. I'm sure it feels like a blast to drive all out, but I'm waiting for it to become mainstream tech and have much better range. Still, understandable that we need the Taycans and Model S and X and Y and 3 and whatever elses out there before we can get what I want. It's a process, and good on Porsche and Tesla for trying.
The Porsche gets so much wrong, and I don't get it. You cannot find a more storied car company. Engineers that make world class cars and race cars.
Take the transmission? Why? EVs get their "right now" acceleration by the flat torque curve and the single speed transmission.
If the car has to shift, it loses right there if everything else is equal.
The Taycan is gorgeous; I posted a video of one a few weeks ago.
But how can they release a big dollar car that is 9 years after the Model S that simply falls short?
Boggles the mind.
Ws6, perhaps the Tesla Roadster will work for you? 0 to 60 in 1.8 seconds. 600 mile range. Priced like the Taycan.
1) I need an SUV.
2) My use of a PEV is to save money, if I wanted to spend Tesla Roadster money, which I cannot right now, there is no WAY I'd buy anything that didn't even HAVE an engine note, lol! I have solar panels. I'd love to drive for "free". The RAV4 Prime has my attention, but being as I just bought a CX5 last year, I will be waiting until I have at least 200K miles on it before I get rid of it, so 2024 is likely the earliest I would trade out.