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When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
It would be hard for me to justify solar when charging a Tesla may cost me $500/year. If I lived in California or some other high energy cost location, maybe. -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
I don't, but I'm really intrigued by the iX3 that's coming soon. If it has decent sized rear legroom, I may be in. -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
Of course, Tesla just can't sell them in Iowa -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
If you're in Iowa, you can test drive a new vehicle, but they are not going to have any used vehicles. You can buy one and have it delivered, but the cost to do this isn't worth it. If you want to buy a used tesla, you want to drive it and see it, the best bet is to drive to KC. -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
I got the data back on my first month using timed based charging from Mid America. I don't have the data on how much energy I used for the Tesla in June/July last year, but I know we used it a lot less. 2025 11.90¢ per kWh regardless of time of day 2026 Starting on June 1-Oct 1 Off-Peak (10... -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
Those are the only two options that I know of that are monthly/yearly subscriptions. The $100/year connectivity package is kind of a no-brainer. We tried a few weeks without it, and I felt like it was dumb to have this type of car without it. You can also buy the performance add-on to some... -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
If I look at what I've spent over the last 3 years on service/parts comparing our ICE to our BEV Kia Telluride-5 service appointments (every 7-8k miles)=~$850 not counting new tires Tesla-5 tire rotations=~$240. One was done for free at Discount Tire I don't see how this isn't a huge... -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
I thought I read that 50% of dealerships(new) profits came from service. Does that sound right? -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
This is very confusing to me on multiple levels. 1. Subsidies in the U.S. were dropped, so China EV sales went down 30%. Please explain. 2. "The US subsidies gave manufacturers a false target cost to build EV's". How so? The only vehicles that the Big 3 that qualified for the tax rebate were... -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
To legally register and drive any vehicle in the United States, it must pass two strict federal checkpoints: The DOT (Department of Transportation): The vehicle must comply with all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). This dictates everything from crash-test structural integrity to... -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
Do you think the owners would have any impact on what the salespeople try to push? Or inventory? -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
How much of the BEV slowdown is actually the fault of dealerships? Nearly half of dealership profits come from the service bay, so there is zero incentive to sell a car that doesn't need regular maintenance. If I own a lot, I'm not going to tell my team to sell a BEV when a gas or hybrid vehicle... -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
American companies shouldn't be bailed out when they are not making their cars in the U.S. If you want bailouts, 100% of the cars you sell in the U.S., need to be made in the U.S. If China wants to sell in the U.S., they need to do what the Japanese did in the 80's, and build them in the U.S... -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
Almost always makes the most financial sense to keep what you have. -
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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