EV 914 Options

[raynekat]

Looks a bit "Rube Goldberg-ish" to me, but creative for sure.

starting at 4:07 on the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY2RPSUyIrc

The guy on the EV skateboard is nuts!

[flipb]

Disclaimer up front: My daily driver is a Tesla Model S. Bought it used with 41K miles, now at 72K.


I find it laughable that everyone expects EV buyers to justify their purchase on energy efficiency and environmental impact alone. It's a factor to be sure, but nobody I know purchases a car based on a single criteria. Style, performance, comfort, practicality, economy... all of these things play a role in virtually every car buying decision.

In my opinion, EVs excel in several areas: Incredibly low maintenance, high convenience (literally eliminates one 10-minute chore per week), many highly practical -- e.g. my Model S seats 5+2 and has two sizeable trunks, torquey acceleration.

Tesla employed some brilliant electrical engineers, as well as some brilliant automotive engineers. There aren't a lot of compromises to it.

As far as battery longevity: My S 60 was rated to 208 miles when new. At about 72K miles now, it'll charge to somewhere between 190 and 198, so I've lost a little bit of range. But most Tesla drivers have documented about 5%+ degradation within the first couple years which then levels off and remains flat for a long time. The battery conditioning & thermal management system is pretty impressive.

Most EV buyers don't go back to ICE; I count myself among that majority... at least for DD.

OTOH, I still have a carbureted 2056cc 914 in the garage for when I need to scratch that itch... there's room for both!