Tesla Model S Battery Swap Demonstration

[thstone]

Forbes had an interesting story on Tesla. I'm just the messenger, not the author.

"If Tesla Would Stop Selling Cars, We'd All Save Some Money"

If Tesla Would Stop Selling Cars, We'd All Save Some Money - Forbes

[01SBox]

LOL, he gave a glowing review of the car!

Seems he's really upset about the tax incentives. What the author doesn't mention is that the tax credits don't really cost you and I 1 penny.

The money to pay for those tax credits were taken from the millions of dollars offered as tax incentives once offered to oil companies. Now, the administration is shifting from tax credits to revenue generated by oil and gas companies:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130212/OEM11/130219926#axzz2Y4Qj5eSE

thstone, you should be thrilled about his article...you don't like monopolies, and mentioned that big oil was a monopoly..by using funds once offered to big oil, the electric car is breaking up a monoply.

Good read.

Originally Posted by thstone

Forbes had an interesting story on Tesla. I'm just the messenger, not the author.

"If Tesla Would Stop Selling Cars, We'd All Save Some Money"

If Tesla Would Stop Selling Cars, We'd All Save Some Money - Forbes

Originally Posted by KRAM36

Is it a myth that it actually pollutes our air worse making the electricity then the cars burning fossil fuel?

Myth. If you compare how much electricity it takes versus gas used, Nissan leaf basically drives 130miles per gallon of gas. Your average car on gas would need 5.2 gallons to drive the same distance...