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We have saved many thousands of dollars by using electricity and not petrol. As they approach price parity with ICE cars at the purchase point, it will be even more obvious that an EV is a smart choice. The economics of owning an EV is worth checking out. It reminds me so much of driving my Mini Cooper S back in the ’70s, except that the Tesla is much more relaxing to drive on the long trips. Why buy a Tesla? (Or any other EV for that matter.) When I am asked that question now, the foremost answer is because of the driving experience. Many of the people I interview are CEOs of startups with grand visions of future technologies, like Janus Electric.
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I spent this morning with two engineers who ride “ Onewheels” and have sat in on seminars on how to convert your car to an electric drivetrain. People are very generous with their time and information. I get to hear and write about the most amazing stories. But, now, I have a new career writing about Tess and her friends. We are both retired, and have plenty of grandkids to babysit and friends to visit. It has opened up a whole new life for us. We have had three and a half years with a Tesla Model 3 SR+ in Australia. Let’s see how my Tesla shares go … still getting over the Twitter kerfuffle at the moment.
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The wife still wants to upgrade to a Model Y. He asked us how we were enjoying the car, and I replied that apart from the battery bursting into flames every week or so, it has been great. Replaced rear harness for reversing camera. As I write, Isaac (who used to work for Mercedes) is outside removing the old harness and fitting a new one. Well, we weren’t, but it got so annoying that we arranged for a technician to call. Tesla Australia had issued a recall to replace the rear wire harness, but then said they didn’t have any parts. Every time we closed our boot, the reversing camera switched off and couldn’t use Autopilot either. Well, she didn’t get a letter from the king, but as Tess hit 100K, she did get a visit from the Tesla technician. Tess is just about to hit the 100,000 km travelled mark, and here is a reflection of our experience with it. We still care about the environment and we take climate change seriously, but Tess has given us so much more. Now, Majella and I would give different reasons for owning a Tesla. Or were ridiculously priced for what you got. That’s not many, I can assure you - the BMW i3, the Renault Zoe, the Hyundai Ioniq, and the Jaguar i-PACE. Why a Tesla, you ask - well, we wanted to do our bit for the planet and we had tried all the other electric cars that were available back then in Australia. The Tesla representative had a stopwatch and we were quickly moved in and out. Tesla even brought out a left-hand drive version and we queued for one and a half hours so we could sit in it for 90 seconds. We watched videos, we participated in events. Which she did, three and half years later.
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The company will also offer a less efficient and reduced kWh lithium-iron phosphate option at a lower cost.Seven years ago, I put down my AU$1500 deposit and sat tight and anxious waiting for my Tesla Standard Range Plus (SR+) to arrive. Also aiding in that efficiency is a battery design with anodes containing silicon-oxide to improve energy density. Mercedes didn't give the battery size, but it's likely under 100 kWh.
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It will also allow drivers to add around 200 miles of range in just 15 minutes.
With all that, the Concept CLA Class can achieve 466 miles of WLPT range (around 400 miles in EPA terms) - a stellar efficiency of around 150 MPGe. It also has a new heat-pump to keep the batteries (and occupants) warm in the winter, as cold air can severely impact EV range, along with a two-speed transmission. To that end, it uses an 800-volt architecture and a single rear-mounted 235HP motor borrowed from the Vision EQXX concept (with "close to zero percent" rare earth materials). The CLA Class is less about brute power than other Mercedes-Benz EVs (no performance figures were shared), focusing instead of efficiency and charging speeds.
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