Re:Mercedes kills their only electric car
by dingo_bat on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @07:57AM
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Why are people not hyped about the bolt as much as they are about 3? It looks like a comparable car which is available now, instead of in 2019.
Re:Mercedes kills their only electric car
by justin66 on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @10:11AM
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It's a GM, so it looks like it was made to appear in a Transformers movie and people trust a largely unproven manufacturer like Tesla to make something more reliable.
Re:Mercedes kills their only electric car
by drewg123 on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @08:36AM
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There is no fast charging network to support the Bolt. The supercharger network is a huge competitive advantage for Tesla.
You are right, I personally think the Bolt is a great entrant and worthy of a very close look.
Good timing: http://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-model-3-chevrolet-bolt-...
Re:Mercedes kills their only electric car
by krakensden on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @11:20AM
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People seem pretty enthused about it in meatspace, if not online.
Thanks. I might have compared range using different range standards.
I'm confused - what other range standard is there, other than "when you charge it full, then drive till it stops, this is how far you go" ?
Range depends on driving style, speed, temperature and probably a million different variables. I think there's like three different standards of determining "range" and they vary quite a bit.
No, there isn't.
Here's a chart made by a Redditor comparing price with range of all the Evs on the market. Checkout how much of an outlier the Model 3 Long Range is.
Even the Standard Model 3 has much more range than all the other EVs except the Bolt, and other Teslas.
http://i.imgur.com/M4o8czW.png