Re:Tesla's Sales in Europe Fall to a 15-Month Low
by sfblah on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @02:42PM
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People who live in Tahoe would love to have a word with you about how terrible the typical Tesla driver is during ski season, but ok. For snow driving, you're going to want something more practical, and snow tires.
Re:Tesla's Sales in Europe Fall to a 15-Month Low
by qwerpy on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @03:02PM
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You’re right, kind of. I got snow tires for my model Y and it has been great for ski trips or even down the hill during the rare PNW snow.
A Tesla with summer (maybe even all season) tires, its monstrous torque, and regenerative braking, is definitely not a good winter car for the uninitiated.
Re:Tesla's Sales in Europe Fall to a 15-Month Low
by ajross on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @02:50PM
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Stop it, it takes me into the cascades regularly. An AWD EV with 3MPSF tires is the best snow vehicle I've ever driven. Why do people do this? That's just trivially falsifiable.
Re:Tesla's Sales in Europe Fall to a 15-Month Low
by XajniN on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @10:11PM
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The force (weight of a car in this case) and the material of the contact surfaces are the biggest (theoretically the only) factors affecting the friction. But the members of the US Summer Tire Club don’t get that.
Re:Tesla's Sales in Europe Fall to a 15-Month Low
by jaggs on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @02:44PM
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Mmm...BYD and Geely are going to come as a shock when they arrive to your neck of the woods. :)
Re:Tesla's Sales in Europe Fall to a 15-Month Low
by kcb on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @02:54PM
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At least the comparison ive seen between the Model 3 and equivalent BYD was still very favorable to the Model 3. Beep boop.
Re:Tesla's Sales in Europe Fall to a 15-Month Low
by ajross on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @02:53PM
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I don't think there's an offering from either vendor that wins any one of the criteria above, actually? Is there a specific model you're thinking of that e.g. beats the Model Y on more than one (or two-if-you-grant-a-subjective-call, maybe).
In most head-to-head comparisons between like models: Goes farther. Goes much faster. Holds more stuff. Seats more people. Charges at more spots. Vastly better charging experience ("plug in and walk away"). Vastly better infotainment system. Vastly better autopilot experience vs. mere "cruise control and lane keeping". New car prices are often cheaper, even.
Your Bolt may be a very useful vehicle but you're not going to road trip around the mountain west in it (though to be fair the linked article is about Europe). It'd be hard pressed just to take you skiing.