Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Times article on Model S range was fake

[Guest]

Some people have never been in an EV, and I can only speak on experience from my Leaf, but I can only think of 3 production cars less than $100K that could possible beat the Leaf zero to 50. When you floor the electron peddle the car absolutely flies. Regarding the corning capabiliteies of the Leaf, once again there are only 3 production cars that I know of that can corner as well as the Leaf.

I'm sorry that you don't know many production cars.

 

[Guest]

The Leaf is one of the 3 best cornering and accelerating cars under 100k that you know of? I own a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, so there's one, and the Nissan GTR is tied as the 2nd fastest accelerating production car, priced just a hair under 100k. That doesn't even begin to consider the list of cars out there that could out perform the leaf in these two categories, those are just two cars that I'm interested in. While I believe that electric cars are great and the way of the future, this statement is just wrong.

 

[wiyosaya]

What I don't understand is .how can people think that these sort of cars can save the planet?
Have they seen where that electricity comes from?
Have they seen how those batteries are made?

I can believe this guy's experience especially after watching Jeremy Clarkson testing the Leaf and Tesla.

Where's the eyeroll smilie?

Reputable scientific studies come to far different conclusions than those paid to show that the electricity is a more polluting source or how the batteries were made. Your comments remind me of the article a few years back that stated a Hummer was greener than a Prius over the life of the car.

Transportation for gas to distribution points is far more energy intensive than transportation of electricity to a destination. That, and various other factors of which you will find plenty of valid information out there, make electric cars far more efficient and far less polluting even if the prime fuel source for the electricity is coal. Please, don't take my word for it; you'll be a more well-informed person if you find this information yourself.

That's not what those Earth Justice commercials on Hulu Plus tell me.

You believe commercials? LOL.

 

[cmbjive]

You believe commercials? LOL.

No, which is why I related it to your post.