Thursday, February 23, 2012

Don't Forget to Plug This Electric Car In!

I thought the Chevy Volt was a worthless piece of you know what, but wait, I found something even worse than the Volt.  And, what would that be?  It is the Tesla Electric Car.  It definitely is a beautifully designed vehicle.  Just take a look at the following picture, but, then again, looks can be highly deceiving!  Would you not agree?



This is the problem with the Tesla. If the battery ever becomes fully discharged, your car becomes a brick! That is, the only thing you can do is to marvel at its beauty, because it is not going anywhere.  Please read the following article for more insights into this design disaster: 

Tesla Motors’ lineup of all-electric vehicles — its existing Roadster, almost certainly its impending Model S, and possibly its future Model X — apparently suffer from a severe limitation that can largely destroy the value of the vehicle. If the battery is ever totally discharged, the owner is left with what Tesla describes as a “brick”: a completely immobile vehicle that cannot be started or even pushed down the street. The only known remedy is for the owner to pay Tesla approximately $40,000 to replace the entire battery. Unlike practically every other modern car problem, neither Tesla’s warranty nor typical car insurance policies provide any protection from this major financial loss.

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