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Originally Posted by ZCD1
Tesla Model 3 SR+ specs are surprisingly close to all of your requirements.
The 2 it misses are the 15-year battery warranty and the range. Presuming that you can charge at home overnight, the only time that extra range is truly relevant is road trips, and even then, most find that road-tripping in an EV with appropriate charging network is extremely pleasant, if different than what they've been accustomed to.
Regarding "thermal runaway", read this:
https://insideevs.com/news/528123/te...ersus-gas-car/ |
Model 3 SR+ hits number 5, 6, 7 but misses on 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9.
SR+ is 3800lb (300lb above number 1), and can only get 250+ miles, with 60kWh.
That battery can be charged with v3 supercharger in 30 minutes, but surely Tesla does not offer 15 yrs/150000 miles 90% capacity warranty.
500+ miles of range likely adds another 500lb on SR+, maybe around 4300lb?
And thermal runaway vs. gasoline fire has one huge difference, namely, gasoline fire can be put out, but thermal runaway can't. That is a very critical safety issue that is ignored by most.
And when I bought my 2021 330i, the SR+ was $2k($42.5k total) more expensive than 330i(and Tesla had no car to deliver).
- weighs 3500lb(CF likely needed)
- goes 500+ miles in one charge
- takes 30 minutes(or less) to charge
- has 15 years/150k miles battery warranty for 90% capacity
- goes 0-60 in 5 seconds
- is around the size of G20
- has 16-18 gallons of trunk space(plus fold down seats)
- has ample battery reinforcement and no thermal runaway
- sells for $35k or less