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Originally Posted by dafischer View Post
Which, I suppose, is just the cat's ass...if you can afford a Tesla.
Ha! ...because flying is so expensive. -Thanks.

Maybe flying will become cheaper when Tesla develops an electric turbine engine. ...call it E-Ram.

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It's my understanding that routinely using "fast" charging stations can cut battery life in half.
n'no, that's not how you play 'Battery cars are the future.' What you're supposed to do is take every BEST metric achievable, under optimal conditions - tout those as unwavering greatness- and ignore all of the negative trade offs. . . .say that any negatives don't matter anyway because you live in the land of milk and honeys.

The Electrics ideology certainly is an interesting one. I can't help but think of how my decades old 911 still has the original (inexpensive) fuel tank, which fast-fills in minutes w/o degradation . .. but only starts on a battery of a few year old - max. ...and that battery is baby-sat with a smart battery tender. - fussy chem batteries.
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