I Traded in my Porsche Taycan for a TESLA - The ELECTRIC CAR for EVangelists!
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Are Electric Cars the future? Well in my experience with my Porsche Taycan I'd say no, however all the EVangelists out there who are part of the EV Cult say I bought the wrong car and should have bought a Tesla. Undoubtably the EV with the best infrastructure, but what's a Tesla like to drive? Well this one should please the hard core EVangelists as I traded in my Porsche Taycan All Electric Car for a Tesla Model Y Dual Motor. I have gone to the dark side and joined Elon Musks Clan who think it's all for The Greater Good!
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Insurance is now catching up with these types of vehicles and it is bound to get more expensive.
Not really a comparable car to my ev RS6 got a quote for both off a company that someone said wasn’t quoting on there ev got one for mine but wouldn’t quote the rs6. Even with one that does both was £100 more for the ev last year and £300 more this year.
Most insurance companies are at a loss as to how to acturialise EV's. Not only are the technologies vastly different with different makes and models, the insurance industry has little historical data on which to base their acturial models. For traditional cars, there is 120 years of history, so modelling is easier and more "robust".
Some insurers are getting it though, and premius are falling.
Tesla anticipated the insurance issue, and now offers insurance in some USA states, and will eventually offer this globally (though this is a minefield as every precinct/region is governed by different legislation).
What will happen is that as more data is collected that proves EV's better safety and reliability, the data will underpin more accurate acturial analysis, and premiums will fall.
Why do you think that? All those cameras would have saved me a couple of shunts when I was driving for a living. Plus pedestrian safety features, and the acceleration to avoid situations ICE couldn't. Plus 'driver assistance', because everyone occasionally has a lapse in concentration.
Seems like a huge improvement in safety to me, and that SHOULD lead to lower premiums. But knowing insurance companies, it won't 😊
I’ve just got my insurance quote in. It’s gone up nearly 50% This is probably due to these useless EVs. They’re making us normal car drivers pay for these vehicles.
Haha, well my EV went up about 15% so sucks to be you I guess 😂
I definitely agree with what you said about the screen in the Tesla. I would further say that it's potentially dangerous
What is the point of going that fast if the fire engines can't keep up? 🚗🔥💨🔥 🚒💨🚒
😂
“… the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles.”
Lol
I agree with you. Having to use the center screen for all information and controls is both annoying and dangerous. I was especially surprised to see a menu driven system rather than large, easy to use buttons.
Why do you need buttons that you only use once???
Everything adjusts automatically..
If you want to change something you can use voice commands.
More dangerous to take your hand off the wheel look down towards the button like people usually do and adjust something
@@Roadrunner_1000 ever heard of voice commands?
@@Roadrunner_1000 what I think are useless are a bunch of controls you set once and never touch again.
@@thomaswilson2917 Yes, but voice commands are not always reliable. "I am sorry, I did not understand that." And how do you tell it by voice to adjust the left mirror just a bit to the right? Do you specify the number of degrees? Do people estimate that correctly? Does the system understand that? If not, do you have to keep issuing new commands to get what you want? Studies with cell phones show that just engaging in a conversation is a distraction. Frustration is even more of an issue.
@@thomaswilson2917 Automatically? You mean if I adjust the seat position once, it will always stay or go back there? What if I start to experience discomfort or pain? Will the seat automatically adjust to relieve it?
I think i would have lasted about 15 seconds with Tom the salesman and his screen of tricks.
# would have skulked off, shaking my head thinking that this is proof that we are living in a simulation.
I said exactly that! You can’t look at your phone…but you can look at a miniature TV touch screen as you drive.
Seems like all normal health & safety rules go out of the window when the interested of the climate cult need to be served!
That big screen is more dangerous than a mobile phone.
Every screen in every modern car that’s manufactured at the moment. I don’t know how they all get away with it?
So all controls on the car must done through a menu driven screen!! but please remember it is highly illegal to use your mobile phone while in the car!! welcome to a world completely void of any commonsense or reason...
Ridiculous isn't it. You should be driving not fiddling about with a glorified ipad. I'll stick to my 100% petrol with normal switched controls.
Voice activated controls when you drive 🤷🏽♂️
all voice activated and controlled. Can you do that in your Mini Metro?
Quote: "So all controls on the car must done through a menu driven screen".
This is factually incorrect. Most of the controls *may* be done using the menu driven screen, but there is also the option of voice control for many controls, and steering wheel mounted scroll wheels/buttons for some other controls.
But it farts and does a disco that's so cool....says most buyers of this car.
Just watched this video, you kept saying about the regen braking, if you watch the video again where the sales guy from charging station was running through things with you, he actually showed you the braking part. You are correct about the build quality and that is the biggest downside to the vehicle, however, I want an EV that works and gets me from A to B in the best way, great charging network and the functionality of the vehicles is absolutely fabulous. I’ve a friend who got a brand new Audi recently, after waiting 8-9months, it actually broke down on Day 1 and he’s been in a Skoda ever since, for the last couple of months……… that wouldn’t happen with a Tesla.
As a little additional comment where you talk about Tesla selling the tech to the other companies, where your basic complaint it more about the cheapness of the build quality, I liken them to being a bit on the agricultural side of things but compared to your Taycan, the Model Y is probably a good £20k cheaper and imagine what could be done if that was put into the materials used.
I kept shouting at the screen when he mentioned the regen! "Lee, the guy showed you at the start, and even I as a tech dunce would be able to turn it down, or off.Were you not listening?"🤣
I used to think EVs were like rapid washing machines, but now I realise there's like flying toasters.
And armoured cars
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Rolls Rapide
John Bloom remember him
I bought twin tub in blue
Very good value for a single bloke in Sheffield 😂👍🏽
For the one pedal braking, you just need to stick with it for a bit, and it’s completely natural. You just learn to blend off the accelerator instead of lifting off it.
Just like riding a jet ski
@@troyguyer9194 As someone who loves his Wake Pro 230 !! Yep 👍🏻!!!
Scottish and Southern Energy guys just told me they can't connect up new customers as there is no capacity left due to electric cars. The power generating infrastructure is dying on its feet and the Government want us all in these things. Why, they will be rationing how often we can use them due to power cuts next!!
it seems like that is the plan... all to 'save the planet', of course.
Or they can do their F******* jobs, and improve the infrastructure before it's too late. You know, there was once a time when people looked for solutions to existing problems, rather than spend their time looking for new problems to complain about. Fifty years ago, we were walking on the moon. Now, the engineers try to build better social media platforms :)
0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds? . . . .That will be me and the family running down the emergency exit stairwell's in the Muti story car park next time we see a Range Rover sport hybrid rock in the carpark. . . . . .RUN KIDS! 🏃🏻♂🏃🏽
Probably already said but.
1) you can easily fit dash displays for behind the wheel that integrate with the cars computer seamlessly, i have one in my Model 3 and it looks factory.
2) White interior is more premium feeling inside.
3) touching the screen is not dangerous in a self driving car, it even corrected your driving on a short trip because you wandered over the line.
4) you didn't try Autopilot and FSD.
5) perceived build quality isnt great but its the safest EV on the road apparently.
6) Tesla's tech and software is its IP, thats what sets them apart from the competition.
7) Tesla is leading the way in efficiency and their cars are significantly lower weight than other equivalent EVs.
8) regen can be fully adjusted although i cant think why anyone wouldn't want full regen as its easier on brake disks and saves more energy compared to having it turned off.
So it's illegal to check the sat nav on your phone but perfectly fine to take your eyes off the road to play with a lap top superglued to your dash ?
These things are dangerous and go against everything you were taught when learning to drive , just how exactly have these vehicles been accepted as being safe ?
It might be someone's future but it will never be mine 🤣
Spot on sir! As if there aren't enough asswipes on their phone.
Spot on
I was taught (many years ago) that a TV screen in view of the driver was illegal. As far as I know that has never been repealed, so how do they get approved?
It's hard wired, therefore not a mobile device. It's a part of the vehicle just like a radio, sat nav or air con. Calm down
'how exactly have these vehicles been accepted as safe?'
Well the conversation probably went a bit like this.......
"Mr musk? Rishi Sunak here. About these badly made, poorly engineered, fire prone death traps you want to sell to gullible narcissists for exorbitant sums of money. I'm sorry, but they're just too dangerous. If you cut corners by simply gluing a cheap iPad knock-off to the scuttle instead of installing a proper dashboard, then people will be obliged to take their eyes off the road and get a migraine looking at the over-bright screen whilst they cycle through multiple difficult to understand menus and sub menus, and sub, sub, sub menus in desperate attempt to stop the indicators from making fart noises and have a crash. Then our overpaid and underworked NHS staff will have to interrupt their tick tock dance video routines and tend to their injuries. And then the wreckage of their hateful fugly model 3s will burst into flames and the fire brigade will have to waste upwards of 3 weeks trying to keep the blaze under control. Then the insurance company will go bankrupt from all the claims, and other insurance providers will have to increase premiums by 4 grand. People won't be stupid enough to pay that, so they'll buy a proper petrol or diesel car instead and we won't be able to get to net zero or control where the plebs drive to anymore. So I'm afraid we can't possibly issue a safety certificate that allows you to sell your worthless junk in the UK"
"Am I a joke to you?"
"Well actually Elon, yes you are. Just not a particularly funny one"
"How about if I pay you a shit load of money equal to the shocking amounts of tax payers money you waste every year fighting non existing climate change into your Swiss account?"
"Oh alright then. As soon as the funds clear, I'll email the safety certificate over to you. Just do me a favour first. Send a model s plaid over to Mr Starmer at the labour party for me will you? If he's burnt alive when the battery inevitably goes into thermal runaway and the car goes up in smoke, then the Tories might just be able to remain in government at the next election."
"Sorry, I can't give him one. I can't possibly be seen to be offering bribes to a bunch of antisemites who all aught to be in jail. I can sell you one at cost price though, and then you can pass it on to him yourself."
"Fine, I'll send you a cheque for £400 out of the profits once all the ulez fines have been paid."
"Is that incompetent moron still masquerading as the London mayor?"
"Sadly Elon, yes he is"
"Are British voters really that stupid?"
"Well they buy your rotten Teslas, so they must be."
Absolutely agree that the huge iPad being the only method of controlling basic functions is dangerous, in my opinion as dangerous as sending a text message, give me buttons and knobs any day.
Massive knob behind the wheel so you should be fine 😂
Its not the only method! Please get your facts right. Do not comment on something your little brain cannot understand 🤦🏻🤦🏻
@@glynn36 I stand by my comment, my neighbour has a Tesla (A decision he regrets) and having been passenger in it numerous times, and driven it several times, I firmly believe that the lack of a proper dashboard and controls is a distraction and potentially dangerous. As a further observation the build quality is dire, it reminds me of a 1980s Rover
@@neilspare9597 ok, you dont like it 🤷🏽♂️ moving on.
When you make a wrong decision, why would you make the same choice and expect a different outcome!
That car taking over the steering is absolutely nuts, can’t be having that!!
First of all, it's a safety feature, but you can turn it off if you want.
Second, he left the lane, so the car put him back in his lane, that's all.
The loud beeping was to let him know it was doing so.
A little resistance on the steering wheel, and he could override it, if he really intended to leave the lane that way.
Completely out of context. Safety feature. The car detected him getting too close to the centre (or side) of his lane and NUDGED the steering with an audio signal to alert him. It’s lane guidance, it’s on almost every modern car. No big deal.
Firstly, it doesn't "take over" the steering. It alerts, then assists if you don't take the appropriate steering degree. People complained about the seatbelt introduction and when ABS when it was launched. Who would complain now?
Got to say its the nicest looking scrap yard i have ever seen. Oh wait there is noting in that scrap yard I could use. I remember going down the scrap yard getting a new block for my escort and putting it in on the road in front of my mums house. New das no problem gear box no problem. That old escort I had would be worth about 30K now.... Far more than a secondhand electric car and you can drop another block in on the road in-front of your mums house.
easy 50k +
I have a Tesla vehicle but I am not by far an EVangelist, and don't go around saying to everyone this vehicle is the best since sliced bread -- and I say I did not buy this vehicle to save the environment. Compared to my 22 year old Monte Carlo, the features in the Tesla are like night and day and enjoy allot of them. Of course the new Gas vehicles have similar features and are outstanding.
Yes, the Tesla has very little in buttons and dials like a conventional vehicle would have. Most everything is done through the center Display, or I use Voice control. The Tesla is basically a I call a very fast Golf Cart and also call it my Computer on Wheels. I just put it in gear and go. First time with a vehicle with built in Navigation and use this all the time. This feature is really cool.
If you need all the buttons and dials, this vehicle is not for you. At first I didn't like this method of operation with very little buttons and stalks on the steering wheel. But I got used to not having them.
Note: I still have my 22 year old Monte Carlo and operates very well and enjoy it. I use the vehicle for doing my dirty errand jobs. So if you like Gas vehicles, stick with them. The choice is yours and not the Governments. My choice to try an EV was only my own but also kept my Gas vehicle.
Take care.
How is it illegal to touch/use a mobile phone whilst driving when its mandatory to use a MASSIVE mobile phone to even turn the heat up/down or adjust your mirrors?!!!! WTF?!!!
Tesla is a bit like 'set and forget', once you've owned it for a week you will rarely touch the other controls, you get in the car and it adjusts to your profiles and preferences including the climate. You just drive. It's a non-issue really. but first time, I agree, a moderate learning curve.
It is not illegal to use a mobile phone while driving. It is only illegal to use a hand held mobile phone, I am puzzled why you do not know the law
5:55 "we are in full sport mode with full regen"
8:00 "What I don't like is when you lift off the accelerator it slows down"
My friends relator took him for a ride in his Tesla. My friend said he was so surprised about the lack of interior build quality.
Okay so you put a smile on face 10 minutes in. I'm not trying to save the planet, I just wanted a car that gives me a stress free journey, no up and down gears, no smelly diesel pump handles, no oil leaks, no worries about head gaskets or timing chains/belts. The regen braking? You honestly would get used to it in a couple of days. You don't take your foot completely off, think of it like your mum's old sewing machine. You can also put your steering wheel into sport mode, which makes it stiffer, reducing that sensitivity.
Tesla don't need to sell their software to other manufacturers- Tesla outsell every other manufacturer, including ICE vehicles.
This is not an "I told you so moment", if you want build quality like a Porsche, Audi or Volvo, you'll need to add another 20 grand.
Tesla aren't particularly stylish but I love mine. Clean design, minimalist interior, great charger network. If this doesn't help you, you seriously need to go back to ICE vehicles. ❤❤❤
A giant screen for a car interior is just shite. I’m not that old, & love tech but, physical buttons, switches that click etc are just so much better.
It's for the TikTok social media generation of course, not for you and I.
Power comes at a price - i.e. battery depletion. No denying they are fast but after the initial 'speed' wears off you'll be back to range anxiety exactly the same as with other EVs.
Not with a Tesla. Why? Because of the integration of the satnav with the Supercharger infrastructure. The car will route to a nearby Supercharger if it determines that the car needs it, now if the person driving chooses to ignore all the in car information, ignore the energy consumption data, the journey prediction, the routing to Superchargers then they deserve to end up with a flat battery on the side of the road but the integration and presentation in advance of supercharge availability (and pricing!) is so tight, that's the information that is NOT available to other EV's.
Tesla single stack infrastructure gives it that road trip edge. Tesla software knows where the cars are, knows that the planned journeys are, knows in advance of where the planned journey stops need to be. They have all the data and stats on where Supercharger capacity needs to be and statistically model availability. That update is coming in the next software release. Other car satnavs know about the location of chargers but that's it, now how busy they are, nor whether they're likely to be available upon arrival.
This is as far ahead as Google maps traffic data. Google didn't give Android to the world because they're good guys! No, it was for the data collection. The initiative to collect movement of mobile phone location and use that for traffic modelling is what drives the data for Google Maps Traffic, Tesla is doing the same for charging infrastructure, nobody else is doing that.
I'm trying not to sound like a fanboy but it's about the consideration put forward with the technology that interests me, this is why Tesla (like them or not) are like iPhone here whereas every other car maker just shrugs and says "There's a car init?" and "you can charge it up somewhere over there *waves hands vaguely in some random direction*".
I can jump in the car right now and plot in Rome, Madrid, Lisbon, Barcelona...wherever and the route will be planned with Superchargers with a 99.9% reliability of uptime and head off. No issue, try that in others, they may plan the route but with what certainty of availability or charging? Anyone's guess! People will say "oh but you can use ABetterRoutePlanner" yes you can but that still doesn't provide the same degree of integration.
It's a different experience. Now are there other cars with a better ride, better materials etc.? Sure but then ask what the car needs to do, for us it just needs to work, as a car, doing car stuff and without stress. It also happens to be ranked right at the top in the Euro NCAP safety ratings.
So summary, range anxiety? Nope! :)
Nope. Still not selling my Saabs! The thought of having to f**k around on a Tablet for half hour before every trip doesn't whet my appetite! Yet alone the build quality.
it takes a few minutes to become familiar with ANY new car. After that, just jump in and drive - it knows how you are and sets it up to your liking.
Can someone tell me how using a mobile phone is illegal yet using that Tesla screen isn’t. Way too much time your eyes are off the road. Definitely NOT for me
It has voice command for most things therefore no need to take your eyes off the road.
Its a wired device as part of the car. No different to reaching down to the radio, climate etc
@@richardbartlett6932 I beg to differ
@@glynn36 voice commands? Yea right in who’s world do voice commands actually work? Rubbish they’re dangerous and shouldn’t be allowed
It’s NOT illegal to use a mobile phone whilst driving - It’s illegal to HOLD a mobile phone in your hand whilst driving. There’s a distinct difference in law. Many people also operate PDA’s or CB/PMR radios whilst driving and this too isn’t illegal.
My first car in 1974 was an Austin A40 - you didn't need a degree in computing to drive it. Where did we go wrong?
You might have even bought my car as my first car mid 73 was an A40 too!
Mine too 989 EBJ 1959, paid £40, learned myself to drive in it - had this amazing device on the door which you turned three times and the window opened.
@@ggee7391 The ‘amazing device’ in my first car, a 1947 Austin 10 (LUH156) which cost me £10 in 1965, was a little knob on a string just above the driver’s door. One pull, hook it up, and voila, a blind came up over the rear window. Then someone invented the auto-dimming rear-view mirror!
You could not pay me to drive an ECV - Externally Combustible Vehicle
At LEAST 20 times LESS likely to end up on fire than an ICE vehicle. How gullible are you?
No one is forcing you to change, buy and drive what you want. Governments are stupid to force this banning issue down upon consumers.
@@mikebreen2890absolute bull. There was a national survey done last year and the amount of electric vehicles arriving at scrap yards/Dismantlers due to fire damage overtook ICE vehicles by 27%. So you may retract your comment at any time. Sounds like your the gullible one.
You may be right about the build quality of this car.......there seems to be a loose nut behind the wheel!
Learn to love regenerative braking, it is fail safe bringing the car to a stop in human failure, and when I descended a mountain, my Model Y battery capacity went from 40% to 45%
:cough: Runaway MG :cough:
@@thisisnumber0 I'd take that with a pinch of salt until it's actually proven. As yet we only have his version of what happened..
Does anybody have a Tesla with 100,000 miles?? I'm not being a smart ass ..I want to know when they start going down hill.
I just sold my Tesla 2014 model S P85DL with 95,000 miles and the battery had lost 15% of range. Original range was 254 miles. I replaced it with a 2023 Model S Plaid with 396 mile range.
You keep saying “when you take your foot off the accelerator”, to properly use regen you just reduce the pressure, took me about one day to adjust, its bloody brilliant. Basically I almost never need to apply the brakes, why brake when I can let the regen put energy back in the battery, plus i will never need to get a brake job done.
Yes you will because corrosion is one of the biggest issues with brakes, especially if they're not being used much.
@@-A-lm5xb LOL - once every couple of hundred miles with moderate force is enough to burn off that surface coating - there are 200,000 mile plus Teslas on their original pads.
What about cruise control? I used it a lot on when I had it. Has it been replaced with autonomous driving now. Me, now driving a car from the 1980:s. No noting, sunroof is the only extras. And I feel it's luxurious. Me raised with basic cars, really do not need all modern strange stuff. I only need something to move my as and take me to the store. Also old petrol car, I can drive around the World if I want. I did a tour around Europe, no waiting for charging. Also cameras, sensors and tech, how does it stand polar winter, where I live at the polar circle. -20 to -30 Celcius is not unlikely. Old Audi lives outside, basically engine, wheels and a roof. Will probably live for ewer. Not going in to Climate debatte, but I think I'm sustainable. My cars is cheapest possible. There will never be old battery based cars when a battery is that expansive. As always poor people are neglected.
@@TB-up4xi Tesla? LOL! They will probably fall apart before the brakes are shot. That's if the company doesn't go bankrupt first.
I wonder what happens when the screen goes chest up ? 😀 0-60 in 5 seconds makes no difference when you are queued up for electric and granny in her little car that you passed 20 minuets ago comes past !
To change Regen modes is literally in the video when the guy was taking you through the screens 4:44 😂
Teslas are the modern day Mondeos as far as build quality is concerned. They are definitely not luxury cars.
It will be a bit of a White Elephant when they’re being passed by an old man on a bike in the 20mph zones but you will be able to watch him on the screen 😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahahaha.....But, will the old man on the bike keep to the 2-metre rule when overtaking you....
Clefer words! 😀
surely having to look at the Tablet all the time is taking your eyes off the road
Accident waiting to happen
you would with the speed display behind the steering wheel
Most of what you might want to change can be done by voice control.
The lack of tactile buttons, knobs and levers you can find easily without looking is a HUGE safety issue built into most cars now. Adding to that, the screens are multi-finction, menu-driven and usually too bright.
I have a six year old MX5 with touch’s screen but it will not allow touch use when on move .
Simple way round that adjust things the way you want then drive.
You’re right about being allowed to struggle to find the right input on the giant screen, yet touching a mobile for any reason is an infringement. ???
What do safety glass, hydraulic brakes, rear view mirrors, all steel construction, radial tires, ABS, electronic fuel injection, brake lights and headlights all have in common? They were ALL introduced by automakers WITHOUT GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE!
I upset an EVangelist by calling one a ‘Tossla’. How I laughed at the Virtue-Signalling drip as his bottom lip came out faster than the till drawer in Open All Hours.
Does it come with fireproof suit
the more I learn about EVs the bigger the technology trap I see..
Sorry, not for me, a dash board that looks like its been modelled the same as my old Gran's 1970s Dining Table, a body designed by Playmobil and a friggin tablet bolted to the dash.
This car does not have Sport mode because it is not a Performance model. Only Performance model gets Sport and Chill, but the speed faster than Sport is Ludicrous mode which is expected to be available in the upcoming Model 3 Ludicrous model which will replace the current Model 3 Performance. The speed faster than Ludicrous is Plaid which is available in Model X and S, fastest production family car. Regan brake you talked about in this video, you can reduce it in the setting. If you're coming from a Taycan, I'd rather recommend a refreshed and fast version of the Model S which is more comparable in size (in reality, way bigger boot than Taycan's) and price than Model Y. You will also get 2 screens like in normal cars in the Model S with a nice screen behind the steering wheel and it is way faster than Model Y Performance and the ride quality is far superior with air suspension. Also your question in the video about how does Tesla see the car in front of the another car which is in front of your car, Tesla's sensors can actually see as far as 250m (about 820 feet) which is a huge safety feature if there is a collision ahead, autopilot also knows before you can even see. You complained so much about the build quality, remember Model 3 and Model Y are cheap entry levels in Tesla's line up. These two are cheap version saloon and suv compared to a lot more expensive Model S and Model X. Tesla is not going to give you very expensive feeling cabin in their entry level cars with huge price tag and make them more unaffordable for most buyers which kill the purpose of Tesla's mission statement that is to ""accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy" and Tesla can't do it with only a handful of rich people that spend £100k plus on a car. Also, why would Tesla sell their software to other manufactures when Tesla sells more EV than another others and way ahead of them in both revenue, production numbers, popularity, profits etc? It just doesn't make sense. You should go for a Tesla drive in the Model S Plaid.
I managed to watch 4min 50sec before I gave up. ANY electric car will not have a spot on my drive. Love watching you mate.
Oh my days.....I'm sticking with my key open...key ignition...start...gas...go...stop somewhere...key out...key lock...repeats....all manual analogue stuff....simples!
...p.s...I have eyes and mirrors to see stuff around me...and ears....and spacial awareness....good old analogue stuff!
...p.p.s......as you can probably imagine....I'm not a fan of modern computer controlled electric autonomous vehicles....I used to do traffic management...and they brought in autonomous crash cushions to follow us...I bailed....they're not that safe!...I gave up driving because of all this electric crap with not very smart people driving , thinking they're smart for driving electric vehicles that they think are smart....messed up stuff!!!
...p.p.p.s... I do like a vehicle where the A frame around the windscreen does not obstruct my vision.....BRING BACK FLATTER SQUARER SCREENS WITH NO BLIND SPOT PILLARS......once experienced...never forgotten!
...p.p.p.p.s....ya wanna 0-60 time of less than 5 seconds....get a Lamborghini....or a real Porsche 911 turbo....
I've never used an i-Pad, hardly used my phone for anything other than calls or texting. Heck, I've only ever had one car with a CD player, also the only one built this century. These big screens, self-steering, self braking cars are an accident waiting to happen.
Hiya, as a matter of interest, have you ever driven a Tesla?
@@ThePekester Never even seen one. There aren't any on my island. I think I once went in Prius taxi.
Our boss has a Tesla,
My manager went last week with him to see a new bit of test equipment.
On returning home on the M6 motorway.
My boss was travelling at 70 mph all of a sudden the car slammed it's brakes on automatically as the sensors supposedly see something which actually there wasn't.
My manager looked at my boss in disbelief because nothing was there. Boss said it does this now and again tesla has had it back and checked it and said the sensors are working fine nothing wrong .
A motorcycle travelling behind blasted his horn and shook his fist at my boss.
Seeing that the car slammed it's brakes on for no apparent reason.
Good luck with this one Mac.
Wouldn't have one if I was given to me thanks.
Like driving a ticking time bomb.
I had this to be fair on an ICE car when a bin bag flew in front of the car on a windy day but not on a motorway. The brakes came on so hard that I looked under the car as I thought we had grounded on a concrete block. We also had the same effect when the car detected a tall weed on the drive when trying to back out.This is just these automatic AI systems on most cars nowadays which are completely clueless as to context as we find out when we ring any company automated support lines and pray we reach a human being. I have a feeling old cars without all this electornic automation will be at a premium. Teslas always look very cheap and nasty like an upscaled 4 wheel Robin Reliant and just show how inherently expensive these electric cars are to make and even the basic model is an eye watering £42,000 and does not exactly ooze quality. I parked next to a tesla a few weeks ago and both rear light clusters were chock full of condensation which was not exactly encouraging.
This "phantom braking" does happen - but through OTA software updates, is less and less frequent. In the 4 years I have had my Model-3, I have had only three instances of "phantom braking" - the last time was over a year ago. On one of these occasions I worked out that a truck passing on a bridge over my road may have been the cause. My road crested a small hill, and the bridge appeared to be at my level as I approached. As a "human" (and familiar with the road) I knew it was a bridge, and not a level crossing - but the car obviously saw a truck passing at "eye level".
Remember... people LOVE to publish these sorts of events in an effort to dismiss Tesla - but you are unlikely to see the many hundreds of thousands of times Tesla has AVOIDED an accident. (There are some youtube videos that show this - but avoiding accidents isn't all blood and gore - which is why it's never in the news).
You get use to the Tesla regen system. I hardly ever use the brake pedal.
As a TESLA owner, I was interested to see your take on your TESLA test drive. I think you gave a mainly objective report - giving appropriate credit where it was due, but justifiably criticizing other, perhaps more questionable, features.
Just three points:
1) I appreciate not everyone, you included, likes the one-pedal, regenerative braking. The braking can be easily adjusted - indeed the person giving you a quick walk-through of the controls before your test drive highlighted the creep, roll and hold options on the Pedals & Steering sub-menu.
2) One of your main takeaways - that TESLA should market and/or license their software to other car manufacturers - on the face of it seems like a good idea. As a software engineer who has worked in all economic sectors of the UK, including company sizes ranging from family run businesses to some of the world's largest multinational corporations, let me tell you that this is a total non-starter. The TESLA software is utterly dependent on the hardware of TESLA cars - for example, major functions of the software will be totally dependent on the number and positioning of the cameras. Unless other manufacturers build their EVs to meet TESLA specifications in their entirety there will be close to 0% compatibility (and in reality, their products will then become little more than rebadged TESLAs).
So, why doesn't TESLA amend their software to meld it to other manufacturer's requirements? Well, this is another non-starter - once software goes beyond a certain level of complexity (which will certainly be the case here) it is way easier to build software from scratch rather than attempting to edit/amend existing systems.
So why doesn't TESLA use the in-house expertise it has gained and setup a software company under the TESLA or Elon Musk umbrella and offer bespoke EV car software solutions to the other manufacturers? Maybe this is more feasible, but would TESLA really want to share/reveal its expertise to rival manufacturers, and would other manufacturers want their products to be reliant on outside interests? Just imagine the legal bods getting their claws into those conundrums!
3) A lot of the comments here are obviously added by people with preconceived prejudices or, worse still, for whatever reason, axes to grind. They clearly have no firsthand experience of EVs and are simply parroting other, factually incorrect, comments they've read elsewhere made by people who clearly haven't even a basic understanding of EVs. For anyone viewing you video for your opinions (and there's nothing wrong with those) I'd just highlight something: This is the Internet and RUclips video comments should carry the warning, LET THE READER BEWARE.
Seems mad that you can't use a mobile phone while driving but in a Tesla it is thought safe to keep taking your eyes off the road.
I had 2 mini's and the speedo was in the middle. As were all the heating controls and radio.. and BL thought it was OK to take your eyes off the road !
Has that dealership got state of the art fire fighting facilities? The one in France obviously didn't........
It needs CCTV to deter arsonsists, that was the cause of the French Tesla dealer fire.
@@BAC_Mono burnt well though. What about the vw dealer in Scotland and all the other ev fires that the media quietly brush under the carpet. Unexploded bombs ....
Tesla drivers have indicated that once they got used to regenerative braking they hardly ever use their brakes. Items to be serviced are then basically reduced to tyres and windscreen wipers with occasional top up of windscreen fluid. Also there is no brake particulate pollution.
Until all that stuff breaks and the car resale value goes to zero.
also replacing brake pads where they haven't been used and seized up
@@nigelparry4911 more accurately, every couple of years, you need to lube the brake mechanism.
So glad you enjoyed the test drive but 1 hour is nowhere near long enough to find out why we all say (and will continue to say) you should have bought a Tesla! Your biggest gripe was in fact one of the best aspects of driving a real EV, one pedal driving! Tom who showed you the controls at the beginning (4:44) showed you the three modes Creep, Roll and hold, the first two are very similar to a conventional automatic and the third is the one you used called Hold, in this mode you must use the throttle just like a volume control, you never just let off the throttle to slow down, you simply dial in using it how fast you want to go, once you get used to this you will never want to use any other mode! When you come up to a junction, you just gently release the throttle to gradually slow down until you stop at the junction, all without needing to touch the brake pedal.
Your other comment was the steering, you had it in sport mode which is indeed very direct, I have mine in comfort and have never had reason to change it.
Finally interior quality, when it comes out in January do get a test drive in the new Highland Model 3 which has much higher quality materials and will give you something else to complain about, no indicator stalk!
Lee has as he states owned several Porsches and test drives a standard saloon in the wrong settings and complains it doesn't handle like a Porsche.. 😂
So you can slow down, and even stop, without showing any brake lights? Hardly conducive to safety on the roads!
They have thought of that! You can even see the brake lights come on on the screen! They work on how rapidly you are slowing down.@@saxon-mt5by
Enjoyed this.
Thing with the Tesla is that you buy it for the software, efficiency, power, tech, charging network.
If you want Porsche interior you gotta pay Porsche prices, this is a £50k car vs a £120k car, but it's faster, more technologically advanced, and crucially, effortless to travel in... you just have to put up with marmite looks and pretty meh materials.
Just because you can put every control including the climate controls only on a touch screen does not mean that you should. NOT for me.
Yes. Use use the voice controls and keep your eyes on the road
Have fun getting a Tesla repaired in a reasonable time
Build quality was abysmal
I only know a few people who went EV, but one of them went Tesla S Plaid and it lasted less than a year of glitches and weeks at the dealer before he sold it at a huge loss and bought a Tundra 😂. Oh, another went with a used Leaf which also lasted less than a year before the battery died. Total loss. Down to one friend with a Tesla X. Coming up on a year though 🤣
Are you a full paid member of the swingers club now
@@bendeleted9155 iv seen a few shorts on here where tesla set on fire . 😮 I wouldn't trust any ev at all
@@chrismartin662They must have served him some Elon Koolaid, while waiting for the car. 😏
I still cannot understand how so many modern cars are allowed to have so many of the standard controls on a touch screen. It makes the law about not being allowed to touch your phone a joke. If Mr Plod witnessed you scrolling through your phone whilst driving, you would be getting a ticket. From what the instructor was saying at the start of the video, you even have to scroll through to adjust simple things like the heater controls. And to do that you need to take your eyes off of the road. I guess that is why cars like these need some kind of corrective steering and automatic collision avoidance built in!
Maybe I am just too old fashioned, but I think I will stick with conventional controls that i can feel and operate without taking my eyes off of the road. I am too used to dashboards having controls on them, along with speedometers and such. For me the Tesla dash just looks very bland, but that of course is just personal taste.
Use voice control.. Oh and I don't believe you can adjust controls on radio, heating without taking your eyes off the road.. Just doesn't happen..
Heater controls are at the bottom of the screen, fundamentally no different from touching a switch for up or down. Or just use voice control for the climate control temperature. Not an issue.
Ummm... you clearly have never driven or been in a Tesla. The car has very advanced driver-assist and crash-avoidance systems. This car is 100% aware of its surroundings all the time. Looking down at the screen (which you seldom actually need to do) is perfectly safe - the car looks after you. Trust me... I have had a few occasions where I was distracted and the car kept watch and corrected its speed, position and orientation with other road users. It sound a piercing alert when it corrects something and its reactions are way faster than humans. It is by far the world's safest car - not only because it actively avoids accidents but also for its crash-safety - in all regulatory crash tests, Tesla has scored higher than ANY other vehicle.
@@brunosmith6925 Pretty much what I said about the car needing corrective steering and collision avoidance. Glad to hear it's so good. But does still not change my view on having everything on a touch screen where you have to scroll or swipe to do very basic things. Tesla's software system is good, but it's not infallible, been many incidents where a tesla's made the wrong choice.
Guy in a 'dual motor' Tesla tried to race me on a motorcycle the other day. Go to admit, it was impressively quick - right up to the point we hit some uneven road surface. All of a sudden, the guy was all over the brakes as the car wallowed around like an overloaded cargo van. Terrible suspension and obese battery weight means you're going to struggle on anything other than a perfectly smooth motorway.
These shitboxes will all be landfill in 10 years time,where proper cars will still be stomping along the roads effortlessly.
In ten years time at 27 years old my diesel (currently on 180k) will still be going strong and on the original engine
@@spiritdancer1699 My Tesla is good for 1-million miles (right now, there are early Model-S Tesla's that are still working perfectly having long passed the million mile mark). And as I travel around 10,000 miles annually, my Tesla will be going strong in 2123 - a hundred years from now.
@@spiritdancer1699 at 180k, its produced about 36 tons of co2
add another 10 years of use out of it,
and its carbon footprint goes up to 41 tons,
plus about the 5 tons of co2, for its manufacture, makes it, 46 tons
Just went on gridserve and looked at the cheapest Tesla, £400pm, then looked at the mileage charging at home and it says 220miles £25.00? Sorry I’m getting 240miles for £20.00 on my diesel or 300miles for the same cost as the Tesla £25.00, so to cap the Tesla cost me double to finance,than my existing car,cost more per mile charging at home vs diesel,car insurance just checked £187 for my diesel and £2684 for my Tesla, and to put the icing on the cake only 5000 per year mileage,that’s about 14miles per day 😂 a Tesla will cost me 3x as much to run than my dirty diesel, IT ISNT FOR THE GREATER GOOD. My bank account says so
Hi - not sure why they quoted you £25 for 220 miles - Octopus energy do an “intelligent octopus” tariff which gives you 6 hours over night at 7.5p per KwH. I get approx 240 miles for £5 using that tariff. I have to say you get great mileage out of your diesel - with average supermarket prices of £1.60 per litre then £20 gets you 12.5 litres of diesel approx 2.75 gallons - that equates to over 85 MPG for your diesel that is fantastic, what car is it?
My calculations come out different to yours when I researched mine and they hold up in real terms. I do over 18k miles per year in my electric car and when I worked it out against my previous petrol that did 40 MPG I get a saving of over £2.5k per year electricity against what it cost me in petrol for same mileage - even factoring in using superchargers on the occasions I do long journeys which in fairness are more expensive to charge it.
@@markmaidment5781 just used the data that was on their website,and that's what it said it would cost
£2684 for car insurance? Of course, car insurance costs depend on an individual's circumstances, but I insured my TESLA - 1 year fully comprehensive, two drivers - for £344.
🤡…l your figures are mainly lies.
No one ever said the green option would be cheaper 🤷♂️
The amount of time you are looking at the screen instead of the road is simply scary!
What i see Lee is you looking at a screen and not the road.
Tesla have got a special xmas edition with a built in fireplace 😂😂😂 I’ll stick with my diesel Honda CR-V ❤
Why do we need to go so quick? (Loved it when I was 17) to have all these electric cars go so quick is asking for trouble, but once we all have an electric car, the government will instruct the manufacturer's to press a button and slow them all down!!
Already being done in Europe. I believe it is being rolled into Euro Ncap 7 and applies to ALL cars, not just EVs.
In Italy there is a saying for this kind of situation: swapping a Porche with a tesla is like falling from the pan into the fire.
tesla or any EV I must say a resounding NO, NEVER, NO WAY do I
want to turn my condo into a smoldering pile of rubble.
Everything on the screen, what in the world could go wrong?
You read all the FUD being spread by the oil industry and friends!
Big oil thanks you for your support in helping them make more money than most countries possess. I wonder why they spend billions on EV smear campaigns. Hmm... the motivation is clearly for the benefit of the people!
Xi and China thanks you for your contributions. The Children in Africa mining the rare earth minerals by hand so that you can have your illusion....not so much. The battery in EV's is the equivalent of a blood diamond. Shall we discuss the Strip Mining that goes on to produce that Illusion of "Green"?
Wall Street and the "Green" Investors thank you for your gullibility. @@caseyfox165
EV fires appear to occur less frequently than ICE vehicles, with 25.1 fires for every 100,000 vehicles sold compared to 1,529 fires for ICE vehicles. This means your condo is much more likely to burn from your gasoline car. Got to do your research before believing people who have an ax to grind.
I'm old school. Too much fiddling about with screens - technology fir the sake if it. Takes all the fun of driving a car - so why? And corrective steering? Noooo!
Cars for computers nerds. I love new tech but EVs don't make any sense regardless of which way you look at them. I think the "ipad on the dashboard" was a cop out, just the cheapest way possible to build the control surfaces into the car.
You should get a 1968 ULEZ compliant 7.2 ltr V8 Dodge Charger R/T 440 next time
Hi Lee, despite watching all your videos I bought a Model Y yesterday after taking it for a test drive. Didn’t want to buy an electric car, but the tax relief for my business made it too good an offer to refuse. Ordered the fastest one, by far the fastest thing I’ve ever driven. We will see what the charging network etc is like as I do loads of miles
I take it comes with the "BBQ PACK" as standard as you didn't mention it, fella. 😉👍
The guy told you at the start how to turn the regen off lol
I'm going to stick with my Ford capri ghia
Pull more birds in the Capri mate 👍😁
Oh you are lucky , first car I ever drove , stole my brothers lovely silver Capri when I was 15 and almost totalled it because I couldn't see past the bonnet.
A pretty balanced review and video. The build quality in terms of finishes isn’t the best but it’s not terrible. It’s not as good as my previous Jaguar iPace but it’s also about £25k cheaper.
You get used to the position of the speedo and once you’ve set your climate up you rarely ever change it. If you want to change temp you just use voice control which works really well.
You mentioned a lot about software, and how they should sell it to others, however it’s the hardware that they are also much more advanced with. They get much better range with much smaller batteries. A real 300 miles with a 75kwh battery. My pace would get a real 225 miles from a 90kwh!
Great video
You mentioned what I've always said.
You cannot touch your phone, but all the cars with touch screens are OK, it doesn't make sense at all.
First time I've said this. MacMaster has delivered the most balanced summary of pro/cons yet. At last! nice one.
Although car manufacturers investment in cars differ. Tesla - software, batteries, performance. Mercedes - build quality, style, etc You pays your money etc.
I assume the karaoke is something to do while you wait several hours for a charger. Meanwhile, I'dve filled up with fuel and be at my destination by then!
In the 4 years I've had my Tesla I have never had to "wait" for a charger. Tesla will help plan your journey and will tell you how many charging ports are occupied or free at ALL Tesla superchargers long before you get to them. And because Tesla superchargers are so common, if one station is "full", the car will automatically indicate alternatives, and will auto-navigate to them if you want it to.
Now... this is only true of Tesla... Other EV's don't have their own charging stations and have no idea of how busy these stations are. Also... non-Tesla charging stations are often out-of-service (data shows a 43% downtime on average) while Tesla charging stations (the data shows) have an up-time of 99.8%.
But my MAIN "fuel station" is my home. I simply plug in at night and have enough charge the following day. Do you have your own petrol station in your back yard - or do you have to spend time driving to one?
So... when are you going to get your Tesla?
Will this one let you out when the battery fails ???
Door locks have a manual override on all the Teslas, for use in such emergencies.
Absolutely awful car and design, the screen in the middle is non friendly user and dangerous, I'm surprised it's legally allowed on the road. Give me knobs, buttons and switches you can easily see and use.
It was a interesting video. You have at last presented a balanced view of EV's. OK job done now can we go for a ride on a steam train. That is something I used to enjoy when I was a lad. The chuffing and toots along the way was music to my ears. Then we can take a buggy ride through the streets of the city and listen to the clip clop of the horse as we glide down the road. A sort of transport through ages kind of show. Now we all rush around at great haste but are we actually getting anywhere ? Just a thought. Enjoy your day.
It only takes a day to get used to the regen braking. You don't take your foot off the accelerator, you just reduce pressure to slow down. You can really drive with only one pedal. It just takes a small amount of skill at first, then it's instinctive. The most dangerous thing about driving a Tesla is the mad desire to kick the accelerator and feel that amazing pick up. Controls are easy if you remember you can voice. Want to raise the temp? "Make it warmer". If you want defrost, "Turn on defrost". The fun factor can't be matched by any other car. Farts or Light shows, voice controlled internet searches. No other car is a Tesla.
No thanks. I'll wait another 20 years.
The control screen should be disabled when the car is moving - too many distracted people driving and messing with screens on the move. Putting stuff like temperature and HVAC settings or braking settings on a screen that is live when car is moving is madness.
Icons etc are too small, i'd have to put reading glasses on to even see the screen properly.
Voice control
Ummm... you clearly have never driven or been in a Tesla. The car has very advanced driver-assist and crash-avoidance systems. This car is 100% aware of its surroundings all the time. Looking down at the screen (which you seldom actually need to do) is perfectly safe - the car looks after you. Trust me... I have had a few occasions where I was distracted and the car kept watch and corrected its speed, position and orientation with other road users. It sound a piercing alert when it corrects something and its reactions are way faster than humans. It is by far the world's safest car - not only because it actively avoids accidents but also for its crash-safety - in all regulatory crash tests, Tesla has scored higher than ANY other vehicle.
@@brunosmith6925 I have my very own, very advanced crash protection system - I pay attention to the road...... You have to when you ride high power motorbikes, especially with all those distracted drivers around poking at small icons on a touch screen...
@@chrissmith2114 I agree with you about the dangers of human drivers. I too ride large bikes and have been doing so for 40 years. Never come off (touch wood) and have managed to avoid many potential accidents. While Tesla's driver assistance and safety technologies are far advanced and way superior to all others, Tesla makes it absolutely clear that the driver must be attentive and is in control. They stress this constantly. So I am not suggesting that this technology is either a substitute for human failings, nor that it excuses bad driving, but that it does what is says on the tin - driver ASSISTANCE. In the 4 years I have been driving my Model-3, there have been several instances when the car reacted positively - and I believe that in some of them, had I not had this assistance, a crash would have occurred. Conversely, I have had three "phantom braking" events (all in the first 2 years - an issue Tesla seems to have sorted via over-the-air updates).
Again - there is usually little need to look at the screen when driving, and it does take some getting used to how Tesla's features work, but the really important controls are also on the steering wheel. Many (most) other features can be voice-commanded and i control the entretainment, indicators and cabin temperature using voice commands. I sometimes use voice to navigate, like over-riding the car's intended charging destination.
So... an occasional glance at the screen (when necessary) can be done with a high degree of "comfort" that the car's driver assist systems are paying 100% attention as well, and will react positively if a precarious situation arises while you are looking at the screen. I emphasise - this does NOT excuse the driver from being accountable at all times... all I am saying is that minor distractions in any other car are far more risky - and until you drive a Tesla (for a couple of weeks at least) it's difficult to appreciate how beneficial its advanced systems are -for both the driver and the passengers and other road users.
Good on you for trying a Tesla!
I didnt like the regen braking on my test drive either, and wanted it off, but got used to it in days, and have left it on max.
It gives significantly more range, and I only use the brake pedal a few times a week.
That means minimal brake wear and 'one pedal driving'.
The new model 3 Highland has a much improved interior, eg quieter, different seats not made by tesla. Might be a better comparison with the Taycan.
Looks like you didn't use autosteer. This is pretty nice on the open road.
I agree with your comments on the speedo location, controls, and interior quality, but see these as relatively minor faults.
Tesla junk
@@chadhaire1711 Ah! Thanks for clearing that up.
Never mind all the cameras it’s got Lee , how many fire extinguishers does it have ?
Said the man in Luton Airport Carpark with a Diesel Range Rover .
Fake news, I’m afraid. Diesel hybrid Range Rover. Watch the videos, if you don’t believe me. Look where the heat and light are coming from. Look how little smoke there is and how very not-black it is. That’s a lithium runaway, all day long! Even the experts are admitting it, now.
@@jimsouthlondon7061a diesel hybrid rover ?
@@duncancremin1708 You want to check the back lights, thats a pre 2019 Evoque and they only started making hybrids in 2019. I know, I worked for JLR for four years.
The MacMaster After having an EV, You've lost approx 50% of what it cost you, what would make you want to Get another one for.. you're coming across as a glutton for punishment , Get a Diesel & cut your loses.
just have taxi, on standby, 25/7 to go to wherever, he wants, would be still cheaper?
If you think your diesel chugger will fare better in terms of depreciation in the coming years, you are in for a rude awakening.
A private buyer I assume? From another viewpoint, on a business lease an EV is an absolute no brainer., thanks to the UK Government manipulations. I was paying £6000 a year in BIK tax every year. Now I pay less than £500 a year. Over a 4-year business lease that's £22,000 saved in tax.
Get an LTI TX4 Diesel black cab.....TFL says they're Ulez compliant (or Maybe they're saying that to get out of having to pay a massive fine for all remaining TX4s)
I've yet to see one with perfect panel fit!.. look like they've been thrown together by Ray Charles...
Just want a car that I can drive where I want, how I want and fill up within 5 minutes. Has a engine and makes proper car sounds.
Fess up; you liked it more than you expected. Build quality vs software? The Porsche is car from a car maker, the Tesla is the user end of a global tech system, they are not comparable. That's not to say one is better, or better for you, but they are very different products. The Tesla is aimed at people aren't really interested in their car but want to drive, and that's a lot of people.
True... very few people know about Tesla's advanced software and automation technologies. Porche TinCan is "just a car" (quite a nice one - but still "just a car"). Tesla is a robot that just happens to have wheels.
This is a low to medium budget car. Comparing it to the Taycan is obviously different categories. Compare it to the model s, maybe.
You can’t compare your car to a Model Y. Huge price difference, you should compare the Porsche to a Model S
...which is even FASTER!
Tesla! No range anxiety, superchargers everywhere, no road tax, no engine maintenance, there isn’t one, 280-300 miles on a full charge for about £5 off peak.
0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds.
Plus it farts. What more do you want😂
One pedal driving and the speed on the screen becomes second nature after a few hours. You are allowed to touch a mobile phone while driving, just not hand held.
So what you've got is essentially a fancy iPad with a car thrown in.
Look deeper and you'll see Tesla have moved the design and production of cars on leap years. ICE manufacturers got fat and lazy with their designs and "oh look we added a USB port" level of new tech. Not just cars but batteries, energy storage, charging network and a host of other innovations
You may not like them (or Musk) but it's an undeniable fact they Tesla and their parent company are the future
Super quick and 45 grand to buy. That’s half the price of the Porsche.
Drive one, they are really good cars. If you like minimalism or have OCD, they are a dream 🙂.
It would be a lot better without most of its tacky tech, everything is watered down by computers these days, its as though modern drivers are too fragile to directly work a machine, they need a computer to assist them
@@Markcain268 Its not 1950 any more , sadly that 'simple life' world has gone and gone forever. The world has moved on, Far more people and far far more cars on the road. Things had to change. Advances needed to be introduced.
Computers can control machines to a far better level than any human that's a very simple fact. Low emissions are only possible with the use of computers to control combustion is just one example of computers improving things.
The addition of more and more driver aids will reduce crashes and deaths on the road. If the driver falls asleep the car knows and takes action. Would you prefer these feature are removed ?
So much backward thinking Luddite nonsense being spouted here on this site.
Lee come and test drive it in Wales at 20 mph and see how you get on....
Think my electric bicycle would be good in Wales lol
I live in Wales and my Tesla is great for handling the new 20mph default; I set the adaptive cruise control to 20mph and no longer have to worry about speeding. Having said that, I don't support the blanket 20mph default.
Out of the frying pan
Watch the video before commenting. 😉❤️
You'll begin to love the regen braking once you get used to it
You should be able to coast. That plus the excessive power hurts range.
@@oldarkie3880"foot off the gas to coast" is an option but I for one never use it. Regen for the win.