http://www.autoevolution.com/news/tesla-model-s-is-just-a-fancy-gadget-not-a-green-car-98061.html Tesla Model S is Just a Fancy Gadget, Not a Green Car by Tudor Rus 22nd July 2015
[image / Catalin Garmacea http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/tesla-model-s-is-just-a-fancy-gadget-not-a-green-car-98061_1.jpg (Tesla-S EV burning rubber) ] It's hard to ignore what Elon Musk did with Tesla Motors in a relatively short amount of time. However, as prolific and capable the Model S might be, people are not buying it for its environment-friendly ethos. Yes, I've said it, Tesla Model S is not a green car. It happens to be electric, therefore, emission-free and friendly to the environment, but still, it's not a green car. Do you know why? Tesla Model S is not a green car because people who buy it don't see it as a green car. For them, it's the next hot gizmo available for an amount of money they can afford to pay, but nothing more. It's blistering fast, no doubt about that, especially after the latest addition of the P90D version and the Ludicrous Mode feature. It also offers a premium-wannabe cabin experience comparable to what the new VW Passat proposes, despite the Mercedes-sourced windows controllers and steering column stalks. But the Model S is not saving the environment, nor the planet, and I doubt Elon Musk is aiming towards this goal. Why I'm saying the Model S is only a gadget that's cool to have these days? Well, I'm sure you all watched at least one video where a Tesla Model S is humiliating muscle cars and supercars on the drag strip, for instance. I bet that if the Model S was not an EV and it used, let's say, sand, to go from A to B but with the same performances offered by the real-life electric powertrain, people would still race it on a straight and have a go at customizing handrests and other parts of the car. Because that's what you do with gadgets: you use them to have fun and show off, in some cases, and it has nothing to do with playing Captain Planet. Don't get me wrong, I'm not implying the Model S is not a decent daily driver nor am I dismissing the technology behind it or its electric range, but looking at how some owners use their cars makes me believe it is just a fashionable gadget that happens to be electric. Again, the OTA update system is a brilliant idea, but the addition of an Insane Mode or a Ludicrous Mode confirms my theory. It's what you do with your smartphone, PC, gaming console when you upgrade its operating system to make it better, faster and less battery consuming, but with Tesla this happens only for the fun factor's sake, not to boost the car's green character. I'm curious how many Tesla Model S buyers have in mind the car's harmlessness towards the planet when they decide to buy one. It would be interesting if Tesla asked each customer why is he or she buying the car, and an honest answer, I repeat, honest answer would follow. Maybe they do that already but keep the answers to themselves, or perhaps there's no such policy at Tesla Motors. Don't you agree it would be enticing to know the genuine reasons why people are paying hard money on the Model S? comments On 22 July 2015 at 12:57 UTC, SGGG said: This is the dumbest opinion I've read in a long time. The intent of the buyer is irrelevant. On 22 July 2015 at 13:15 UTC, Tesla Owner said: I own a Tesla. I wanted an electric car because of environmental etc. I can afford a higher end car. So, instead of buying a Volt, I bought a Tesla. If the Tesla was not available, I would have purchased the highest end electric car available. This article make no sense. On 22 July 2015 at 13:38 UTC, Upset reader said: This is a stupid article. I'm upset I even read through it. If Tesla made a slow, boring, crappy electric car, they wouldn't break the stigma people had about them. And they are, indeed, green cars. The reason people buy them is irrelevant; they are electric and equate to 110e-mpg in efficiency. That's incredibly green On 22 July 2015 at 14:10 UTC, Got logic? said: How do morons like this get blog attention? ... On 22 July 2015 at 15:40 UTC, THE_MAD_BOMBER said: IT'S NOT A GREEN CAR, BECAUSE IT'S TOO FAST FOR THE 21ST CENTURY HIPPIES WHO WOULD BUY A GREEN CAR!!!!! On 22 July 2015 at 15:58 UTC, spectre said: what a [dung] article ... [© autoevolution.com] ... https://www.google.com/search?q=its+the+battery+stupid Search "It's the Battery, Stupid" ... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=2fers 2fer,twofer: 2 for 1 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twofer For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/It-s-the-Performance-Stupid-buying-Ludicrous-S-enviro-ethos-a-2fer-tp4676875.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
