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zonavar68 · 56-60, M
A tesla model s is very much a luxury car here and sells for around A$150k new.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@zonavar68 I don't know the cost of a Tesla S in the UK, nor even if it is sold here; but the basic electric cars seem to start around £25-30 000 new. A second-hand one is likely to need new batteries soon after, if not at the time of, purchase, so hardly worth it.
I read a review of Audi's top-range, eye-wateringly expensive, electric cars; whose fastest has a claimed top speed of about 150mph! I don't suppose its range would be very great at that speed, but how pointless anyway. I don't know if the German autobahns are still unlimited but the maximum legal speed in Britain is 70mph (and that only on motorways and dual-carriageways); and many other countries have similar or only slightly higher limits.
I read a review of Audi's top-range, eye-wateringly expensive, electric cars; whose fastest has a claimed top speed of about 150mph! I don't suppose its range would be very great at that speed, but how pointless anyway. I don't know if the German autobahns are still unlimited but the maximum legal speed in Britain is 70mph (and that only on motorways and dual-carriageways); and many other countries have similar or only slightly higher limits.
zonavar68 · 56-60, M
@ArishMell In Australia highways except in NT are often 100 or 110 kph. In NT many roads used to have no speed limit but most of them now are set to 130 kph. You couldn't buy a low-end Tesla here for much under $50k, and like you say if you buy one that's up to 5+ yrs old it'll have a degraded battery module.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@zonavar68 I had to convert that speed, but it is pretty much the same as our maximum (70mph) on the motorways.
One of the most popular battery-electric cars in the UK had been the Nissan 'Leaf', and I think still is. It is quite a bit cheaper than an a Tesla; but like all such vehicles, still very expensive and I would think with rapid depreciation and uncertain second-hand value.
One of the most popular battery-electric cars in the UK had been the Nissan 'Leaf', and I think still is. It is quite a bit cheaper than an a Tesla; but like all such vehicles, still very expensive and I would think with rapid depreciation and uncertain second-hand value.