Tesla's cheapest is around 50k. So let's calculate a monthly payment. I used 48,900 in NC.

4.5% interest

60 months

Zero down

Monthly payment?

$911.64

And that is if you can find one.

Peter and joey think this is what we need to do to save money and keep the planet from turning into another sun.

How many of y'all can afford this with cpi at 9+%? Not me.

Oh for the days of mean tweets.

you will own nothing and you will like it !

Don't the batteries wear out in a couple of years? A car or truck today can go 150 to 200k if taken care of? How many miles will an electric vehicle go does anyone know?

Lets not and just say we did

What's the resale value on a five year old Tesla with 120,000 miles on it?

What's the battery life like on a five year old electric car battery? The batteries on my cell phone and cordless drill don't hold a charge very long after they are five years old.

A five year old gasoline pickup truck with 120,000 is still probably worth at least $25K.

Don't forget the 8 to 10k to install a charging station at your house. We won't even talk about the rolling black out that will increase with increasing use ans stress on the grid.

Ain't they phasing out any tax credits on the Tesla's?

Wonder if there is an inflationary tariff on those battery components?

If you charge your battery at home how will they know how much road tax one pays?

I recall reading somewhere that France is big on electic cars. They've discovered that it is cheaper to buy a new electric car than it is to replace the batteries so now the bone yards are full of worthless 5-7 year old electric cars.

Planned obsolesce, it has been done for a long time........jk

So do they have an expiration date or a sell by date?

I am 48 years old and need to time this just right. I will never buy an electric vehicle--I'd rather walk. Gasoline and gasoline vehicles are going to be an issue in the relatively near future. I don't see them getting rid of diesel tractors and equipment in my lifetime. I should be good continuing to drive diesel trucks (and may at some point have to buy my forever truck). I'll buy diesel anyway for tractors and equipment. I have always wanted a jeep though--not sure how I'll fuel that or all of my chainsaws, ATVs and other small engines that should last me for life. This is depressing.

Yeah .... for a while. Then when there's no fuel, its only worth $9 per hundred lb. as scrap.


This is true, IMO. It generates gads of $$$$$$$$$$.$$ and is a degree of crooked.

I was talking to this guy Sat. He told this guy who bought a electric car had to pay 1k to junk it.

That is what I say! Bought a new Tacoma in 2020 and a new RAV 4 last year.....I am set for awhile.

Based off what you posted, so what? If you can’t afford a $50,000 car don’t buy it. That payment is the same whether it’s electric or gas. Tesla has nothing to do with what the bank charges in interest or the terms of monthly payments.
Tesla made a product and prices it accordingly. Isn’t that what capitalism is all about? There are a lot of people that can afford it and don’t care.

Since you brought up what the banks are charging for a 5 year loan, why not talk about how the housing market works and 25 year mortgages.

We spend a good chunk of our lives paying for a place to live. Then once the mortgage is paid, renovations are needed. So we remortgage to fix the cracks and leaks.

The housing market is a problem right now. Not this electric car bs.

You probably haven’t had an electric car in your life, but probably many homes.

So based off what you said, the problems are with the loans and nothing to do with electric vehicles.

Lots of people leasing now.
If I was a young person,with a good paying job living in the city and just use a vehicle for short commute,or weekend get aways,I would probably lease a vehicle.
I know one trapper here who leases his pickup.he has a new one every couple years.

Electric vehicles aren't even practical. They say that you can get around 300 miles or so on one charge. If you live in a cold state like MN that gets -30 some winter days. You will need heat while driving which I'm sure will drain your batteries faster than in the summer. If you live in a really cold spot like AK, how long or how many miles would you get on a charge, a 100 if you're lucky?

Does Biden, or who ever is pulling his strings, expect you to believe a charge while on the road is going to be free? What happens if you're caught in a traffic jam and your batteries die?

Electric vehicles may be in our future, but they are a long way down the road at this time.

keep people tied to payments forever...

BS ! I get 200,000 + miles on a new car over 10 - 15 years with little more maintenance than tires. First 5 years I'm paying for it, the next ten or so I'm good.
Is that the case with the electrics ? NOT !

I'll buy a good team of horses and a wagon before I would ever buy an electric car.