He also started doing hard drugs.

Congratulations on being able to live your life driving only for emergencies. We use ebikes a lot for commuting, but there is no school bus. We finally got both cars mostly on electric. We use probably 12 gallons of gas per month on average (our PHEV is the backcountry/travel/hauling/towing car).

The car is not totaled if the battery malfunctions. You either replace the battery (typically done under warranty) or get the battery rebuilt (shops remove the individual cells, test them, put the good ones back in and replace the bad ones). The need for batt rebuilds is new but shops are opening.

Tech changes rapidly; economies of scale improve. Plus Tesla released a whole bunch of their patents back in 2012 to give competitors a jump start to try to save our climate. Competition didn’t have to pay for that work, and have leapt ahead.

We pay for grid connection, plus misc taxes, plus non-bypassable charges for grid power at night. Almost all is paid for by ongoing net metering overproduction credits and EV climate credits earned in 2018. We’re starting to finally draw down the stored credits since we’re charging two vehicles now.

No Tesla solar. We have two arrays of other companies’ panels that convert light to DC electricity and two inverters that convert DC to AC. Power generation and consumption are relative; we try to charge during the day.

4/That all said, I have a lovely 2018 Model 3 for sale because my 6'1" kid doesn't fit well in the back seat, and looming tariffs pushed us to get a replacement car sooner than later. Elon's antics didn't help anything, and will make it harder to sell. But please be kind to those who can't choose.

3/Because of no gas engine, it doesn't leak oil or fluids, or need engine maintenance. Biggest issue is that it's heavy and goes through tires faster, though EV tires last longer. Charging at home means you're always fueled up, and you learn how to manage your fuel. Plus regen braking makes fuel.

2/Companies such as recurrent.com do the analysis of the battery and maintenance so you can know what you're buying when you buy a used EV. For example, our battery is expected to charge to 270 miles of range out of the original 310, and it actually does better than that when charged to 100%.

I quite disagree based on my lived experience. Our 2018 Model 3 LR has nearly all of its main capacity seven years later, and there are many 2012 Model Ses on the road with their original batteries. The majority of the electricity it has used is directly from our solar panels, daytime charging.

Normal people are underwater in their 2022 cars, and thought they were doing the right thing for climate change. It’s a lot of privilege to think someone should just ditch an unsalable car they haven’t paid off.

Thank you for clarifying that so well and also without being rude or condescending to me. I understand it a lot better now.

I asked for an explanation of your understanding, not vague remarks and insults. Clearly you don’t know your stuff and are bluffing for…what? You don’t win any prizes for vague posts on social media.