(11-27-2019, 01:10 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(11-27-2019, 11:21 AM)mikesez Wrote: I've never seen a woman driving one either.  But even if you ignore the environmental argument, the Tesla Model S beats pretty much everything else in its price range for acceleration and passenger space, not to mention its near-autonomous driving.  The downside of electric is that you have to spend about 30 minutes charging the thing for every 3 hours of driving.  If you're going to be driving less than 3 hours a day, it's a great choice.  If you're going to have two cars in your garage, it makes a lot of sense to have one electric and one gas/hybrid - and when you need to go on a long trip, use the second one.

An electric vehicle accelerating faster than a gas powered vehicle doesn't excite me. Reminds me of test track at Epcot.  Give me the "slower" acceleration of a sports car any day of the week.