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Originally Posted by BayDriverSF
I need a car that I can refuel in 45 seconds flat in the middle of nowhere, sorry.
My EV friends brag about some hypothetical "0-60" scenario that would look cool on YouTube, but is illegal on public roads. Meanwhile, during road trips, they lag behind by 4-6 hours because they can't find a "supercharger". By the time they finally hobble in on 1% battery, late in the evening and mentally drained from "range anxiety", I've already checked into the hotel, explored the whole town, and had dinner. Then it's storytime about how lucky they feel that they made it at all. By then, I'm usually fast asleep. You can guess what happens the next morning. They can't get started until late afternoon, because the hotel only had a trickle charger that got turned off overnight, and some other EV guy was occupying the spot until 6am. After all that, my EV friends just borrow the wife's gasoline car for the next trip.
But hey, if you're just getting groceries in town, then EV is awesome. I once saw a Tesla beat a Lamborghini out of the Whole Foods parking lot. I don't think anyone really noticed though. They were all checking out the Lambo.
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Horses for courses as they say. You need more than one tool in the box. LOL. The Plaid's range makes it usable for most use cases that people have…not just picking up grocery.
Yeah, the Plaid is going to be faster, if that is what is being asked. The Plaid will destroy the M5 in a sprint race, the M5 will win a marathon or trips beyond 200 miles. For now I'd still get an M5, but huge respect for what Tesla and Elon have done. It is not easy to disrupt such a big industry…