Here in Norway the Tesla S has sold like hotcakes, due to the huge tax break that electric car buyers get from the government. The Tesla seems to attract asshole buyers who are more into getting a cheap sports car than caring for the environment. They seem to rival the BMW-drivers in driving too fast on narrow city streets. More sensible electric car buyers tend to go for japanese cars.
I don't know if it's me getting older and having a family or if its just me adapting to the times but my tastes in cars have definitely changed. Where before I ogled exotic sports cars or gigantic off-road behemoths, I now prefer small, nimble cars that can thrive in city commutes and handle light off-road exploring.
I think putting an "insane" button on a car is going to attract a certain driving mentality. That aside I would consider a Tesla at some point. Ive just bought a new car so it would be several years from now and Im anticipating that by then the range issues would be sorted out. Self driving doesnt attract me so much, I enjoy driving and I think at this point the sticking point around self driving cars isn't so much the technology as the thorny issue of cars making ethical decisions i.e the car has to make a decision between a. crashing into another car b. swerving in one direction to miss the car but hitting an elderly pedestrian c. swerving in another direction to miss the elderly pedestrian but hitting a child on a bike.
Here in Norway the Tesla S has sold like hotcakes, due to the huge tax break that electric car buyers get from the government. The Tesla seems to attract asshole buyers who are more into getting a cheap sports car than caring for the environment. They seem to rival the BMW-drivers in driving too fast on narrow city streets. More sensible electric car buyers tend to go for japanese cars.
I don't know if it's me getting older and having a family or if its just me adapting to the times but my tastes in cars have definitely changed. Where before I ogled exotic sports cars or gigantic off-road behemoths, I now prefer small, nimble cars that can thrive in city commutes and handle light off-road exploring.
I have never liked big cars. As a kid I loved looking at Lamborghinis but as a grown up I never wanted any fancy car. I don't even have kids.
I think putting an "insane" button on a car is going to attract a certain driving mentality. That aside I would consider a Tesla at some point. Ive just bought a new car so it would be several years from now and Im anticipating that by then the range issues would be sorted out. Self driving doesnt attract me so much, I enjoy driving and I think at this point the sticking point around self driving cars isn't so much the technology as the thorny issue of cars making ethical decisions i.e the car has to make a decision between a. crashing into another car b. swerving in one direction to miss the car but hitting an elderly pedestrian c. swerving in another direction to miss the elderly pedestrian but hitting a child on a bike.