When you hear about electric car, you most probably think about Tesla. These days electric cars are getting more and more popular. People buy electric cars for many reasons. Electric cars are mostly often used in cities, where distances are not too big so they can charge it at home. Going to longer trips requires more planning not to lose time changing the route or looking for chargers. Some people say that electric cars are awesome, others say it’s a mistake.
The model I chose is Tesla Model X. This car can fit your family and take you for a nice trip. Now let’s analyze how the trip may look like.
Tesla says that the range of Model X is 295 miles which is about 415 kilometers. Let’s say that you live in Warsaw and you want to take you family to Gdańsk for a beach walk. The distance is 340 kilometers so assuming that you leave your house fully charged, you arrive to Gdańsk with about 70 kilometers distance left. And here comes the question, where will I refuel or actually recharge my car. Well, it’s not super easy. Tesla’s Supercharger can give you another 250 kilometers in 30 mins, but the problem is that the only Superchargers available in Poland are located in Poznań. Well let’s look at other options. You can use other car chargers but number of fast ones is pretty limited and they can be actually in use. The last thing that you can do is connecting to the socket. This is not the fastest way because it fully charges your Tesla in 24 hours, but as long as hotel staff will let you do it, you have an option.
The example above shows that driving Tesla is not as easy as normal car that you can refuel on every gas station. The thing that still has to be improved is the speed of charging, because if I can refuel a normal car in 5-10 minutes with payment, and go another 600 kilometers, then waiting 30 minutes to charge a battery for 250 kilometers is kind of losing time.
One more important thing is service. If something happens to your Tesla, there is no service in Poland.
Summing up, owning a Tesla in Poland is kind of a challenge if you travel by car a lot, but if on a daily basis you use your car in a city and from time to time make a road trip, then this car should suit your needs.
Questions:
- What do you think about electric cars?
- Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
Sources:
1. https://www.tesla.com/modelx
2. https://www.tesla.com/content/dam/tesla-site/sx-redesign/img/socialcard/MX.jpg
3. https://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tesla-Superchargers-with-Model-S-181-1-640x354.jpg
Comments
Yes, i would like to have Tesla, i can't understand why i need to explain it, in my opinion, just every person wants to drive Tesla. It is not only hyped car, it is already a kind of revolution in our life.
I think thats great that people are looking for new, more eco-friendly alternatives to typical gasoline cars. I think it is becoming better and better and thats good that cities are introducing some special laws for people to encourage them to buy electric cars.
2. Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
I would like to have Tesla one day but as you described there is not much charges spots right now and owning electrtic car is now quite of a challenge and not that easy as with other cars. I think this will change in next couple of years and I hope that prices will get (at least a little bit) lower so more people could afford them
Yes, I would like. I don’t travel a lot in Poland and Tesla would be an optimal solution for me. On the other hand, there may be a problem when something goes wrong. As was mentioned in the article there is no Tesla service in Poland but still I see lots of Tesla cars on the streets. I think people owning these cars did manage to overcome this problem.
This is a great invention that takes care of the environment, but it isn't cheap because of the novelty.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
As much as I was positive about Tesla, I still wanted to drive a regular car to feel the motor and hear the sound.
It rather doesn't make sense in Poland now. I have always had exact concerns that you stated in your article. Where to charge it if I run out of battery in the middle of the trip? Where to fix it if something breaks? I guess that there are not so many Tesla experts in Poland.
Charging such a car does not cost a lot, but I do not know if I would like to have such a car with so few places to load.
What do you think about electric cars?
I think that idea of electric cars is amazing, but we are not prepared enough, to introduce them to our country as main substitute of diesel or gasoline cars. One loading station in whole country is not to much and using electric cars without support can be risky.
Would you like to have Tesla?
Right now? Definitely not. To be honest, I think that buying tesla in Poland is strictly for the birds.
I am bit skeptical, because I really do like engines and the fact that pouring gasoline means I am ok to go. There is a lot of computing going on in electric cars obviously and I do not like the idea of being a passive user of something that costs so much money. I want to maintain it and use it how I like. However, I am not against it. I think automating tracks would be a great idea for example and one actually we should more focus.
When it comes to owning Tesla, well... I live in Poland, at least when I last time checked out, so it's not so pragmatic to own an electric car here. This price/product relation doesn't help either. I would buy something really nice if I had to spend so much money.
Yes, for the sake of experiment, I like Tesla, if I had always traveled around the city and lived in a private house, I would have looked after such a car. But I am wondering that all is not so harmonious in the maintenance of this car, and at the moment I prefer the gasoline engine.
If I had to choose an electric car in the future, I would consider Tesla, of course. I love its futuristic look and feel, revolutionary solutions and Elon Musk’s overall vision of the future of electric cars.
What do you think about electric cars?
That they are next step at personal transport. At the same time, they are not that much more ecological than standard cars. Cost of energy to produce car battery for electric cars is HUGE. And still you have to produce electricity to charge it. In Poland it means coal power plants.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
I would love to. It looks amazing, costs a lot. Is probably very comfortable to sit in it. And I I don't like it for some reason I can simply sell it for A LOT of money.
I would definitely like to have a Tesla, and the reason for this is fairly simple - right now Tesla's are somewhat luxurious, so just like with any other luxury, owning one would be a fairly nice thing.
I think that they are the future, but not the closest one. I've been riding only one electric car (a hybrid actually - Ford Mondeo) and I wasn't enjoying that. Also trunk was so small because of acumulators, that this big car became quite useless.
2. Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
In future yes, but not know. The distance which I can took on a one tank is very important for me - 415 kilometers is just not enough. Also I want to be able to service my car as close to my place as possible.
I think that electric cars are the future and I will buy one some day. It's incredible that you don't have to have a very big engine in your car to have such a powerfull car. Also, there is an advantage in sound of those engines. I'm looking forward to see how it will develop!
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
I don't know honestly, I've read a lot of opinions on internet that those cars are not so well made. I think that Tesla needs some time and experience to develop a car that would satisfy me and my needs
Today they make sense in some of the countries. As you have written it would be hard to use it in Poland because of lack of charging stations. But it's just a matter of time until they will be in daily use everywhere. We need to switch from oil to electricity and this change is slowly approaching.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
No. I don't know what I could do with it today. It would just stand outside and corrode
- It is a good idea to promote those cars because it can help our environment.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
- No, because I do not want to own a car.
I'd love to have telsa in my garage one day. my dream is tesla rodster
Owning an electric car in Poland nowadays seems to be cumbersome, as you’ve mentioned in the article, additionally I have never driven Tesla so I don’t know what is its handling characteristics and if it gives you joy while driving it. When looking at Tesla prices, I would say it is a little bit too expensive and I would rather spend 90000 - 100000 $ for some high performance car like Nissan GT-R.
Yes, the most electric car I would like to have Tesla. But why? Because it is a pioneer of electric cars (I think so), they are incredibly nice and unfortunately it is difficult to buy such a car.
About I like to have Tesla until now I don't care about Tesla in a humble way.
I think that electric cars are future! It's very good invention that can help us care for "mother Earth". I like every idea that is "ECO"/"green". I very like the idea that in Warsaw we can see more and more electric cars or just hybrids (example: buses). I really love the idea about carring for our health due to expanding enviroment to a less damage.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
Yup, Tesla are really cool and fast cars and tell me which men don't want FAST and Sports-looking car! Tesla is awesome!
I think that for electric vehicles is the future of our planet. They are always improving. They are not only effective, meet all modern requirements, but also very environmentally friendly.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
I would like to have this car. He attracts me in all characteristics, including aesthetically. And I would be happy to contribute to the improvement of the environmental situation.
I think that electric cars are our future, for example in the Netherlands starting in 2030, only emissions free vehicles will be allowed to be newly registered. You can read more http://moto.pl/MotoPL/7,88389,22506390,holandia-idzie-na-wojne-z-silnikami-spalinowymi-zakaz-juz-w.html
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
Currently I wouldn't like to have Tesla, becouse I haven't driving license.
I think Tesla's cars can save you some money on a long term but I think in Poland there is not so many places you can plug your car to load it so right now its hard to have only one car that is tesla because it would be hard to travel when you are travelling a lot. But yes I would love to have tesla just because of it looks and I would love to take part in Elon's work even by buying his car.
Yes, I would love to have one. Tesla is the pioneer of the electric, autonomous cars. What's more, they are available in really fair and reasonable prices.
I am very excited about electric cars. This is the future of transport. Can't wait the time when electric engines will replace conventional engines.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
I would like to have Tesla, but not now. I think that Polish environment is not ready for electric cars. Still there is not enough chargers on stations. And still this kind of cars are very difficult to buy.
One of the cars that are my dream to own in the future is Tesla. I have always liked its performance very much, accelerating and saving money for a long time causes dizziness.
I think electric cars are great and I'd like to buy one. Environment is happy, people spend less on "fuel" in our case - electricity. It's a quite solid point, you will save a good amount of money with the electric car. Also, vast majority of the electric cars are smart and have on board modern technologies implemented. Every year, manufacturers produce new models for every taste and with various prices.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
Yes, no doubts. Fast, smart and eye catching . It's future.
2. I've been thinking about that a lot. I'm subscribed to a youtube channel where the guys testing, repairing and selling teslas. Today, I know pretty much about them. So the most arguable topic about electric cars is their mileage. And it is reasonable. The old models such as 2012-2013 years of production can drive around 200 km which is not that much. But new once can go 450+ km on one charge. The second problem (mostly for less developed countries such as Ukraine) is haw fast a tesla can be charged. Thankfully allover Europe and US there are thousands of superchargers which can charge a car up to 80% only in 45-50 mn. On that channel I saw a video when a guy with his family (wife and two kids) went to a euro trip. He had no problems at all (in Europe) . Moreover he spent nothing on the fuel or charging.
2. I would like to have the Tesla car. I had an occasion to drive it on my own and it was simply...wow! It was incredible fast car and their design is really nice for me!
I think they are the future or should be because of their environmental performance. I used to drive hybrid car and it was really plesant experience. Electric acceleration is almost unhearable and amazingly smooth what is very comfortable.
Would you like to have Tesla?
Yes i do. Since they first showed up I really liked their design and the whole idea of fully electronic cars. Also they have many advanced technologies including autopilot. Also it is important for me to care about enviroment and electronic cars are the game changer in that case.
I love the idea of electric cars, it seems like the future knocks to our doors and it really wants to be let in. Current solutions and technologies to make these cars run for a thousands of miles with unbelievable acceleration and speed will, in my opinion, dominate the motorization market.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
Yes, I am not in rush to buy a car, but if I did, I would like to get a Tesla. I hope one day our roads will get better and stations for electric cars will always be somewhere around. I like pretty much everything about Tesla, from exterior and interior design to possibilities and safety you get for a relatively low price.
I think that is future of private transportation, because we should get rid of ICE cars that are so inefficient. Everyone complains that electricity is also produced on power plants from the coal, nuclear other sources, but they don't mention how many energy is wasted when we burn fuel in the engine instead of energy plant. I hope that in 10 years we will use autonomous electric transport.
Would you like to have Tesla? (shortly explain why)
I don't plan to buy a car soon, but if I want I definitely would choose Tesla. The worries about charger stations availability are true for now, but this will change as more people will start to use electric vehicles. Also I think that public transportation is far more efficient way than owning a private car.
I would like to have Tesla or another brand of electric car. The main reason is that they are convenient to use and do not have a negative impact to the environment. Also electric fuel costs less than petrol.