Consumer Reports: "The electric car that shatters every myth"

[stevezzzz]

Can you explain what you mean by this? I wouldn't expect them to treat it differently, as I always think of CR as fair and un-biased.

I suspect that you mean this is the first EV that can be treated like, and compared to, an ICE car.

Sort of. It just struck me that CR is lumping the Model S in with every other car out there. And it's apparently impressing the hell out of them.

 

[49er]

Wow, these guys certainly were gushing over the Model S.

Off topic: Friend of mine has a Lincoln Navigator with 150,000 miles. She's put in about $60,000 in gas.

Assuming 15mpg, she's used 10k gallons. Unless she's buying Evian gasoline, it's more likely she's spent $30,000 - $40,000. Still, it's an insane amount of fuel and money to burn for one vehicle.

 

[Joyrider]

Assuming 15mpg, she's used 10k gallons. Unless she's buying Evian gasoline, it's more likely she's spent $30,000 - $40,000. Still, it's an insane amount of fuel and money to burn for one vehicle.

49er, I guess you don't live in the NYC area if you think $40,000 bought 10,000 gallens of premium gas over the last couple years. :smile:

 

[Soflason]

Sort of. It just struck me that CR is lumping the Model S in with every other car out there. And it's apparently impressing the hell out of them.

Both the recent jump seat article just published and this video clearly indicate that CR gets it. They're super-impressed. Can't wait to see their full review, just wish they gave some notice when the full complete review will be published.

 

[Martini]

I have found that when I don't have a 'trash can' I don't leave trash in my car. I find it much better than always having a full 'trash can'.

Gone are the days of my red plastic pint glass / trash can in the door cup holder. And in are the days of a clutter free interior.

There has to be a dissertation-worthy study in this somewhere. There are virtually no public trash cans in London and the city is relatively clean. Whenever I'm there I find myself helplessly carrying a coffee cup around for half an hour. There are trash cans every 100 metres in Paris, and one often finds trash on the ground. What gives?

 

[vfx]

Sort of. It just struck me that CR is lumping the Model S in with every other car out there. And it's apparently impressing the hell out of them.

My new mantra is that electric cars (Teslas specifically) will need their own category Not because they fuel efficient and "worth a mention" but because they are so superior they need to be put in their own league. EVs will be the new standard ICEs will be compared up to.

 

[arg]

There has to be a dissertation-worthy study in this somewhere. There are virtually no public trash cans in London and the city is relatively clean. Whenever I'm there I find myself helplessly carrying a coffee cup around for half an hour. There are trash cans every 100 metres in Paris, and one often finds trash on the ground. What gives?

The reason for the lack of public rubbish bins in London is that around 25 years ago a particular terrorist group had the tiresome habit of depositing explosives in them, particularly the ones in places like railway stations. The authorities reacted by removing the bins, and don't seem much inclined to bring them back despite more recent terrorists favouring different tactics.

My perception was that litter got worse around that time, but has since improved. Possibly more is being spent on street cleaning.

 

[Rodolfo Paiz]

Assuming 15mpg, she's used 10k gallons. Unless she's buying Evian gasoline, it's more likely she's spent $30,000 - $40,000. Still, it's an insane amount of fuel and money to burn for one vehicle.

And I'll buy that bridge someone is selling in the Sahara when I see a Lincoln Navigator actually getting 15mpg. Both our Honda Odyssey and BMW 535GT tend to get around 15mpg overall, and they are both much lighter cars with smaller engines.

 

[Soflason]

Something really big might be coming from Consumer Reports, haven't seen it, but read about it here:
Consumer Reports Next Issue (July) Preview: | Forums | Tesla Motors

Does anyone have an jpeg of this teaser in the mag?

 

[SteveG3]

Soflason that is very encouraging :smile:

while not nearly as dramatic as that tease, the first minute of this video from Consumer Reports released last week confirms that with the report is in "the pipeline", it's almost ready, and they are very impressed with the car. As the one CR guy who did the commenting about the S said, "the car is really remarkable."

Talking Cars: Our latest show covers Tesla, small SUVs, and a sideways track tour

note Tesla does not come up again in the discussion after this.

 

[stevezzzz]

Here's a snapshot from the iPad version of the CR June issue. Sweet!

 

[SCW-Greg]

@ Stevezzzz, You can, don't forget to touch/tap the semi invisible "upload file" button.

Edit: Nice! Gonna have to go get a copy!

 

[stevezzzz]

@ Stevezzzz, You can, don't forget to touch/tap the semi invisible "upload file" button.

Edit: Nice! Gonna have to go get a copy!

The 'upload' button didn't work for me. So I emailed it to myself from the Camera Roll and resized it on my iMac. See above...

 

[SteveG3]

thanks stevezzzz so sweet to see it!!!!

 

[Arnold Panz]

Did they put a picture of a dented hood on the cover? It looks like it got hit by a sledgehammer.

The headline's great, but they couldn't put a clean picture on there?

 

[stevezzzz]

That's just the hood styling interacting with the light from a giant overhead scrim. It 'reads' OK for this viewer...YMMV.

 

[vfx]

That's just the hood styling interacting with the light from a giant overhead scrim. It 'reads' OK for this viewer...YMMV.

It not the scrim but the black reflections on the front of the hood and above the headlight that are 'unfortunate' (to put it kindly). Talk about negative fill.

 

[Arnold Panz]

Wow...people who do lighting deserve a lot more credit than they get. The entire hood looks distorted to me.

 

[stevezzzz]

@vfx: I see it now. Wonder why it didn't jump out at me before?

@ArnoldPanz: Lighting and shooting cars is one of those areas of expertise that is a lot harder than it looks. I've watched it being done by an expert: it takes a lot of time and finesse...and a big investment in lighting gear and studio space.

 

[kenliles]

Did they put a picture of a dented hood on the cover? It looks like it got hit by a sledgehammer

Maybe that was part of the testing!