Tesla

Climate Change is not politics, just like COVID is not politics. This is about survival, individual survival and survival of humanity. And this is not advertising. I was asked specifically about my car. If someone asked about a muscle-car, I doubt if you would consider that advertising. This is trolling, plain and simple.

2016 Model S all-wheel drive. I would recommend at least the 2017 because the new cameras put it dead-center in the lane when in Autopilot. Also better at doing the auto lane change on the highway. Mine wanders a bit with only the one front camera. I recently drove a 2017 Model X when I rented it. Great car, but not too fond of the helicopter windshield. I like having the visors right there when you need them. I highly recommend getting the power lift trunk and avoid the adjustable air shocks. The standard wheels are best, they wear the best and give the best ride, unless you want to race it. It is the best snow-car I have ever owned. I run through icy intersections and the SUV following me ends-up in the ditch. Don't even notice that I'm on snow using Nokia snow tires.

Climate Change is accelerating. We have had record temperatures, record widlfires, record hurricane seasons in the US and now record tornadoes in the mid-west. The impacts of weather will touch everyone in the us if they have not already. Hobbies like fishing, boating, hunting, astrophotography and other outdoor sports are all being affected negatively. If you care about your children, don't want to lose your house to flooding, fire or tornado, or you just don't want your hobby to become more and more frustrating, make a change in your lifestyle. Do your part. Drive an electric car (yes, they are affordable, inexpensive to drive and have long range), change your old oil or gas furnace to an efficient electric heat-pump and the easiest thing to do; change all of your light bulbs to LED. Walk more instead of driving. Consolidate your trips in your car. These things all have long-term benefits. They will cost you less in the long-term and require less maintenance. They will actually make your life better in addition to reducing your carbon footprint. Electric cars are actually much cheaper to own than any gas car. The average gas car costs around 20 cents a mile to drive at current gas prices, not including maintenance. A large Tesla Model S costs 3.5 cents a mile at the average electricity rates across the country. The gas car will cost you another $100/month due to maintenance and repairs. The Tesla will cost you less than $10/month. I know, you will counter with "the Tesla will generate just as much emissions in the manufacture and use as the gas car because of the batteries and it is charged from fossil-fuel generated AC power". It's not true. The Electric car will produce an equivalent emission that is 20% less than the gas car, even charged from a coal-fired power plant. You will also claim that the problem is industry and power plants. It's not. There are more emissions in the US from transportation than power plants, and these are the two largest emitters.