Last i heard elon claimed a 300,000lb tow rating for whatever that turd is they unveiled.
And Ford pulled a 1 million lbs train with their EV f150, and the current Tundra towed the space shuttle when it was unveiled, blah, blah, blah. They're all perfectly staged marketing stunts just like the tug of war between the Tesla and the F150 was. People are emotional idiots about these things instead of reasoning. If we're being honest, it's the whole reason people buy $50k trucks and never load anything in the bed or tow anything.
When 1% of the total vehicle fleet is EV and the other 99% ICE its pretty safe to assume which is gonna show up more problem prone.
That's not how percentages work. I'm not looking at the raw total of mishaps, I'm looking at the rate of mishaps. Look at the NYC study I linked earlier. EVs doing the same job as ICEs in the same environment, with the same levels of maintenance had far fewer failures on average and cost far less money.
It's fine to be skeptical of EVs and question whatever you want. I think it's completely warranted to question Tesla's hype. That doesn't change the fact that EVs have fewer parts to fail and are proving to be more reliable and cheaper to operate than their ICE counterparts. If you know and understand EVs, and have no desire to own them, that's 100% ok with me. I'm just trying to sift through what's truth and what's marketing hype or internet grumbling, etc so we can stop spreading rumors or bad ideas and fully understand what these things are and are not. Everybody wins when you're a knowledgeable consumer, even if you choose not to consume.
Average new car price was nearly $37k last year. We're at a point where EVs with reasonable range are at or below the average price of a new vehicle. $30k msrp can buy you a Nissan Leaf or Hyundai Ioniq Electric with 125-150 miles of range. Subtract the $7500 federal tax credit and any state credits and you're in the $21-22k ball park. $35-40k gets you a Chevy Bolt, Kia Niro, or Hyundai Kona EV with 230ish miles of range and you can get the full tax credit for all but the Bolt, which puts the price around $30k. The new Ford Mach E with 230-ish mile range will be about $36k after the tax credit too when it's on sale late next year. And the cheapest Tesla Model 3 is the same.