The Million-mile Tesla

[jon-nyc]

Can we first just give him kudos for the Germanest sounding name ever?

[LuFins Dad]

Speaking as somebody who drives 350K miles over 10 years, and whose wife probably averaged close to 50K per year, I don’t find that very difficult.

[George K]

I spent a couple of days with a large-animal veterinarian in Wisconsin. We spent 10 hours in the truck, and about ⅔ of that time was driving, the remainder dealing with clients.

I asked Rick how many miles per year, and he said about 50K. About a thousand miles a week.

I don't find 359K outrageous, or even 50K ridiculous.

But 2000 miles a week?

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in The Million-mile Tesla:

Can we first just give him kudos for the Germanest sounding name ever?

Can we give kudos to @jon-nyc for the most creative new adjective?

[Copper]

The picture says km, not miles.

Still, a long drive.

[Horace]

@George-K said in The Million-mile Tesla:

@jon-nyc said in The Million-mile Tesla:

Can we first just give him kudos for the Germanest sounding name ever?

Can we give kudos to @jon-nyc for the most creative new adjective?

I believe the word is germane.

[Jolly]

@Copper said in The Million-mile Tesla:

The picture says km, not miles.

Still, a long drive.

Thats a bit over 620,000 miles.

[George K]

A bit...

1,899,015 km = 1,180,000 miles

Miles = Kilometers / 1.6093445
Miles = 1899015 / 1.6093445
Miles = 1179992.8480198

[Copper]

7 decimal places is just showing off.

[Jolly]

@George-K said in The Million-mile Tesla:

A bit...

1,899,015 km = 1,180,000 miles

Miles = Kilometers / 1.6093445
Miles = 1899015 / 1.6093445
Miles = 1179992.8480198

My mistake. I just did 1M.

[89th]

Is anyone else confused about driving telsas for 2 decades when they've only been out since 2008?

[George K]

@89th the million-mile car is a 2014 model,

"German resident Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg has owned Teslas for nearly two decades now..."

"Nearly". 2004 is within 20 days of being 2 decades ago.

The roadster came out in 2008 - so 16 years ago, or so.

[89th]

2004? You mean 2014...

So yes, 2008 is 15 years ago. Quite the round-up to say nearly two decades, something you can say for the next 5 years!

[George K]

@89th said in The Million-mile Tesla:

2004? You mean 2014...

Yes. My bad.

So yes, 2008 is 15 years ago. Quite the round-up to say nearly two decades, something you can say for the next 5 years!

Enjoy!