Tesla Model 3 Refresh Demo Drive at NEW Buffalo Dealer! 

Hey Jim! Thanks so much for the message. I really love the VOLT! Back in 2012 i was checking out smaller cars for running around, cause driving my full size pickup around the city and for errands the truck is such a gas guzzler! I typically always had a small vehicle for errands, and had many small toyotas over the years. I was looking at the Prius in 2012 and at that time they had a great lease special going on their Plug-In Prius, and the lease price was only 20 bucks per month higher than a standard Prius. So I did some research and was reading a lot of cool info on how much fuel was being saved with the plug-in Prius. That was when i started learning a ton about the Volt too, and would have tried the Volt but at that time this lease deal toyota had going was too good to pass up. At the end of the 3 year lease, i had averaged 250MPG!!! The amount of gas I put into that vehicle was so little, it really got me into these types of cars. So I was watching closely Tesla, and waiting like many were for their first affordable vehicle to come to market. At that time I thought all EVs would drive the same as my Plug-in Hybrid did, which meant underpowered and basically very boring...LOL. Great for efficiency but all other driving dynamics really sucked. What i didn't realize is a pure EV would have a TON of torque right off the bottom and be faster than any previous vehicle I had ever owned, sorta reminding me of my sports cars from my younger years....no waiting to spool RPMs like an ICE vehicle and no transmission so no shifting ect. Yet the EVs still save a ton of cost when compared to gas in an ICE vehicle. Once I got my first ride in a Tesla, it was like a lightbulb went on in my head, and driving any ICE vehice after an EV was like going back in time. Having Solar on your house roof is by far the slickest setup for any EV owner! Being able to power your daily driving is a huge bonus for sure. I have been looking at that often but the costs are still abit high for me at this time, I would love to add panels sometime in future though! Cheers!

LOL!!! Cheers!

Hey brother! Ahh, that is a great question! I do love to be on the bleeding edge of technology and would certainly love to test ride the new Taiga Sleds, along with their Watercraft. I think for sleds, they are a real tough vehicle to go electric. Mostly cause sleds live in such a harsh environment with temps, and then the weight would come into play. I have no idea what the weight is on the EV sleds, but would be interested in how they ride with the battery weight. I know distance riding would be off the table pretty much, and unlike an EV(car) its not like there are charging stations along the trails in small towns. Maybe that will be in the future but not now. I do think the reliability factor would be a bonus due to such little mechanical parts compared to normal sleds. Like no belt to blow, no clutches as I assume they drive the track right off the electric motor. So you have the Electric motor and battery under the seat in place of fuel tank, and then track ect is same. I have heard the Taiga works really good. Just likely will never replace combustion sleds for saddlebag trips ect. I have seen a few reviews on the Taiga watercraft, now that use case might be better since you tend to rip around the lakes and never stray too far from dock, where you can plug in. Im always interested in new tech be it good or maybe not so good. Cheers!

@@rockerdan good response. Just curious how you felt about the subject. I personally don't think I could get into it. Cheers

@@Dooguy Any EV vehicle for some reason has become ultra controversial. For me I have always loved to demo drive and open to all new tech, it's never been an issue for me to try other brands or modes. I figure you only live once, and I certainly am not getting any younger! Certain types of vehicles do really well with a battery, while some wont. Sleds are a tough one for sure, I mean lets face it I can feel the huge difference between the 850 2s and the 900r 4s, just that difference in weight and snappiness makes those two sleds entirely different to ride. So an EV sled, im guessing could be good at some things but not others. But Im always open to trying anything and deciding for myself. The light bulb went on for me when I first took a ride in a Tesla model 3 Performance last June. Tesla had setup an exhibit out in front of the big SOM(Sound of Music) Festival in Burlington. I had been reading a lot about EVs for several years but really had never experienced one first hand. They were showing people the cars and taking people for demo rides. So we went, and that was it for me. The guy punched it from a dead stop on a sideroad and it took me back to my younger days when we hung out at the dragstrip and I had been able to ride in some super quick cars back as a kid. That feeling of being pressed back into the seat, pure hard pull! Reminded me of my Vrod Harley or my Winder, but even faster! For me that was the start of it all....I'd been driving trucks for most of my life since I was mid 20s, and miss those younger years when i had many sports cars and i was always abit crazy behind the wheel. And now to be able to own a very very fast car for very little money, something we could never do before as super cars that were this quick were 200k or more. I just really enjoy the power is all. Sure there are a ton of benefits other then pure power, but the power for me is the thing that sucked me in. Cheers!