Tesla is allegedly sitting on tech that will boost the 2170 cells in the model 3 from like 250 to 333 for some power density measure I don’t remember, and the S hasn’t switched over to 2170s yet.

A full 2170 model S sized battery on cells with that chemistry would go 620 miles, which is also the range of the roadster…

How long before they decide that pavement is liable to potholing and rutting, and invent some sort of extruded steel sections for the vehicles to run on, to ensure the vehicles have a smoother, longer-lasting track to travel on?

Audi is playing with numbers and trying to convince people that slamming the battery hard is a good thing. The better metric is how long does it take to add enough mileage to get home or to the next charger as that is what people actually care about:

And Audi service techs always tell you that the last work they did will be the last time they see you till your next regular service

No one would do what Tesla has done. There is nobody that would produce vehicles based on Tesla’s technology if given any remote opportunity or choice not to. Tesla is based on fighting what has become a highly politicized literal force of nature exacerbated by mankind’s unstoppable pursuit of “more”. And even if you…

Help me Lee Iacocca, you’re my only hope!

In much the same way that I watch Kitchen Nightmares and marvel at the fact that restaurant owners will operate in the red for years until they are at the brink of losing their business, their house, their cars and often their family members assets, I dont understand why Tesla is enabled to continue operating this way.

Citroen DS Safari is always the answer, because it just is.

The 200 mile range for the E Tron is not impressive. I mean, on its own it’s not bad, but when Tesla has ranges well over 300 miles it is a little baffling. And it can charge a bit faster than a Tesla can... but the chargers to support that don’t really exist yet. Still scratching my head about what Audi was thinking.…

I figured out the ?. It goes:

For those of us who travel mostly to and from out of the way places, the advantage of extra range would be to have more charge point options en route. That 15 minutes turns into 45 if you have to go 15 minutes out of your way to get a charge. Eventually, it won’t be an issue, but for now it is. 

The front triangular portion is likely affixed to the chassis and does not articulate with the door. The door skin just extends past the break line of the window; which is an unnatural look, but probably done intentionally to subtly remind you that this isn’t a “normal” car.

Ill buy 2 if VW offers that color scheme and calls it "Razzle Dazzle"

Meanwhile I’m over here waiting on the new microbus like

I’ll be waiting for the 1,200 hp Hellback Whale.

I decided to save myself about $29,750 and instead ordered the “Lucifer’s Pet Ferret” motor for our Kia Soul. It comes in a small cardboard box, not a crate, but otherwise it should be similar.

eGolf?

That is fairly easy :

The IFO study, bizarrely, seems to advocate for natural gas-powered vehicles as a “transitioning” technology on the way to cars powered by hydrogen, which, sure, I guess, and “‘green’ methane,” a product which does not exist.