Minor correction: the school hostage crisis took place in Beslan, which is in North-Ossetia, not in Chechnya.

The problem so-called city-EVs is that people who live in the city often live in apartment buildings and for that reason have difficulties charging at home, thus rendering the car pointless

Damn Mike, why do you detest one of the most interesting people leading the automotive industry? That drives me up the wall — I thought you guys were enthusiasts? It’s a big turn off for me.

I’m not getting your point. In your description it says “without constant manual control”. Which in turn means some manual control is still required.

Was he talking about “autopilot” or “full-self driving package”? 2 different things. Autopilot is driver assist, full-self driving package is what will in the “future” get you from work to home.

Or maybe have you bothered to check what Autopilot on aircrafts actually does?

An autopilot is a system used to control the trajectory of an aircraft, marine craft or spacecraft without constant manual control by a human operator being required. Autopilots do not replace human operators, but instead they assist them in controlling the vehicle. This allows them to focus on broader aspects of…

Alternative opinion. Lightning is a better standard than USB-C. USB-C is inherently weaker due to the center bit of the female side of the connector standard.

Living in California with lane splitting, electric bikes, and rental scooters littering every sidewalk, I have to imagine getting around in New York City is a relative nightmare. Now if anyone needs me, I’ll be spending the next three hours in gridlock traffic to drive six miles.

Also note that the solar and powerwall business help support the supercharger business. They use that tech where it makes sense so they don’t get hosed with utility costs.

tesla’s business portfolio isn’t limited to cars

US parades are invasions. 

The D in P100D is for dual-motor.

Maybe audi/porsche use the same “standards” as they did with their diesels..

Tesla has most of what’s been outlined here. Their battery packs monitor/cool/heat on per cell level. You can’t replace specific modules as easily, but who has needed to? (Tesla degradation is <1% per year and the packs built in the last few years have been /very/ solid) Teslas also have heat pumps on the motors as,…

And excuses, apparently.

Right, because not investing in the technology or R&D will surely bring the costs down in the future. That’s like saying “I don’t know the answer to this test question, I’ll go play halo and see if I know it later”.

Maybe BMW should select one of their current range of cars to go outright BEV in its next generation with no compromises. The 7 series would seem to be the most likely one to select, with its low volume sales, and high prices (to absorb the high cost of the battery pack).