Just to be sure, the Model S went from starting at $69,420 to $79,990? That’s pretty steep, especially since I’m pretty sure the (non-existent) base Lucid Air is cheaper and applies for the tax credit. 

I won’t argue that Spaceballs references aren’t childish, but I like them. It’s really the only thing Musk does that I enjoy. He’s really piggybacking on the goodwill Mel Brooks earned, but I like Spaceballs, so references to Spaceballs make me smile.

I don’t think heatsoak is an issue at that speed (The amount of airflow through the rads is probably massive overkill, to the point I suspect the waterpump is probably slowing down to retain some heat in the heads). As for data, anyone is just guessing here, but I’m going to reverse my opinion from the previous hoopla…

While it certainly looks like the car could have gone faster with more room, the rate of acceleration once it reached above 270 doesn’t look like 331 is anywhere near possible. 290+ is believable. Cracking 300 may be possible. But much more than that doesn’t seem likely without more power and/or reduced drag. Las…

Even though the headline is that it broke the record by a few mph, I’m stuck on the car being 48 mph slower than previously claimed!

Can confirm, I’m never buying another ICE car.

“You’re an idiot if you leak photos. BTW, send us your leaks!”

That kind of thinking has always baffled me.

I mean if they don’t they run the risk of a Kodak situation. 

That’s a good question. My view is: If you don’t know that you own car stock, then you can’t be influenced to write a certain way. That’s what matters: objectivity.

That seems like a pretty militant position. I think a more reasonable take is that conflicts are OK, but they should be disclosed.

I know Sandy. I like Sandy. I have paid money to Sandy (on behalf of a corporation). That said, Sandy has drunk a Costco-size container of Tesla Kool-Aid in recent months. He nearly lost his company, too, but his new web / YouTube presence has helped keep him afloat.

Considering the Prius’ existence as a model in the US only goes back 20 years, this is a remarkable achievement.

Vehicles no longer in production: I assume they are saying “you can’t buy one of these new, so we’re not going to bother telling you if you should buy one, because you can’t”. I could be wrong though.

Yea--no. I been there when cars go in. I’ve been there when bikes going in.  It doesn’t happen like that. The car was still moving-the front wouldn’t go in first-there was no wet spot where the front wheel went in. Funny-just not real.

My first aid kit goes in the same stuff sack as my emergency toilet paper and hand sanitizer, so I do always have it! The prospect of bleeding out in the woods with no-one to help me is much less compelling than the possibility of a sudden bout of diarrhea with nothing to wipe it up!

If you’re putting all your eggs in one basket, putting them in a basket that’s biometrically authenticated, hardware encrypted, GPS trackable, and remotely wipeable basket isn’t the worst basket you can find.

I think the second gen Volt was a neat car but for whatever reason it just didn’t sell.

Oh the Volt. The Volt got a raw deal. The COO of my old employer, who could have driven any car he wanted, drove a Volt for years. Now he drives a launch edition Gladiator and his son drives the Volt to school and work. I still see them from time to time and his son said he has filled the gas tank only twice since his…

(Obviously generational labeling is flipping stupid and everyone whines about every new generation degrading society... we have 2000+ year old quotes more or less saying the same crap... but engaging in this for a bit...) Millennial here, much as Baby Boomers deserve a huge amount of blame for almost all the problems…