What if there is no interior, and instead it’s just a giant battery with some wheels and motors on it?

I agree with you on everything but the seat controls.

I work in technology, so I can offer some insider information on why Spotify is doing this...

I think they’re just less photogenic than in person. I’ve never liked the Model X in photos but it looks excellent in person especially from the rear 3/4. Most photos of the Model 3 seem to be at an unflattering low angle the front bumper when it doesn’t have a license plate.

Hold up:

Having a sense of humour and having fun is a good thing. It’s one of the things that makes Tesla great.

The thing is though, it’s this sort of relatable jokery that makes the Tesla brand so profitable. Cause this is how you get customers to stan a corporate entity.

This is bad legislation.

Norway is not in the EU and thus not governed by the European Commission.

I admit that I have never, ever been able to stomach the thought of buying a used car over 100,000 miles, no matter the provenance or proven/theoretical reliability, let alone one charging over $10,000 for one. I see that number, and I just realize that I will almost certainly never enjoy *my own* 100,000 miles on the…

Electric E-brakes. It’s a solution in search of a problem. The regular manual e-brake works just fine, and didn’t get in the way when driving.  Aside from the general sense that “making everything electric” automatically makes it better, I don’t understand the rationale.  Also:  makes winter driving less fun.

A 159 wagon is an attainable dream car of mine. If only they were not a pile of crap.

How can we leave this one out? When two is never enough....

You know that Lotus is now majority-owned by a big OEM, right? 51% of the company was purchased by Geely a couple of years ago.

Jason, it seems your analysis assumes that “redundancy” inherently can’t be simultaneously cheap and robust. But in the automotive space (versus something like nuclear power, where the safety consequences are, ahem, high), this is frequently the working principle of a redundant system: a different, cheaper, shittier…

Maintenance shouldnt matter. If the system fails its self diagnosis test, it wont turn on, like a check engine light. If the system loses redundancy, it pulls over to the sholder.

Nothing special about the windshield but perhaps a semi-reflective coating.

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