I am SUPER tired of the “but they made weapons for the Axis” excuse. That was 80 years ago. Everyone involved in any part of that, including the ones that did it willingly and enthusiastically are DEAD, long dead. Any connection to any aspect of WW2 is nonexistent at this point. Buying a VW isn’t funding an active…

...what has Tesla ever delivered on time for ANYONE to believe any of this?

I “dedicate” about 30 seconds to charging, which is how long it takes to get out of my car at home, walked to the EVSE, and plug in my car.  DCFC is meant exclusively for road tripping outside of the range of your car.  If you can’t charge at home you really shouldn’t be getting into an EV right now.  People have to…

Don’t fewer than 10% of PHEV owners plug in their cars? It’s dumb. Just don’t put in the hybrid part, it’s a waste of resources, weight, complexity, etc. Just start making every ICE car a 3-cylinder that makes laughably low power. People usually only make a paradigm shift in habits/purchases if the inconvenience of…

They should have done electric turbos like the new 911 GTS and thrown out the 1000lbs of extra hybrid nonsense.  It only gained 103lbs over the old GTS and a BIG power jump via lag free electric turbos and also gained the increased exhaust noise from not being muffled by traditional turbos.

I get the feeling BMW M and AMG are kicking themselves looking at the new 911 GTS’ electric turbo going “why didn’t we do that?” Imagine if the new M5 and E63 were just evolutions of their V8s with instant spooling electric turbos that don’t muffle exhaust noises.

Oh god, the only reason some of us are alive is because of how small Nissan’s cheapest cars are.  Now everyone that needs a cheap car financed at 30% for 120 months will have to move up to large and heavier cars, endangering us all more.

My assumption is that they worked on all the subsystems (48v, drive by wire steering) etc. as individual systems at a leisurely pace and that they didn’t attempt to put it all together until the last possible moment, robbing themselves of the iterative process of integrating systems, going back to modify a design,…

Wait, isn’t this based completely on speculation/guesswork?

I’m absolutely sure they sat on the CT from its unveiling in 2019 until the beginning of 2023, then speed ran its development and testing. Some automakers test their cars for years and millions of miles. I’d bet they “tested” the CT for a couple months and drove it a couple thousand miles before putting it on sale.

So...it’s slower, much more expensive, and over 1000lbs heavier...

They do but my question is “how the fuck do you screw up holding the car still with permanent magnet motors when you aren’t touching anything?”  For instance, in my Hummer EV, you aren’t going ANYWHERE unless you press the accelerator with regen on (coast off).  And when you do, it’s ONLY forward motion.    I just…

Local dealer wanted $10k over a month ago.  Offering $5k off now.  Hold the line.

Tesla cut ultrasonic sensors and radar to increase margins then said they could achieve similar results with what are basically turn of the century web cams and “AI”...and guess what? They can’t. Bright flashing lights, fog, rain, etc. all obscure a view of the world unaugmented by redundant data from radar and…

...Or Tesla could undo the cost-cutting that led them to attempt ADAS systems with nothing but webcam circa 2000 resolution cameras. Others uses short and long range ultrasonic, radar, lidar, high-res (modern) cameras, etc.

And the Hummer recall was because of improperly applied sealer on a batch of packs, which only really effected you if you forded a river.  I think the grand total of effected packs was 60-70ish.  

...the last time an airline “lost” my luggage was over 30 years ago when I was a kid. I always check.  Nearly 100 flights without a luggage mishap.  You’ll find me sitting with a backpack just big enough for an iPad and Steamdeck.

I’ve also never had a CCS handle get hot enough to cause 2nd degree burns, even when pulling 360kW with the Hummer. For comparison, a CT or Model S pulling 700amps on a Supercharger gets the NACS handle over 130F.  NACS is too thin for the cooling needed for cars that charge faster than a Tesla.

NACS is too small for proper heat dissipation as it is and will only get worse. I’m almost certain the main reason for the delay in V4 is safety/heat and being unable to engineer around a plug that’s too small and a cable that’s too thin for proper cooling...and since their WHOLE thing is a thin cable and small plug,…

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