Aaand Elon ripostes. Of course it’s 69,420.

Yeah, reservation page shows 2022, only the top 2 trims will probably have a 2021 model. 

The $72k Tesla comes with AWD and you can get it now.

Also, service isn’t a strength of Tesla’s, but they have a service center in every major city and a lot of more minor ones (Corpus Christi, Tulsa, Spokane). I hope Lucid can do it, but they have a lot to ramp up quickly.

They are competing not only with Tesla’s cars, but with Tesla’s brand equity. As a car company, Tesla is still David, but as an electric car company, Tesla is Goliath.

This is the relevant legislation. It’s 118 pages long.

the major difference is the EU uses capitalism as the tool to improve things under regulation.

We have free market capitalism in Europe too, just like in the US. On both sides of the pond the market is not entirely free. Is Chevy free to sell a 2021 Suburban with emissions similar to a 1950 Suburban? Answer: no, it’s not. Or could they sell Their 2021 Suburban without seat belts? No, they can’t. Not even if…

Have any of them been to Western or Northern Europe in this century?

The latest family political discussion cited the examples of socialism in Europe as a negative and a reason why I need to vote for Trump this year... of course they only just got health insurance because they got Medicare(hadn’t had any insurance for the previous 20 years) and have been living off their SSI benefits…

European regulations will trickle down to the US market. Any vehicle sold in both regions usually maintains the Euro-spec safety and emissions in the USA.

I think it shows that the EUs needs are different than the US’s.

Europe is getting its shit together on ______, meanwhile in the US...

Indeed, the fact that the gas tax in the U.S. isn’t even adjusted for inflation and has remained the same since the 90s is shameful.

Also, American companies don’t like to do anything that doesn’t raise the stock price ( and therefore the executive bonuses) in the next quarter.

Just tax gas.

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While I agree that hydrogen would be a good alternative, I think due to the massive infrastructure deficiency, battery electric will still probably beat it to mass market. The main issue is that unless you’re in central or southern California, you just can’t easily refuel a hydrogen vehicle. And especially if you’re…

Eh 500 miles seems enough. 55mph. 8 hours (standard work day) times 55mph = 440 miles. If you do like 10 hours, then you’ll be cramming in some stops and still end up around 500 miles?
Any more than that and you’re doing dangerously long stretches.