You’re not thinking small enough.

This is really the core of the argument. Should states be able to regulate their own air? It’s easy to regulate stationary powerplants, or regulate their waters. They aren’t mobile. But the cars are mobile, and can be moved state to state. So should the federal government be in charge of it? That’s it.

Sometimes it’s cheaper to build a vehicle that meets the lower standards and a seperate spec for the higher standard states.

We don’t all drive California spec vehicles. I can personally attest that manufacturers indeed create vehicles with the “standard” specs and specs specifically tailored to the states following the California states... or as they put them “green states”.

I have to agree. Stocks should be about the dividends given out to investors. If a company does well, it pays out well, and it’s value goes up since more people would want a stock that pays well.

The sales data looks like Model 3 sales have leveled off, while Model S and X sales are falling due to the model 3. The good news is that it looks like the sales are consistent, and if wait times are what you say, they’re effectively using their manufacturing capacity. (A plant needs to be at about 80% capacity to be…

Is there room to grow? Yeah... consistently making a profit would be a start.

Jalopnik had a great write up by Matt Brown the other week about refrigerants used in vehicles and the emissions associated with them. It sounded like the latest development is using a Carbon based refrigerant. Which is counter intuitive but way less polluting and safer than the refrigerants we have been using. Is…

I think a PHEV has both your typical and atypical commute in mind rather than one or the other. I’m not sure I understand the argument. Currently PHEV’s provide the benefits of both EV’s and ICE vehicles at a reduced cost.

That’s kind of like saying “If the Chevy Cruze didn’t make it, I don’t think the Equinox will either” You need to compare apples to apples. for example a Volt compared to a Prius Prime.

I’m with you 100%. The infrastructure for fast charging comparable to refilling your gas tank just isn’t out there. EV’s are best for shorter commutes, while ICE are still ideal for long hauls due to the low stoppage time to refill.

I’ve addressed most of these points in subsequent comments.

Pretty Much. They keep updating intake manifolds and exhaust/cats, but that’s about it. 

...stink alike? 

I think it’s important to note that the truck’s shear size allows them to accommodate much more batteries to achieve that range. We also do not know how towing will affect range. There are still a lot of unknowns. However given it’s mixed reaction from the public and competition within the truck market, I’m not seeing…

I don’t disagree with you. I was just saying there is a cost impact, and I’m not even accounting for whatever mark up OEMs put over that initial cost.

From a few years ago, someone in the industry told me that the new turbo 4 cylinders can cost 4x more to make than a V8 they’ve been building for years.

Maybe this is just me, but this China plant and the Model Y is the last discernible plan to generate revenue that Tesla has put forth. So I’m not seeing what the others are seeing.

I think they’ve also had a chip on their should because Renault is a decidedly smaller company but own 43.5% of Nissan while Nissan owns 15% of Renault. This gives Renault voting power, but Nissan does not and voting power.

AT4 honestly sounds like a Cadillac, alongside the CT4 and XT4.