Honestly, I haven’t seen any evidence that any other company can expand their production substantially. None of them have made any huge investments in new factories or production lines, that I’ve seen. If it was so easy for Panasonic to just make more, Tesla wouldn’t be spending billions on a huge factory to do it.…

The existing charge network simply isn’t good enough for a ~300 mile range car. Even CHAdeMO chargers - which are the highest non-Tesla chargers you can find and are very scarce through most of the country - only charge at a maximum of 50kw. Superchargers currently run 125kw, and are capable of at least 145kw (current…

They have a distinct disadvantage in that specific metric since Teslas are hauling around 3-4X as much battery weight. Thankfully for them, people care more about range than outright efficiency, especially when you are still double the efficiency of a Nissan Versa in a 4,000lb luxury rocketship.

Except that GM probably still wants to make a profit.

> Sorry to say this, but if heavy-weights like GM, Toyota, and Nissan come up with some serious competition, Tesla might be an “also-ran” in the next few years.

> Nothing Tesla has done is unique or ground breaking.

It looks to me like the Jeep in the video is a stick shift. So that didn’t work out too well for its owner.

The video of them stealing the Wrangler really goes to show how useful car alarms are, and how much people pay attention to them.

I agree that the Falcon wing doors were unnecessary, and had the Model X been built without them it would have gone a lot more smoothly.

He says “cars have to look good” and you respond with the Juke?

It looks like you can only carry passengers that have one leg.

A car this small with a SBC would be mind bendingly awesome. The fact that it’s downright gorgeous is just icing on the cake. I’m not familiar with this model at all, but it’s beautiful.

I just did some Googling and it looks like you’re correct. All of the marketing material I saw when the show first came out said it was 1980, but perhaps they meant 1980s.

That’s actually NOT a 1980 Chevy Blazer. As soon as I saw it, it stood out for being incorrect for a movie that takes place in 1980. The 1973-80 model C-10/K-10 had the “flat front” hood and fenders, not the sloping ones. Yes, they used single square headlights, but the hood/fenders/grille were entirely different from…

You don’t need medication, just a support group. Can I join?

If Tesla built something on the Model 3 architecture that was the size and shape (and had roughly the same utility) as a VW Microbus, I would be *extremely* interested. Combining the most useful architecture with the advantages of an electric car and the style of a Tesla? Sounds like a winner to me.

I’m not the OP, but in most states there is an additional fee every time you renew your license. In WA it costs an extra $35 or so to get that motorcycle endorsement on there. No sense paying that money to the state if you never plan on riding again.

For the first gen Leaf, you would be very fortunate to get 90 miles on a brand new one in perfect weather conditions. In cold weather you’re looking closer to 60 miles, not 90.

Motorcycles are great. I ride one most of the spring/summer/fall. But they aren’t all that useful outside of a few states and the summer season. Something that has a body to protect you from the elements, but that still retains a lot of what makes a motorcycle fun would be a good compromise. And it doesn’t hurt that…

If they had actually come out on time, my dad would have bought one. He had a fairly long and boring commute that would have been a good fit. 80+ mpg is compelling, and he would be able to get the feel of riding a bike again, without the dangers of doing so.