Yeah but missing basics like ventilated seats and blind spot monitoring that any other car in it’s price range would at least have as an option if not included is crazy, especially for a company that prides itself on being bleeding edge tech.

My 85 year old mother has a ‘13 Honda Fit.  She says it’s the perfect car.  I told her they don’t make them anymore, so she needs to keep this one going forever.

And I imagine it hasn’t helped much in shifting that target market over to the MAGA crowd, either.

Nailed it.

I’ve said before that Tesla’s biggest advantage was the Supercharger network, but since that’s been opened up to anyone, people who want an EV are no longer funneled to Tesla.

I’ve been looking for a ‘19-’20 Honda Fit. Of course, you can’t even buy a new one in the US, and I think that’s a mistake on the part of Honda. I must not be the only one looking, because 4-5 year old Fits with 50k are selling for at or above original MSRP.

Very impressive. I have to admit that these are EVs that justify a $72K price. Almost seems like a bargain compared to what you get from other EVs like the Taycan, BMWs, MBs, Audis, Tesla, etc.

Rivian put a huge emphasis on the Gen 2 not only being easier and cheaper to build, but easier and cheaper to service, too.

Oh..

Yeah, maybe it would have gone differently if he were running one company instead of seven (or whatever it is these days). I guess Tesla is running on Autopilot...

Having had an opportunity to ride in a Cadillac Lyric, the more platform sharing with Honda/Acura is really going to eat into his sales.

that is “just around the corner”

Bullish investors justify Tesla’s valuation with a long list of reasons, pointing to its technology and fervent fan base

Despite all this, Tesla is still the world’s most valuable automaker with a $560 billion market cap.

Musk is obviously trying to recoup the money he squandered buying Twitter.

1st Gear: Someone here, I can’t remember who, said it best a couple of years ago: “Auto manufacturers will learn how to build EVs before Tesla learns how to build cars.”

Musk is actively diverting resources to other entities and screaming about needing to be “gifted” more shares to hold his interest.

People keep relying on Tesla’s “technology” to justify the stock price, but I’m still confused what technology Tesla has that other OEM’s don’t.  

Re: Tesla....

G/O Media sold off Gizmodo an hour ago. Jalopnik is the final commenting forum in the old Gawkerverse. The end days are upon us.