These numbers have been debunked time and time again with actual test cars. The old Mk6 GTI consistently turns in 5.6-5.8 0-60 times. The Mk7 shaves a couple tenths off of that. Everyone loves getting a car thats faster than advertised....

No, you’re wrong. You don’t know how to read and or interpret scientific studies and your twisting those to align with you ideological point of view. You’re as bad as foodbabe and should be dismissed just as quickly.

This theory has so many holes in it....

No power steering, in a 4spd manual. Worked for me....

I think it speaks to how much buyers really give a shit about MPG.

Or, how about leather and A/C? No need to sweat at all.

Debris can be deflected off any part of the car in to the crowd. A windshield is no more likely to so this than a nose, or wing, it what ever...

The problem is they are counting future income from leasing as recognized revenue. While most of that income will in fact materialize, it is not guaranteed. Inevitably there will be some lease defaults and non-payments along with asset recovery costs that offset that total revenue amount. It’s for this exact reason…

Throwing down $1000 refundable deposit is not a pre-order (it’s actually more of a instagram/FB status claim to fame exercise).

The do report GAAP figures but only in regulatory filings. The cite their own “adjusted” numbers in all their press releases and on investor calls

So....

You can say it as many times as you want but the fact remains there are dipshits like Jaxin in the world and they aren’t going away. Realistically, Insta-twit-book is spawning more of them...

Again, I didn’t say they possess Yugo levels of quality, I said their buyers would tolerate it even if they did because of the image they believe the Tesla brand bestows on them.

I didn’t say their only success, I said their biggest.

I found that as soon as I installed ABP the videos disappeared.

The vast majority of Tesla buyers park it next to their Range Rover or Escalade. They never drive it 200 miles before a recharge, they drive it where their social group will see them. They don’t really care about the environment, they care that their friends and neighbors think they care about the environment.

Tesla doesn’t sell technology, they sell an image. There are BEV options available butbTesla buyers are not cross shopping those, they are looking for the image/political statement the car makes.

That’s right....intelligence, hardwork and commitment wont get you anywhere.

The formula’s for auto loan approvals are fucked. The max anyone should be borrowing for a car should be 30% of their gross annual income and with a payment no more than 20% of their NET monthly income.

?? Nothing at that link suggests that the EPA or CARB is testing parts. They review paperwork, that’s it.