Mother Jones may be left-leaning, but it deals exclusively in facts.

So the trickle down, actually supply side economics in the 80's and 90's weren’t real and we, as Americans didn’t reap the benefits of less restrictive regulations and lower tax burdens as well as higher employment levels and more money generated by the Federal government? Man, that mist have been a dream. No, it was…

What? You don’t think there are oil and gas subsidies? Are you high?

As an EV owner, I’m all for getting rid of these credits at the same time we get rid of the oil and gas incentives and subsidies.

It wasn’t confirmed at the time.

I’m distinctly middle class with a pass-through business, and I can say I’m very happy with the tax cuts. I’m tired of getting bent over at tax time because I’m self-employed.

This is nothing unusual or unique to Tesla. Deposits are required on any made-to-order fleet vehicle. No matter if it’s a semi, a cargo ship, a plane, or a rail car. For newly launched vehicles, sometimes the timeline is much longer than two years.

I’m not sure you understand a pyramid scheme. What he described is the definition of a Ponzi scheme:

You mean a company that is taking profits from one line of products and using it to develop another line of products? Never been done before in the history of things...

As someone who recently did a bit of off roading on I-75 because a sleeping trucker drifted into the, occupied by my vehicle, fast lane and didn’t wake up until he hit the rumble strips, I welcome the day these things go fully autonomous.

I’m not sure you understand a pyramid scheme.

I think the implication is the new size of cell (“21700") used for the Model 3 is not being made in Japan, and shouldn’t be affecting the supply of the older size. (“18650")

Meanwhile, the Chevy Bolt was waving frantically behind him screaming “BUY ME! BUY MEEEEEEEE! I EXIST RIGHT NOW YOU JACKASS! PAY ATTENTION TO ME! TAX CREDIT AND EVERYTHING!”. The reporter didn’t notice either.

Yes, an electric motor can apply force while it isn’t moving, whereas an internal combustion engine can’t. That’s why starter motors are a thing.

There is also another huge advantage : There are significantly fewer moving parts and simply less maintenance and potential repairs related to drivetrain.

He’s missed a big one: perfect traction control. With an electric motor you can modulate torque to 1% or better, 20,000 times per second. Individually to each wheel, if you have dual or quad motors.

The range is not, in fact, better than some electrics. The Mirai can go 300 miles, like a top-end Tesla. As for performance, it’s basically a Prius that costs three times as much and cannot go anywhere. By contrast, electricity is pretty much everywhere.

Well, the Tesla supercharger model is another way of attacking this problem. If you focussed on trucking, it would be even easier as you could target some key routes to begin with and expand over time. On a big truck you should be able to have better range than a mid-level Tesla, too, making the project easier. …

Hydrogen is a great and terrible fuel.

I live in Michigan, where despite our reputation, gets very hot and humid, and the warm season can last from late March to early November. We run our air conditioners all the time.