98% is kind of a meaningless metric without knowing how well other brands do convincing people to buy similar upgrades after a demo period. I realize that’d be tricky since “software unlocks” is still a relatively new practice in the autoworld, but for all I know, only 1% of BMW buyers upgrade to heated seats after…

Are Portuguese and French schools known for fraternities? I thought they were a largely American thing.

The headline is wrong. He doesn’t have a $39M salary, his salary is something like is like $2-2.25M. The rest is his combined total compensation, so it’s his salary plus stock he gets, plus any other benefits.

The styling seems stale for a new car too, since VW has been pushing this language for like a decade now. Plus, it seems ridiculous that they started this styling (production wise) with the ID.3 and then spread it upwards. So it feels cheap, since it started with their cheapest vehicle. Trickle down, not up.

The adjustable ride height apparently moves the wheels laterally

I feel like this vehicle has been being released for over a decade now.

And in just a few years, basically all other chargers will be NACS. So there will be a short period of time you’ll be beholden to Superchargers.

How much carbon was released just to construct this thing?

NACS is no longer under Tesla’s (and thus Musk’s) control. So other charging companies are free to build chargers that meet that standard. I honestly don’t understand your complaint.

Ford was an early investor in Rivian. So Ford clearly had irons in the “electric pick-up” fire well before the Cybertruck was teased.

In what way did Tesla have a huge headstart on the electric pick up market?  The came to market after Ford, after Rivian, and after GM.

In 2013 I bought a new Xterra Pro4X. Within a few weeks I noticed there was a small leak coming from what I assumed was the OEM roof rack. I took it to the dealer and they said they couldn’t re-create it. It kept leaking. I do the bare minimum investigation and see the grommet to the factor lights on the roof rack is…

The Supercharging network ain’t going anywhere any time soon. While yes, I think it was incredibly foolish for the team to be let go, but the headstart the network has over all other charging in the US, it’s ridiculous.

Tesla has a way longer runway than Fisker ever did. Plus, Tesla (or it’s assets) would likely get gobbled up by a competitor on their way down.

To be a tiny bit fair, the lower end cars—especially the ones eligible for the tax incentives—are super competitive price offerings for a lot of gas alternatives or hybrid cars. If you are swinging for an environmental daily driver, a Model 3 or Y ain’t exactly a bad choice.

“I’m very pleased.”

But it’s ok to assume they’ve “slipped thru”?

When your entire argument is about fair enforcement of the rules, showing perceived examples of unfair enforcement isn’t whataboutism.

If that’s the case, the BMV should simply say, “Thanks for making us aware, we are revoking those too.” but it doesn’t say anything like that has happened, thus it’s not exactly ridiculous to assume that those plates are still out there despite being brought to the BMV’s attention. So... not whataboutism at all.