Isn’t the average round trip commute in the U.S. something like 40 miles? Even with 80 miles of range, that shouldn’t pose too much of a problem to get to and from work and still run an errand in between, no?
specifically created a task force with a responsibility to examine operational safety issues with model X teslas involving their use in Hyperloops.
Your example related to hyperloop using a modified Model X, designed to carry 16 passengers, somehow would have prevented this accident from happening 3 years later?
At this point I don’t think buying any expensive EV makes much financial sense. Batteries and charging technologies are still evolving and what we have now will likely be obsolete in the next decade. Manufacturers also stuff those cars full of gimmicks and options to try and justify the high prices. They will all…
There are deals to be had at the top of the market, especially with EVs. Plenty of low mileage Taycans, Model S, etc. out there. I tested a brand new RS eTron ($160k+ MSRP), but couldn’t stomach the $60k+ depreciation in one year, better off looking used.
I think there is some “acclimation” necessary when moving from ICE to EV. Not only can the instant torque be a bit jarring for unsuspecting drivers/passengers, but the lack of sound can also mask the speed of travel. Normally as a driver there have been multiple stimuli that provide us a sense of the rate of speed.…
Yes, our nation is flawed (because people are flawed), and our way of life is under threat by adversaries both foreign and domestic; when has that not been the case?
I’m not defending Tesla, and I’m also not defending Elaine Chao. I agree that many of Tesla’s design decisions and their ethos of “disruption for the sake of disruption” are flawed and dangerous. I agree that Elaine Chao was not a good Secretary of Transportation, and that it was a political appointment rife with…
It’s fine and well to criticize Elaine Chao for the decisions made and policies implemented during her tenure as our Secretary of Transportation; but to suggest that she could have somehow prevented this specific incident involving her sister seems like quite a stretch, and quite frankly in poor taste. Let’s make sure…
Drove an RS eTron GT once… I was scared of who I became.
“I ain’t no stranger!”
Might have more luck selling the Rolls and throwing the Bugatti in as the bonus… the Chiron was never the most beautiful car to my eye, but this color combo (especially with the painted wheels) is seriously gaudy.
Yes, exactly. They aren’t addressing the real issue. Just picking the easy target to make it look like they are “doing something”.
No, you wouldn’t; because you forgot the most important part…. somehow turning all that gibberish into an ask for campaign contributions.
I personally feel like our government needs to reign in social media companies in general and set some boundaries and minimum required protections for the use of private citizen data. TikTok was an easy target for them to go after because it is owned by China; but ask yourselves are Alphabet, Meta, or Twitter really an…
I agree that the likelihood of a failure is small, but it’s not impossible. Especially since automakers see subscriptions as a way to extract revenue beyond the original owner and from subsequent owners; who may well have the car decades after the warranty has expired.
Agreed, I should have been more specific in my prior comment.
I can somewhat understand paying a subscription for software, even though I don’t necessarily like that; but subscriptions tied to hardware dependent functions make very little sense to me. Heated seats, headlight functionality, radar cruise control, even extra power from the engine/motor, etc. if the car comes…