Shifting the Overton window, one piece of shitty proposed legislation at a time.

I think Toyota announced that they plan to commercialize solid state batteries in 2027/2028. 

I guess this will sell to the people who really want a Porsche, but $80k for a compact SUV is just nuts to me. 

To the point where people are willing to pay over sticker price for them… hmmm.

I have the “pleasure” of seeing one every day, my neighbor got one when BMW offered a $20k+ discount on them a few months ago.

Im sure that on paper and in the inevitable comparison testing the new M5 will perform better than its predecessors. But what I think many automakers are losing sight of is that sports cars aren’t just about the numbers on paper, but about how they feel to drive and make you feel when you drive them. BMW used to have…

The XM isn’t selling very well, so I think the market has largely decided that “no, people will not just go for the XM”.

The future? This is the present. Aren’t you already having fun?

That’s exactly why you don’t pay the ransom. 

I have to think the same. Maybe slight tweaks and adjustments, but not a completely bespoke unit for each one of these projects. 

Even at $6 million a piece, I highly doubt that Red Bull engineered a bespoke engine for this car. So, is this using a Judd V10? The displacement and the rebuild schedule would suggest it to be something like that.

I think he’s just a very bad manager in general, not just for “a car company”. Let’s not forget that he was removed from leading PayPal for essentially that same reason; not managing business operations to the satisfaction of the board.

I know Musk is an avid gamer; so I can’t help but wonder if he believes Ted Faro was the good guy in the story?

What do you know, one is up for sale on C&B right now:

Oh, I absolutely agree. Tesla was already not great at the QA/QC part of the business when they still were “a car company”; I cannot imagine things are going to improve now that the focus is supposedly going to be on AI and robotics.

What a great way to waste the money that could have paid for a real marketing campaign on <3 minutes of air time while half the audience runs to the bathroom.

With the stated timelines for new products, it appears that there won’t be a replacement for the S or X coming anytime soon. I guess that aligns with Elon’s “Tesla isn’t a car company” comments; so we really shouldn’t be surprised. I’ve seen it discussed in other places that Tesla is also a bit loose with the…

Honda engineered an excellent car with the 2nd gen NSX, and then didn’t put any effort (or money) into marketing it. I remember going to multiple car shows and the Acura booth would have an MDX and sometimes even an RLX on display, but nothing about the NSX, not even a poster. I’m sure Honda never expected it to sell…

Congratulations on getting the car back and getting the chance to enjoy it. Love the color and eager to see what you do with it next. 

I had to scroll waaaay too much to finally see this one listed.