Found the missing piece. In statement in another article:

Pokémon is definitely not a concept that benefits from thinking too hard about it. It’s basically capturing animals and forcing them to beat the shit out of each other.

There is no fundamental reason for it to be priced at $170K just because of where the engine is placed. Sure there might be some incremental cost up for a transaxle or suspension that costs more but that’s about it. Assembly labor should be a wash at worst. If they are clever they could reduce assembly labor because…

In b4 the “It needs a manual” brigade.

I have absolutely nothing against female drivers, but based upon the snippets of Mario’s comments you have quoted, I agree with him. I guess I am old, too.

The “quantum teleporter” theorized in the article would copy your exact physical and quantum states. Electrical charges and the like are all included in that type of data. Electrical signals are just electrons being moved. If we can copy everything else, why would we not be able to copy the electrons as well?

As I Understand It, the teleporter is based on the same system as the replicator, it is a matter to energy (and vice-versa) converter. When you are transported, your atoms are converted into an energy stream. This energy stream is then stored in the transporter buffer until it is complete. The energy is then sent to…