That’s what I call Chinese takeout!

“But if Faraday becomes another Tesla? Then everybody looks smart.”

This should be good.

I don’t care either. I find the technology interesting but as spectator only. Who would seriously pay a huge premium to buy a car that is such a pain in the ass to deal with?

This confirms my practice of keeping speed on the track or autocross lot. I find that the more I race, the calmer and slower I am on the streets.

So, to be nominated you have to figure out how to lose billions? I can do that.

Potential new VW names:

If and when that happens, the supposed advantage of electric cars (“free or cheaper fuel”) goes away and there’s no reason to buy them.

Ummm, let’s see, they lose money every quarter, they are always late in delivery and many will cancel these pre-orders and even if they don’t these down payments are a drop in the bucket compared to the billions they will need to stay afloat, their factory is incomplete and not able to build all the orders, the cost…

“but many of the folks already on the registration list may have to wait two to three extra years before the cars arrive.”

I was cross shopping this with a unicorn.

“If they were smart, every gas station owner would install a charging station along with a little cafe area where someone could have a coffee, tea or a snack while they sit and wait.”

So, say Walgreen’s pays Tesla to install a charger to encourage traffic, then they pay $10 a car in electricity per visit for customers spending $6 worth of merchandise per visit (with a net profit of maybe $2). They lose $8 per car. Not very enticing.

“and it only costs about $10 in electricity to fully charge a 90kWh Model S.”

Without a charging station on every corner (and 10 minute charges), this technology will never be widely adopted, and who’s going to pay for that? Tesla loses money every quarter...

How about the Ford Crown Victoria? Incredibly small legroom in the back seat of a giant car. Plus, they are widely used as cabs!

An oxymoron. This may be the world’s worst snow car.

How about the scene in Blazing Saddles when they all funnel into the fake tollbooth in the middle of the desert when they could easily just ride around it?

You call what you do work?

This makes sense to me. I raced bicycles back in my yute and it takes guts, stamina, quick reactions and a certain craziness that let’s you hang it out there. Lots of crashes in bike races too.