I presume you’re referring to CA’s ZEV mandate. The Federal government doesn’t have such a requirement. Tesla can sell ZEV credits to manufacturers that don’t want to meet their obligations by producing their own vehicles. But, that’s totally dependent on whether other automakers need them or not. Most are now…

We’ll get a chance to see if that’s true next year. Tesla should hit the 200k threshold of that program around that time. The incentives have a phase out period after that point. I’ll bet that prices don’t change much(most automakers raise prices every year) or at all.

Among commercial satellite launchers, SpaceX is by far the cheapest. They’re disrupting the industry in a big way. The incumbent players, ULA, Arianespace, etc are restructuring their operations to cut costs and they’re also developing new vehicles to try to compete with SpaceX. China’s space program has been…

Baloney. Perhaps you don’t understand that the government in the form of NASA and the Department of Defense hires outside companies to launch satellites, supply missions to the ISS and soon manned missions as well. You think companies should do that for free? Of course they get paid for providing a service.

False. Arianespace is NOT cheaper. That’s why they’re having to restructure their entire business. SpaceX is by far the lowest cost provider of traditional satellite launch services. They’re challenging the entire industry.

SpaceX competes DIRECTLY with United Launch Alliance(Boeing & Lockheed joint venture) to provide launch services to NASA and the Department of Defense. They do so at a better price btw.

How do you define subsidies? SpaceX is the low cost provider in the satellite business. He’s providing the same service that Boeing and Lockheed, two of the biggest defense contractors, charge the government more for. Those companies receive government money that DWARFS anything SpaceX has ever gotten.

Not even close. An engine designed to fly at Mach 3 actually needs to be tested at those speeds. That’s VERY limited on the ground.

Of course we never even came close to building such a thing. And I doubt that we could if we wanted to, even now.

“but how can you know with 8 months of actual use? “

You want 8 years of data on a vehicle that’s been on sale for 8 months? That in a nutshell is how ridiculously you judge EVs.

“How can a Bolt have any reputation?” You’ve got to read the actual comment. “GM’s Volt has an excellent reputation in that regard.” It goes to prove that GM knows what they’re doing with regard to battery design.

You bought a used Leaf at an amazingly low cost. Why was the cost so low? Because Leaf’s have a HORRIBLE reputation for battery longevity and it’s a low range EV to begin with, really only useful for local travel. That’s an objective fact and is due to Nissan’s decision to go with only air cooling for their…

I’m sorry that you bought a Leaf. It’s not really representative of what a good EV is. Their batteries are air cooled and LOTS of customers have had the issue of greatly diminished capacity. That’s not true at all for Teslas or most other EVs. GM’s Volt has an excellent reputation in that regard. Liquid cooling…

It doesn’t sound like you understand what a 200+ mile EV can do, especially a Tesla. An EV works very differently than your gas powered vehicle. Once you fill up at a gas station, your range drops every day until you fill it again. An EV gets charged overnight at your house and you start out EVERY day with a full…

The Model 3 will be just like the BMW 3 Series in that even though the base price might be in the mid $30ks, transaction prices will be considerably higher.

Of course, realizing there was such a speed difference in upcoming lanes should have meant the car slowed down while approaching the vehicle that ultimately turned in front.

It’s alternate history, like Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle where Germany and Japan won WWII. It’s an interesting genre in general. I read one called The Guns of the South where 20th Century South African racists time traveled back to the Civil War to change history. In that one, the South won using AK-47s and…

I would think a UAW official riding around in a Ferrari would raise suspicion.

Living wage means a lot of different things in different parts of the country. $15-20/hr would be decent money in large parts of the country, but anywhere near Silicon Valley? no chance. People with 6 figure incomes have problems making ends meet there.