The point is that Elon Musk either didn’t know he was dog whistling, in which case he’s severely lacking in his understanding of media history and context for someone who wants to criticize the industry, or he did know he was dog whistling. Either way it was very bad.

If cobalt shortages actually become a real issue, there’s alternative chemistries available that don’t use cobalt at all - LiFePO4 comes to mind, as a lower-density, but proven chemistry. And, lithium-sulfur solid state batteries are a thing that’s in development now, and is where a lot of the industry is trying to go…

“I find your lack of faith that we’ll reach your stop disturbing.”

I had the books, but was a touch too young to sit down and read them.

The Han Solo Adventures by Brian Daily are not the old EU’s Han Solo origin story. The Han Solo Trilogy by Ann C. Crispin is.

I don’t think I’ve ever owned a car with anything that made it food. There was that one Torchinski article asking what car part was the most satisfying to bite, so I guess there’s some precedent.

Now, this may be urban legend or it may not (would love an investigative article, @Jason Torchinsky).

I completely forgot about that thing..

The Camry Solara may be quite ‘meh,’ but the next gen Solara-that’s-not-a-Solara was rather popular with the yoofs.

Consumer reports - Where a confusing stereo means an “unreliable car”.

Fair enough, I guess my point with ignoring them is to not respond to the dealership. Of course, if a buyer wants to contact any number of outlets to report this behavior that is good.

Don’t just ignore these assholes - if they’re calling you up, that means they’ve called other customers up with this scam, and it’s more than likely that it’s worked for them if they keep doing it.
Yelp reviews, local BBB chapters, or your state attorney general are all appropriate methods of alerting others that this…

You’re complicating this. This is nice, but it’s much much simpler.

1. Buy model / toy cars
2. Remove from packaging
3. Display them on your desk or shelf, or move them around on your desk while you’re on the phone
4. Make car noises
5. Offer zero fucks.

“How would you like to die today, motherfucker?”

They probably have healthy performance numbers still.

I was going to make a quip about Chrysler minivans — an American brand, manufactured in Canada, owned by an Italian parent company — but I checked my facts first, and now I’m even more thoroughly confused.

“My car’s name is Ana. Ana Phylaxis.”

Thanks I hate it, and am also glad that art did what it’s supposed to do: elicit emotion.