no no, they’re great at keeping costs down. it just isn’t reflected in their prices.

star to this.

Yeah. Just what we needed. A company with a long history of developing proprietary charging equipment, getting involved with something that’s more important than a dead phone battery.

I thought the Tesla had automatic tire-pressure monitoring?

No, no, you misunderstood: I was referring to manipulating a donkey’s genitals.

Um, I can handle the shit out of a donkey.

I respect a person who can eat crow.

Faraday Future?

Motors aren’t rated in kWh. Batteries are. Motors are rated in kW.

The magic electron blower is what the P is for!

That’s impossible, because motors aren’t measured or spec’ed in kWh.

Like Stef Schrader, you confuse power and energy. The figure in the Tesla’s denomination refers to the energy the battery holds (the size of the tank, for a conventional car, if you will), not the power of the motor.

Turns out, the rear of the vehicle is more important than the front when reducing drag.

Could be much more complicated if it was financed out of town. Plus most banks don’t actually hold the physical title anymore. When you pay them off they just send you a lien release and tell you to go have a paper title made. This means a several day lag. At some point though, like Doug says, you just have to trust…

And the big problem is that the dealership network isn’t what the Bolt needs to succeed.

Chevy’s dealership presence is worth something.

Yes, so please show yourself out. Keep enjoying your 85' Camaro or 2001 Honda Odyssey.

That’s illegal in many places.

Shhh. Patience. The Alabama Glue Horse is a long con, Doug.

OUTCOME THREE: Write a letter to a well- semi- sometimes-respected blogger. Outline your concerns. Elicit sympathy. Get him to paint your tragic picture with his word-brush. Let him share it with his focused audience. Step one is complete.