The efficiency isn’t in the fueling. It’s everywhere else.

NC to DC is 6:15. Not a commute. And NONE of us participate in the cannonball run. If you did, you know that ICE CBR is using law breaking speed vs normal speeds for the EV CBR.

Dude, I just drove form NC to DC in my Model 3 last weekend. Added 15 minutes to the trip going down and 0 min and the way back because we charged while eating lunch.

Back in 1981 when I had my license for all of 3 days, I was working my pool cleaning job in my dad’s J-10. It was a manual that just had auto-locking hubs installed and was my primary vehicle for learning stick. I parked it at a strip mall, got out, crossed the parking lot and heard a loud “FOOM”. A mushroom cloud…

You probably didn’t know because, like me, you aren’t on Facebook.

Speed of reaction, Deflagration. Gasoline isn’t nearly as reactive as gunpowder per unit time.

It’s relative. A model S with rear view mirrors extended wouldn’t fit comfortably in a single car bay in my garage. About a foot longer than my Model 3 and 6" wider. Of course, after I purchased they released the geolocated retraction.  Still would fill up a bay solidly.

They are also twice the price and enormous automobiles. Some of us like smaller nimble cars that are easier to park.

I think general consensus was that their build quality issues were during a time period that they had to hit a certain production level or they were sunk. (July-2018, I think). Once that cliff was averted things cleaned up quickly.

Owning will be much cheaper as you can send your car out to do ride sharing while you are at work.

Sorry, but basic physics favors EV vs. ICE.

You don’t have to remove your foot from the accelerator and can modulate between acceleration and deceleration with precise ankle movement. Press: go, release: brake.

Wow. Just, wow.

The reason I’m here is that a lady called us confused as to why the mailman is sitting in front of her house in the middle of the night.

I disagree. I drive with EAP for about 40 minutes a day on the interstate and when I set my following distance to 2 car lengths, the system detects sudden stops quicker than I can. It allows me to look further down the road and see issues like flakey drivers. FSD will just be an extension of this.

Level 4 can be achieved, but level 5 will be a beast.

The LIDAR question is a moot point. They have shown that they can create a 3D space map using vision technology. Vision is solid state, no moving parts to jostle or break driving over a potholes. LIDAR spins like a gyro and will resist sudden movements, like the aforementioned pothole.

LIDAR has it’s applications, but is not suited to real world driving conditions at this time. It’s useless in heavy rain or other particulate matter(snow, etc). It’s mechanically twitchy and requires calibration (at least in it’s current form, everything evolves)

How exactly does one determine “Broken” in such a vehicle? I’m assuming this is a fluid concept...

Not a bad start. None of those fully describe the technology. Now give me a single name that encompasses all three.