I disagree with Raphael who says the government should subsidize EV’s. The markets should determine who buys them. Giving rich people subsidies to buy their electric cars makes no sense. Soon EV’s will win the war anyways because they will be cheaper, require less maintenance, and will make more sense for more…

There’s a 13.6 billion dollar valuation for a electric start-up that doesn’t even have a product yet? Some say there’s no bubble in BEV companies, but there will be only a few winners and the rest will be consigned to the ash heap of failed companies. Think before you invest.

Did you hear Intel is going to invest in two new chip factories in Arizona? I call that a big win. You are right in saying we should have done something about it 10 years ago, but as always it takes a crises to do something about it. There are many more things the US should not have let be outsourced to the rest of…

I’m not so scared of what Tesla would do with the camera data, but what if it got hacked? Would I really want my wife to see a viral video of me having sex with my secretary in the backseat? Could be dangerous.

Never could get my head around the concept of a hot hatch. If you want a performance car buy a car that looks like sports car, not some little putt putt that looks like it’s owned by a poor college student. Still, I could see that would appeal to some.

well said

Who was Sabine? A motorcycle racer, a Nascar driver, race official? Sad that she died, wish I knew more.

I wonder if GM will give those truck buyers the fuel economy module at a later date? Seems like they should.

Yup. Been there done that. Lessons learned.

To those few people who think this might be Nice Price; it isn’t. Trust the old guys, No Dice at any price!

Yes, Volkswagen imitates Tesla, plus they know how to build well built cars. Tesla will have a lot of formidable competition, coming real soon. As soon as people view their BEV as a regular everyday appliance (happening soon) then Tesla’s lofty stock price will come back down to earth. Competition is a good thing.

It’s too soon to tell where those investments are going. Just wait 5 years and you may seem like a financial genius.

Only named my first car, a 1969 MGB, Maggie Bondo. It had the infamous Lucas electric issues and a lot of body filler (Bondo).

I don’t quite remember it, but I heard that in the early 60's with the new interstate highway system that the roads didn’t suck (at least not so much). We can have all the government we are willing to pay for.

I’m with you on that one.

Definite NP. I agree with RealPirates, in Southern California we don’t need 4 wheel drive, you buy the car because you like it’s look, it’s roominess, and you know mechanical parts are easy to find.

Hmm. Car companies outsourcing to suppliers? Or will it be the other way around? I can see an electric vehicle platform being sold to all sorts of car manufacturers who then add their own bodies, software etc. It would be kind of like coachbuilders in the 1930's except in a much larger scale.

And badly he does.

Neutral- There goes Raphael again, trying to make Jalopnik a political commentary site instead of an automotive one. I really wish the editors would reel in some of this political opinion stuff.

I think Toyota has it right. This transition to electric cars is going to take a lot longer than most people would like. Where is the electricity going to come from? The liberal state of California can’t even keep it’s power going on a hot or windy day, and the conservative state of Texas can’t keep it’s power going…