Where do you get $3,800 from? Autopilot is $2,500 if you paid for it with the car or $3,000 if you buy it later. The info is available right on their website if you just did a little research. Elon also said these exact figures on the Earnings call. The safety features (Auto brake, Side Impact avoidance, etc) are all…

The basic technology behind industrial machine engines and an Aventador engine are the same, combustion, but that is also irrelevant. Battery tech will continue to improve and market share will go up as it does. It won’t be an overnight process.

Not quite. The Tesla recall had nothing to do with the battery, it was for the charging adapter, Tesla Recall. It’s also pretty disingenuous to say anyone’s cars burst into flames. There were a few very gnarly accidents that caused fires, like happen every single day in gas cars, so don’t be sensational about it.

Technologies like the one described above make the need for an infrastructure similar to today’s gas stations completely unnecessary. Charging at home while you sleep is tons more convenient. It would eliminate the need for all of these charging stations within city limits. There will no longer be “city” and “long…

It’s actually 36 miles to be more precise. Here’s the data, Average Annual Miles Driven by Age Group. The Tesla has the ability to pre-warm and does not suffer the same degree of weather related issues as the others. I have driven Tesla’s in cold weather for many miles. I don’t need third person anecdotes. One of the…

Apparently you have trouble reading. What I originally said was that it was free when driving in a Tesla. It is only the Tesla Superchargers that are free. It is only the the Tesla Model S and Model X that have the range to take long distance trips right now. We’ll see what the other manufacturers offer their…

Now you are just talking out of your ass. Tax dollars are paying for it?!? Um no! Tesla Superchargers are paid for by Tesla, not the gov’t, nice try on that one. I hope you’re not trying to bring up Tesla’s loan, which was already paid back with interest.

It’s not about thermal runaway. FYI, the Volt has had issues with it, as it was actually recalled because of a fire risk. Volts Recalled For Fire Risk. It’s about energy density,range and $/kWh. All things LG Chem has not been able to compete on. Specifically range in extreme conditions.

I wasn’t saying all EV’s use one type of cell. In fact, I don’t think anyone beyond Tesla uses 18650 cells. Most other manufacturers use large format cells, but Tesla is the company someone is referring to when they talk about a “sedan with laptop batteries”, which is the comment I was responding to.

It’s easier to package, not more efficient. It is also much more difficult to cool which creates a lot of problems for GM. The small form factor cells have many advantages beyond economies of scale, which is why Tesla and Panasonic went with them. The Gigafactory is also completely rewriting the entire economies of…

Possibly but doubtful. The EV hate is strong on here. Plus, if your point is good enough, you don’t need to exaggerate to make it.

Can’t make it to/from home?!? What are you talking about? The average person drives less than 30 miles/day. Even the lowest mileage pure EV has 80 miles of range allowing you to get to and from your destination without charging. Need more range, there are Ev’s with up to 265 miles of range, more than anyone does on a…

Saying EV’s are being crammed full of laptop batteries shows a clear misunderstanding of the current technology. While they did originally start with off the shelf batteries, the only thing current EV’s batteries share with laptop batteries is a form factor, 18650 cells. The actual specific makeup of the cells, energy…

You drove a crap car to a crap place to have crap wings, I honestly feel bad for you. This is coming from someone who went to UB. The Buffalo wing may have been invented in Buffalo but they do not do it best, in fact they do it very poorly just about everywhere in the entire city.

Agreed. Duff’s is absolute garbage and Anchor bar is good just for the history but as far as their food goes they are both below subpar.

Incorrect. Ferrari’s Market Cap is $10.3B which represents the entire value of the company. Only 10% of shares were put up for sale to the public, but the Market Cap represents the full value of ALL outstanding shares of a company regardless if they are available for purchase by the public or not.

You make it seem like unbolting a gas engine and a 150lb electric motor takes the same effort. You also make it seem like rebuilding a gas engine and an electric motor take the same amount of effort. Yes they both can be done, but one takes a lot of effort and one takes minimal. I can hold a Model S motor in my hands,…

When things spin upwards of 14,000 rpm they can get unbalanced. There are also more parts to it, just not the 100’s that are in a gas engine. Electric motors are very reliable when built to the correct specs but things happen. Welcome to life. Gas engines are generally reliable as well, but there is an entire industry…

Everyone misses this very simple fact. Tesla takes these motors in house, fixes them and re-uses them. It is much easier and a better customer experience for them to just replace the unit when there is an issue.

This is called not understanding how Tesla works. Instead of trying to fix an issue with one, they just replace the unit and bring the Motor back in house, then fix it and re-use it. The motors have 1 moving part. It is a much better experience for the customer. It is not a huge complicated process like replacing a…