“they are also the reasons things catch fire”

Lithium polymer battery. Not a solid state cell. Perhaps you’re confused about a mechanical disk drive versus a solid state drive?

https://www.idtechex.com/en/research-article/will-solid-state-batteries-eliminate-the-need-for-ev-fire-protection/29300

Hey, so Apple says the Macbook Pro uses a “72.4-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery” which is not what we’re talking about here. They use a solid state disc drive, maybe that’s what you’re thinking about?

This is a hilarious response. Oh my! The scarcity of the pandemic was so awful to the business environment it led to the dealers (and manufacturers) having....record profits!!!

Which is why every state ought to allow mfg. dealerships that are basically showrooms with a chance to do test drives. Customer then sits down with a mfg rep and does an on-line order for what they want. Set price, no up-selling, no automatically-added options, no “special” offers for paint protectant, pin stripping or…

The problem isn’t price inflation, it’s wage inflation. But,this isn’t reported correctly.

After years of profiteering off of us during a troubling and uncertain era, I hope the car dealerships can survive the next downturn as inventory builds up and sales inevitably slow.

Low inflation still means rising prices. Deflation isn’t a thing (practically, I am aware it exists as a word.  Unicorn also exists as a word!)

According to capitalism and the law of supply and demand, this must mean we have lots of ultra cheap cars now just to offload these cars and recoup any costs at all, right? Right? Oh, that only applies in the other direction.

Imagine if Manischewitz were owned by a Holocaust denier.

And he’s funding a guy campaigning to kill electric cars if he wins. It’s a shame Tesla’s board isn’t independent and so isn’t able to crack down a guy damaging the company.

Here in the Bay Area Tesla’s are stacked at every stoplight and intersection. Half the kids at our school get dropped off in Teslas. It’s been like this for years but its changing. Now we see a lot of Rivians, Hyundais, Kias, and a few Lucids and BMW i4s in the mix.

He’s alienating progressives, who are most likely to buy an EV, and cozying up with conservatives, who are least likely to buy an EV. That doesn’t really bode well when you’re the CEO of a company that only makes EVs.

Did you read the article, though? Tesla’s actual sales numbers are going down while those of most of other EV manufacturers are going up. It’s not a case of “a smaller piece of a bigger pie,” it’s just less, period.

Tesla is having a classic problem for an early market leader- They never had to compete with other EVs, so they didn’t have to advertise, they didn’t have to do constant refreshes on their look because they were the market. Their selling point was, “You want an EV that’s good? That’s us.”

Everyone knew that Tesla’s sales were predicated on three things:

It could be a brilliant strategy if it weren’t for the folks impressed by his BS also being the least likely to buy an EV because of the culture wars...

Making your face the brand identity, and then making “scumbag” your brand, really working out well for Elon and Tesla. Totally worth those billions.