Despite the high redline, I’d guess most of these engines will average <1 RPM over their existence, with less than 1000 miles on their odometers.

Overall, I think this is an ideal combination for the Cybertruck. You buy one of these trucks to get attention and be slightly controversial (vs. a Rivian or Ford), so the wrap is definitely going to help with this.

Maybe they will come to appreciate those freedoms when they realize they elected a psychopath

Supreme Court justices should be held to the maximum standard of accountability. Obviously, the are not, but the should be. This isn’t just some chump in Congress that comes and goes in a few years or an executive appointment waiting to return to a high paying industry job.

All results from our drag race have 1-foot rollout removed per drag-racing convention

I (sorta) feel for the guy put in charge of this division — he’s got to report to Musk and deal with a bunch of PISSED employees!  He’s probably got a $300k/year salary plus double that in stock, so I don’t feel *that* bad. 

There’s no A/C either -- this is simply a drag race car to run at the local strip.

The Good:

True, I wonder if the tariff offsets from Volvo apply at the Geely level, or just the Volvo level. They might rather use an offset to import a Lotus or Polestar rather than getting a low-profit EX30 thru the door. (Maybe offsets are based on $ and not # cars, though?)

I’m surprised Tesla would give them 1 month more ‘severance’ than what is legally required by the CA WARN Act (60 days).

I didn’t know Hyundai/Kia were out in Silicon Valley.  I’ve definitely seen Daimler and Toyota Research Institute, but they are more on the autonomy / human factors / advanced tech side vs. things like car design an charger network stuff. 

How the fresh hell do you say that with a straight face as a country that routinely breaks norms

I totally agree with your sentiment, but you got to remember these guys are probably working in CA and have like $5k/month rent or insane mortgages plus other bills. It can easily take 3-6 months to find a new job, too. I remember that Chargepoint also had layoffs this year, so it’s not like there is a huge demand…

1. Pontiac needed to be killed. GM tortured and killed it for a good 20 years, and there was nothing left but some peoples’ fond memories. None of the existing fixes like the G8 or Solstice would have ever brought the brand back to life. Remember, if Pontiac was still around today it would only sell 3 or 4-cylinder…

nice writeup

You are correct, but Q50 has drive by wire. I do not agree with designating one ‘full’ and one ‘partial’ based on the failsafe mechanism.

$2M of lidar is literally a drop in the bucket. This has NOTHING to do with using lidars as part of next-gen FSD, or equipping lidars on retail Tesla vehicles for any other reason.

The design of this car has not aged well.

I’d just be slightly suspect of the police saying “Family trail, probably filled with 10x kindergarten classes” when it’s actually some random path out in the woods that is deserted and never used. 

good point