‘Inflated and Plated’ is a big improvement over your usual ‘Inundated, Unsated’, in my opinion. Congrats!

Can we at least address the graphic that simultaneously claims that this car could reach 60mph in ~180seconds AND that its max speed is 48-50mph?  It makes my brain hurt.

https://xkcd.com/37/

Right, These outsized valuations (outsized based on traditional current-year revenue multiples) are largely based on the expected market growth in EV over the next 5-10 years. Prices are dropping so quickly on batteries and efficient motors that it won’t be very long before EVs will be cheaper to buy than a comparable…

Shhh! Nobody tell Audi what that name means in french.

Speed holes:  Makes the car go faster!

Any word on the battery pack size or price for the electro-hummer yet? Is it competing with gas trucks or $70-$100k Rivians?

You seem nice. I backed up my explanation with examples of why comparing them to auto OEMs wasn’t a complete explanation for their valuation. You seemed confused by why their market cap is higher than purely auto manufacturers.  Also, I never claimed it was based on anything ‘concrete’ and in fact I said that it was…

Stock prices are based on future expectations. Tesla is in prime position to benefit from the expected rapid growth of electric vehicles over the next 10 years, where the legacy OEMs aren’t and they will be held back by splitting their focus on EV and ICE products in the meantime. Also, the stock price takes into…

Exactly. Also, complainers seem to think that the emissions credits are temporary and will be gone in a few years, which I’ve never understood. Do they seriously think that most world governments are going to be getting LESS restrictive on emissions in the coming years/decades? Clearly there will be some OEMs that…

10 Internet Points for the first production hybrid/electric vehicle that can do a stationary 4-wheel burnout by counter-rotating front vs. rear axles. Come on Rivian/Tesla/FCA/GM/Ford!

Sadly true.  Even the Mustang is an SUV now.  That’s 2020 for you...

Sure. It’s hard to argue against an instant 100% return. Most of his rules seem to be based around protecting people from themselves (no credit cards being the clearest one) even if it’s not technically the best decision. I’m sure he’d argue that the value of ‘hating’ and ‘attacking’ the debt is a larger motivator to…

If you’re financially knowledgeable enough to find faults with Dave Ramsey’s financial advice, then you’re not the person he’s talking to. His show is for the people who ruin their lives with bad money decisions, not those people who can plan and do interest rate calculations. I don’t follow (most of) the things he…

EMC “ElectroMagnetic Compatibility” testing is pretty standard for electronics and isn’t bullshit. Every piece of electronics that you have with CE marked on it has been tested this way. The reason for testing is for safety of equipment, not due to ionizing radiation (though ionizing radiation danger is covered under…

Agreed.  It’s a shame that the US doesn’t get the Elantra N like Europe does.  That extra interior space would make all the difference.

Also worth noting that the Veloster N can be had with 275HP for only ~$2000 more and comes with a number of other upgrades.

I hadn’t seen that claim at Tesla’s site. They must be referencing the prototypes they’ve been driving around, though it’s definitely not in production yet.

Fair point.  I didn’t see how much this thing was expected to cost (that much for a lotus? huh).  I guess those 720S customers will just have to wait a bit longer for the $250k Tesla Roadster then.

That’d be pretty impressive if they could get this on the market before the end of this year. Beating the Rimac and Tesla Roadster would make this an instant buy for those people who have been scooping up McLaren 720S’s for drag racing, etc.