Go to any city in Europe, and you can instantly smell the diesel.

Others have said this already as well, but battery recycling is a given, and its already happening. Just like traditional automotive batteries, fluids and solids, the great majority of EVs component weight can be easily recycled.

Why do you think used car brokers won’t take Tesla’s trade-ins? Car brokers aren’t giving Tesla any special deals, and they don’t care where the cars come from, they’ll keep buying Tesla’s trade-ins just like Ford, BMW, Mercedes and any other manufacturer who takes trade-ins. There’s no “flooding the market”, those…

Didja actually read my comment? Doesn’t sound like it. Maybe if I write in all caps:

As soon as you click “Buy” and pay your deposit, Tesla contacts you and you start discussing the details of the purchase. Its different for everyone and they figure it out with you, which is why there’s no specific “policy” in place that they’re advertising. And no, actually, Tesla was fully equipped to handle the…

Yes, there’s a transporation fee, but that’s the same as a “Destination Fee” charged by regular dealerships. In this case, the fee is to deliver the car right to your house. You can actually reduce the fee if you offer to go take delivery from a service center, or eliminate it entirely if you elect to go pick the car…

I’m going to attempt to answer your questions as truthfully and descriptively as I can. My information comes from being a Model S owner for over 2 years in a relatively small town (85k people) that is 180 miles from the closest Tesla service center.

There’s a guy on the Tesla forums who has been really digging into the software and hardware of his Model S. So much so that he’s gotten in a bit of trouble from Tesla (he was the guy who leaked the news about the P100D originally). He’s crazy smart with this stuff, both software, hardware and battery, and he’s really…

Yes, but the burden to prove that would be on the hacker, not Tesla. Tesla’s the one who went through rigorous testing and regulatory approval for their product (hardware and software), not someone hacking the system from outside.

Physical or software, does it matter? Its still a component which the car needs to function. In my Jetta example, adding those extra components also necessitated adjusting the car’s programming as well, but I could do that myself with a 3rd party programmer once I bought the parts.

Er, not to burst your bubble or anything, but basically every car company does this to various degrees. What Tesla does is actually great for resale value. A person can buy a base model car from them, but the car is fully equipped with Autopilot hardware, Supercharging and the bigger battery, but the person can buy…

I dunno, I think Tesla could argue that the software in the car is so intrinsic to its operation that unauthorized alteration of that software could cause physical damage or other unsafe conditions which would be clear grounds for voiding the warranty. And, sure, maybe some of the dumb stuff (like the window…

Yeah, no.

Yes, it is a logistics and service problem BECAUSE of the construction material. ALL aluminum bodied vehicles are more expensive and difficult to repair is because aluminum not the norm, and dealing with the logistics and service of something outside the norm always costs more and takes longer.

Its just as good of an excuse for Tesla as it is for any vehicle that uses a lot of aluminum. Aluminum Audis, Jags and Fords all report expensive and long-duration repairs, a simple google search demonstrates this.

Repairs to the Model S and Model X are complicated due to the aluminum construction.

Ah, man. So close, and yet, so far away.

Don’t forget this perfect example of Intelligent Design:

Sure, but don’t you think our “depleted” military needs more attention?

Its not a charge cord you’re seeing. That lower valence panel is plastic, looks like its melted remains of that.