Its really not about the fuel efficiency or the environment. Its about the fossil fuel industry protection.

I dunno. I’ve given this a lot of thought because I’ve been surprised by what Tesla has been willing to do, parts replacement wise. But, they’ve told me consistently that they remanufacture and reuse as much of what they replace as they can. Obviously, plastic trim pieces won’t get reused, but major components would.

Ok, here’s my take on the whole reliability thing, for what its worth. You’re 100% right, its a car, and stuff on it is going to break (like the window switches, the rear view mirrors, suspension bits, etc) just like any other car. So in that sense, its as reliable as pretty much any other car on the road.

Why do a cash deal at $6900 when you can do a financed deal for $19k. And after a few months of payment and the customer defaults, you get the car back to sell it over again for the same deal.

Married, no kids, in my 40s in Oregon. We pay $1010 per year to insure a ‘13 Tesla Model S P85 and an ‘80 BMW 320i with Progressive.

Yeah, but when will we see a flying car powered by a hydrogen fuel cell?

Canada, for your own sake, quash this rich idiot’s stupid lawsuit. You don’t want to follow us Americans down this path...

That’s me and my wife exactly (except with 3 cats). We were waiting for the Model 3, but when I started seeing indications that it was only going to be a sedan, I started having doubts. Then Tesla announced their CPO program, and I discovered that the Model S has only 3 cubic feet less cargo volume than the VW Jetta…

My wife and I started a multi-leg flight from the US West Coast to Istanbul Turkey last fall when the time change happened. More specifically, the change happened sometime on our overnight flight from Seattle to NYC. For us, it was essentially a 4 hour time difference. Our flight itinerary said we were scheduled to…

If I worked at Morgan, I’d make sure the EV3's drivetrain consists entirely of straight cut gears. I’d also make sure the brakes have some characteristic squeak as well (such as when cold...).

I own an early production Tesla Model S P85. Its rear wheel drive.

Great info, Homer!

Because crossovers (all crossovers, ICE or EV) are built on car platforms.

Nice.

There really isn’t a “vote no” contingent. The analyst is just an advisory reviewer, and Ryan Felton enjoys sharing anything he can spin negatively against Tesla. I’m not even sure if Mr Felton even understands what Glass Lewis is saying in their report.

The car was converted in 2011. What you’re talking about wasn’t possible back then.

That’s what I was thinking too. Rebuilding the Leaf gauge cluster into the e21's dash, and any component I didn’t need (or couldn’t reuse), I’d either figure out how to fool the CANBUS into thinking its still connected, or just bundle those items up and stick them under the hood still connected...

Damn it.

Missed opportunity, Torch. This could have been an article seriously discussing all of the common acronyms us car folk see on a daily basis (such as Automatic Washer Device, AWD, and Tertiary Dehealthinator Instrument, TDI, just to name a few). It would have been very educational for the Internet-rando Google…

Yeah. High performance EVs are pretty new, they’ve only been widely available on the market for about 5 years now, Tesla’s first roadster was introduced just 10 years ago. This is brand new technology. The first Model S had a 0-60 time in 5.9 seconds. The first P85 (released months later) will do that in 3.9 seconds.…