Except Tesla had way less money to work with than the big automakers. So their ability to invest isn’t as big. Despite that, Tesla and Panasonic probably output as much automotive batteries in kwh as everyone else combined.

And this is why everyone has been skeptical of big autos entry into EVs. They were too slow to get into battery production. They should have been focused on the supply chain ages ago.

That’s nice but your own charts point out your arguments flaws. Why does US require 4.1X earths while france require 2.5x earth? an almost 2X difference?

The electric cars themselves are zero emissions.

Michael, I would love to see you this outraged when wheat is cut down to make your food. Cause there is no difference between a tree plantation and a wheat plantation.

It does change. Delta would be closer to reaching their government obligations with you paying for it instead of them paying for it. And if they play their hands right, maybe even a tax deduction.

I think best thing is to buy renewable energy if you are in one of the states that allows you to choose who you can buy your electricity from.

Current Teslas use GPS database for speed limits instead of reading from signs.

It requires more than that, otherwise he could have simply picked an island or some 3rd world country and brought in engineers.

The energy units are spelled correctly. And currency when not mentioned is obviously USD.

They and Gates did talk about micro reactors at one point, I think MCFR micro-reactors.

I am fully aware what the words means. But if you wish, *checks dictionary*, yup, used correctly.

You know, I can’t help but laugh at a lot of the responses. It’s hypocrisy at its finest.

It’s pretty rare for an EV fire to happen when sitting in a garage, while after a crash is one thing. Just sitting there is another thing. Of course its possible that the car took damage to the battery without the driver realizing it and he walked away without knowing. Which did happen in one incident I remember.

1) Autopilot is driver assist, that is what the word LITERALLY means. Not sure how they messed up using proper english definition.

Tesla tries to make things accessible without a manual, that includes warning them about what autopilot is:

Ah, no. Tesla’s autopilot does pretty much what the airplane autopilot does. In some sense, more than that. Tesla’s autopilot does not require constant manual control but a user must be there at all times just like the airplane autopilot. Tesla’s autopilot also does trajectory in form of lane keeping.

What do you think the word autopilot means?

So, to sum it up:

The answer to this is simple, most trains, maglev including put weight down on the tracks. The heavy weight of the train means you need much more solid tracks. And it gets even more expensive to deal with terrain changes like bridges and the like.