In a way, they were surprisingly prescient.

Also rigidity. Batteries are large, and if they are permanently mounted, can include bracing in the housing.

Maybe they are using chargers in series? Same current, but twice the voltage, and some kind of crazy system to deal with that?

Current is measured in amps. Volts are used to measure electric potential.

Really surprised that the worst is only 1.5x average. Would have thought we’d see some 2x and 3x in there. But I also don’t see any really expensive cars, so i’m guessing they are not counting limited production.

It’s rarely the salaried employees that are pushing for unionization.

Ahem, amazon.

I suppose it depends on what you’re interested in. If its “is my favorite brand better than brand X”, then yes, wait till the latest redesign.

Maybe uncanny valley would best capture the feel of the original.

I think accidents are best if they happen when no one is around.

All things being equal, I welcome the day a 70mph telephone pole thru the windshield is a survivable accident.

Its possible that the fix could not be applied to both sides, possibly because there were some components in the way.

They sort of do. The typical design has a very strong inner compartment, surrounded by collapsible areas outside it. It’s not a cage build out of tubing, but it serves the same purpose

I agree that safety costs money. What would you rather spend your money on?

Sort of, but not exactly. It’s much easier to apply new crash standards to new models rather than try to achieve compliance on existing models that were not designed to do so.

Re ignition may be a pain, but the risk to human life after the initial ignition is rather limited.

Because no gas powered supercar ever caught fire.

I’m from a small town (10k people) in west texas. Was surprised to find out there is a tesla station here.

There is a secret room where the engine used to be, with a pop up motorcycle for any ninja related emergencies.

A stat I can’t seem to find on any of the electric trucks is empty weight. If you max weight (truck+load) is 80klbs limited by law, the more your trucks weighs the less you can carry. Empty weight of an electric needs to be similar to conventional truck in order to be competitive, since the good mileage does one no…