Also noticed very little change in speed as it pulled away, would have been at least one pronounced shift in a normal semi to get to that speed, given how short the first gear usually is.

It’s also missing traditional exhaust pipes. Look the be a sleeper converted to a day cab, which is a logical configuration as the sleeper chassis length provides space for the batteries. That is a diesel starting up, but sounds much smaller, perhaps a range extender, or a smaller displacement engine designed to drive…

Agreed. I set up robotic/automated assembly lines...and this looks pretty damn normal to me.

Right? I’m sitting over here like... “yeah, that’s called setting up a factory.” I don’t do anything nearly as complicated as a full automobile and I’m still completely unsurprised by anything I’ve read. Worst that can be said is that Tesla/Musk underestimated the timeline, but the process itself seems pretty normal.

As an OEM on my 5th car launch... this is how it starts. A new body line is ambitious and tuning and optimization is often done months into start of production.

It’s the car that made the Poznan run in less than 12 zdrowaskas

According to the Padolvians I know, it’ll get to 120 benths in about 8 mentiks.

Nope, but variable valve timing is used to create it.

That’s where Bose steps in.

So if the engine is at atmospheric pressure at BDC, and it’s converted most of the bang into torque, what energy is left to make glorious noise?

What is a buyer’s order?

I’m imagining you punching a wall after you said that.

I see you shiver with antici

Can you expand on the ‘enlisted men needing permission to go home to their wives’ bit? Never heard of it before (was in the Navy in Japan and Korea, but thankfully single then).

Think of all the drunks that would prefer to be driven.

It’s more of a motorized Pedalcab than anything

Dude, the solar system has enough energy to power all the campers. For years. Billions of years.

People always act like Musk was somehow a bad guy, or a fool, for staying on the council, but it’s unbelievably important to keep opposing viewpoints within earshot of a president. Otherwise, the White House just becomes an echo chamber (even more so than usual). Everyone should be applauding Musk for holding out as…

So it’s an alternator on a turbo, we are getting into some really meta Jalopnik territory here...