That is a myth. The VW XL1 is a plugin hybrid.

The test is flawed because the mpg test allows for the plugins to refuel with electricity every 47 miles. It has a 31 mile electric only range. So how the test was done to achieve such high mpg was travel 31 miles on electricity. Then travel 16 miles on diesel. (only the…

I don't get your battery pack comment but lithium ion batteries have over 95% charge/discharge efficiency. You should not compare them to the less efficient lead acid batteries.

I assure you, if the air fills up in smog and you end up dead because of it, the earth will be just fine one way or the other. Again, humans…

You have no clue what in the world you are talking about do you? First of all, I don't see any mention of any emissions, that said. Electric drive trains are more efficent than ICE. So your not only off-loading it, you are reducing it.

Musk responded and he agreed to help.

Just an fyi, There are no magnets in an AC induction motor.

Model T had a top speed of 40-45mph.

Bigger news, yes. But it is not really car news.

Hybrids are a gateway drug to pure electric. On top of that, the i8 is way overpriced, it costs more than the ELR and that is not selling very good either.

I wouldn't go that far, 100 years ago transistors didn't exist. Hence why electric cars had top speeds of 20mph max.

He had more qualifications then you have or ever will. Your just acting out on jealousy.

You have absolutely NO CLUE what you are talking about. Tesla used laptop batteries on the Tesla roadster, they continued to use the 18650 form factor on the Tesla Model S with automotive grade cells. But the Roadster used laptop…

And yet you keep spouting bullshit. You keep twisting words none of which that I said. All I am pointing out was that he came from an engineering background and he studied physics. He did research on super capacitors at the university. His real world experience came from decade working with SpaceX and Tesla.

You…

Did you even read what you linked? Musk comes from an engineering background, his dad was an engineer. He then got a bachelors degree in economics and in physics and then got accepted into high energy physics at Stanford.

You have no clue what your talking about. Musk has experience programming, when he was 12 years old. His experience is in hardware engineering, he majored and researched super capacitors at his university. He then took a break from his phd in standford to take advantage of the opportunity of the internet. His…

Well actually, the cost of the materials is not that much. Even if materials set a bottom limit, the improvement in energy density will continue to lower that limit as less materials would be required.

I think battery storage has huge potential, put 100kwh battery + solar panels and get off grid completely. With the…

While many analysts are decrying Musk's entrance into the battery business, one bond manager — Jeffrey Gundlach — thinks that's all Musk Should be doing and is trying to persuade him to get out of that annoying car-making business.http://www.detroitnews.com/article/201405...

There is a difference between taking advantage of what is available and being the one lobbying for this. See I am not saying that all dealers are to blame, many dealers actually do feel that Tesla should be allowed to sell directly. The blame here is on those ones that are pushing these laws/lobbies. You see the…

The way Tesla got the loan is simple. GM, Chrysler and Ford were about to go bankrupt. Since the government wanted to prevent the embarrassment of all 3 going bankrupt. They created for Ford an up to 25 billion dollar ATVM loan program. The remaining sum would be distributed to other manufacturers not to make is…

There is a fine line between taking a loan from whoever can give it the cheapest at the time(and paid it back 9 years early) and bribing politicians to protect your monopoly mafia style.

The new law would not only force Tesla to close stores, they wouldn't even be able to service your cars in the state.

Yes, as I mentioned above, an EV would take more energy to produce considering same car, but would make up for it over it's lifetime. An EV with US grid average would use up 2-3x less.

Battery management has been improved significantly in the latest generation of cars. Especially on cars like the Tesla Model S. The…