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Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

VideoGameVet posted:

Jalopnik reports that the base model is expected to cost $60,000

Specs:

All Wheel Drive (AWD)
0-60 in 4.5 sec
Top Speed 127 mph
360 Horsepower
472 lb-ft Torque
Dual Front/ Rear Motor
60 kWh or 100 kWh Energy Storage
120 Mile or 200 Mile Range

https://jalopnik.com/bollingers-200-mile-electric-truck-is-fantastically-rug-1797333580

The interior reminds me of classic Land Rovers.



Look at that big ol' face smasher.

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Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Speleothing posted:

Minivans are pretty much their thing they do well. Caravans/T&Cs, Odessys, and Siennas drove literally everyone else out of the market, and constantly traded awards and best-buy recommendations for like 2 decades .

If only GM had stuck to their guns....

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

The production Dustbusters were actually fairly close styling wise to the concept.

Easily one of the absolute worst cars ever made.

It was the the Cadillac of Minivans! :argh:

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

in the vein of the Cimmaron and Allante, sure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mohoyRj_VpU

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

eyebeem posted:

Don’t forget the Caterra.

The Caddy that zigs!

h-o-l-y f-u-c-k

http://video.dailymail.co.uk/video/bc/rtmp_uds/1418450360/2013/04/11/1418450360_2293802720001_Cadillac-advert.mp4

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Three Olives posted:

Isn't part of the issue that Teslas by a car production standard just, not innovative? I mean in the sense that they are mass produced electric cars sure but they are using outdated laptop cells (Albeit with newer formulations) that no one else is using good reasons and construction techniques that are basically ancient by high end automobile standards.

Which is all fine if they were using those older technologies to drive down cost and increase production but the reality is they are struggling to build expensive cars that without their electric drivetrains MB/BMW/VW wouldn't even consider as modern platforms.

Tesla biggest problem is that it has tried to build a highly automated manufacturing process that is unrealistic, expensive and in reality less efficient. There is a reason the largest automakers in the world still rely on a large portion of human labor to build their cars: because it works.

http://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-robots-are-killing-it-2018-3

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

That just sounds like "stuff he hopes comes true".

A 30% increase in battery density in two years. Sure, sure. Why not!

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

canyoneer posted:

If the Space Roadster does crash into something and kill someone, it's going to be an interesting asterisk on the wiki page for "People killed by driverless Tesla vehicles"

Gonna hit all those concrete barriers in the Milky Way.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

spandexcajun posted:

they are better in every single way except price

Or you know, range.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Ola posted:

I don't know why people are so concerned with its potential failing if they don't want to make money from shorting, other than this feeling-smarter thing.

Because they *could* be delivering a great product and helping advance the cause of EVs. But they aren't.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

The Sicilian posted:

This false concern for advancing the ev industry or holding it back, etc, is really annoying.


Tesla owes none of you anything, just as GM doesn’t (even though they were bailed out with taxpayer funds).

I don't think you really understand what we're saying.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

The Sicilian posted:

None of this seems like productive criticism, especially the crazed man posting zerohedge articles.

Also this a comedy forum, let’s not pretend your support or “criticisms” do anything other than stroke your own cock.

My argument wasn’t about stock market pricing but rather the market’s continued belief in Tesla through things like equity buy-backs. If that many people have reached consensus and week after week you are wrong again, it might be time to reconsider your position or strategy.

You're precious.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!
I wonder in 75 years what large cities will sound like. Will the dominate sound be people's footsteps?

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Finger Prince posted:

It will still be horns, somehow it will still be horns.

AI's won't need horns.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Finger Prince posted:

You know how that will play out. Early AI cars will learn that sounding the horn is an effective way of getting the attention of pedestrian and other, non-AI cars. They will also learn that listening for horns can warn of impending hazards. Eventually they will learn that sounding the horn is an effective way of communicating hazards or warnings with other AIs. They will determine that sound is easily localized and doesn't require line of sight and can be made data rich by modulation and you're going to end up with countless AI cars constanly warbling their horns at each other just to chat.

Horns as modems, the natural evolution.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Jul 24, 2018

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!
What did Caltrans screw up?

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Ola posted:

The UFOs had long range EV technology and that's why they were SILENCED.

Furthermore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zttC2x9nMEw

:allears:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMJk4y9NGvE

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Finger Prince posted:

I'm hoping that it uncovers illegal dumping of lithium waste into Native American aquifers and of all the past 30 years of industrial process advancement they've ignored out of hubris, the don't dump your own toxic waste in your own backyard part was the one that brings them down, and they make a movie about it, and it's called Erin Brockovich 2: Mr. Tripp, and we all go back to thinking that kind of horrible poo poo only happens in movies about the skullduggery of industries from a bygone era, or in third world countries by third party contractors.

Why would you want this to happen?

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!

Finger Prince posted:

Oh, sure, but Mr. Tripp could be revealed to be a Russian agent who actually was sabotaging things as part of his mission was to destabilize American industry, and it would change exactly nobody's opinion of Musk and Tesla.

There was no collusion! And even if there was, that's no crime!

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Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!
'Tidily'

Heh

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