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Exactly the point. Think about it.
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Two comments.
Mercedes EQC. (absolutely gorgeous and beyond expectation) Audi eTron. Nuff said.
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Did any of these other companies PUT A CAR IN SPACE??
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Haha that was a murder plot! j/k
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That's SpaceX, a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT company. TSLA stock and business, thankfully, has virtually nothing to do with SpaceX. Am sooo glad Musk leaves SpaceX alone (per se).
Let's hope Musk doesn't start tweeting about SpaceX, because i have friends at Kennedy Space Center and we frankly don't need his 'help' with tweets judging by his 'work tweets' with helping stock shorts on TSLA. And if Elon is reading this, LOOK, A SHINY THING... work on that shiny thing and leave SpaceX alone (per se). Pretty please with sugar on top and a cherry.
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I agree that the legal underpinnings are totally separate. But there is some intangible nexus misplaced by novice investors. I think the earlier value of TSLA shares (before the 420 tweet about going private) had an intangible “Musk mystique” adder. I think SpaceX success and prospective Boring progress rubs off on Musk and is intertwined in some people’s minds. Muck like the way Jobs’ mystique (albeit for different reasons) applied to Apple products back in his heyday. The Musk mystique deflated upon further consideration of his stability in the days after the 420 tweet. That had nothing to do with either SpaceX or Boring - but it took some shine off his personal mystique. After TSLA stock settled we could see the value of the Musk mystique was around 70 points. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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I have a friend who works at Tesla (engineer) so natch you can't say anything bad about Musk or the company around him. A coworker just bought a 3, and although I saw no obvious signs of poor quality, it is quite austere and for $55K I think I - I know I - prefer a nicely equipped BMW or Audi. Which is what I drive.
I have considered the Model S twice, but the dearth of superchargers in or on the way to places that I like to visit (mountains, coast) in this state made me think twice, plus all of the problems with those cars plus the lack of luxury features and quality materials that I've come to expect in a $100K car kept me from buying. But they do drive nicely and that torque... man, all of that torque, quiet, smooth power is intoxicating!
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Give it two years, then take a look at the battery-powered landscape is my opinion before jumping the shark into TSLA.
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The battery charging system is onboard and there are fuel stations everywhere. Maybe in ten years it will he easy to take long trips on full electric, but for now, hybrids do all the right things for most people. |
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Until a full-charge cycle for a 100% EV’s equals the time to fill the tank of today’s fossil fuel cars, I believe the hybrids will rule the roost in “green personal transport” for consumers.
Adding high efficiency solar to rooftops could extend the range on EV’s for daytime drivers. But the technology needs a better improvement curve than Moore’s Law offered in electronics. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Drive one.
Everyone is talking about all of these older car companies jumping into electric. They don't do 0-60 in 2 seconds. It is really hard to buy a 2s car, and they are actually usable as transportation. You can fit 2 adults and 5 kids in the S and X. 0-60 times: Model S P100 -- 2.3s Model X P100 - 2.8s. Model 3 "Sport" - 3.2s Bugatti Chiron 2.3s Ferrari LaFerrari FXX 2.4s Koenigsegg One:1, 2017 911 Turbo S, McLaren P1 GTR -2.5s Ferrari Enzo - 2.8s Ferrari 812 Superfast - 2.8s 2018 R8 big engine - 3.2s https://www.zeroto60times.com/fastes...-60-mph-times/ 2019 ECQ 4.9s i8 4.0s |
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Late to the discussion but I have always said that Tesla is the modern day Tucker. Nothing has changed in my opinion and I only want a gasoline engine no electric.
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Too bad the auto-pilot is killing owners. How about working on that?
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My main argument is that Tesla should have a place in automotive lore and in the hearts of enthusiasts, because they packaged amazing usable acceleration, that wasn't available to the masses, in a car that could be used as a car as well and not just a weekend toy. |
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My particular take is. I'm not sure autopilot has caused a statistically significant amount of deaths. I think Toyota unintended acceleration and GM faulty ignition switches (perhaps the Ford Explorer brigestone tire issues) have likely caused more deaths. I like fast cars. I think they are fun, I like fun and therefore I think fast cars should be sold. If you start legislating fast cars you may hurt the economy and various manufactures raison d'être. My Dad's 911 4S tires lasted about 12k miles, high performance tires wear at a faster rate. What if you have to accelerate to avoid an accident or merge in a safe manner? Perhaps acceleration can also protect you. Auto pilot I could take it or leave it but I know we need to innovate to maintain the economy and this is an important area of innovation. I also sometimes wish the drivers around me were using auto-pilot or other systems. I feel like they could perhaps curtail overly aggressive driving behavior. |
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Tesla will be in the lore alongside Delorean and other dreamers that that couldnt build an enduring company from their ideas. Though, I think if Delorean got a $5 billion government loan they might still be around. |
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DeLorean was cool but other than building the basis of a time machine, or using SS (I believe) they didn't do anything new which is quite different than the transformational shift(s) Tesla ushered in. It's not just autopilot, or the speed which I like, the way Tesla's are sold, their update system, their inter-connectivity is all revolutionary. Tesla is going to do big things with big data and AI shortly. From a business point of view, I think Tesla could easily make it as a small volume high-margin car builder. Their current issue is that they are trying to scale and change the world. They will need some "adult supervision". I think they should get a seasoned automotive executive to help them scale. From a business point of view, I think Ford should buy Tesla. I agree that they will not replace the camry or prius. However, 65k for a car that does 3.2s to 60 and can seat 4 would have not been possible before Tesla offered it. 3.2s to 60 was hypercar territory not long ago. |
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I am not sure how anyone can justify the cost of a Tesla, any of them. The interior and materials are crap, they slapped a freakin iPad on the center console and on the 3, it looks like they just slapped it on the dashboard. Door handles, seats, dials/knobs/controls all feel like they came out of a Japanese mass produced factory. That's not gonna cut it at this price point for most who are actual car people. 50K for the 3? Porsche Taycan is going to wipe the floor with the P90/P100 and I am sure lower models will come to wipe out the rest, and from not only Porsche. Kudos to Tesla for starting this whole thing (even though I have zero interest in electric cars) but now its time for the big boys to come in and do it right. |
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To me I'm not sure I would spend 2x for less speed and better fit and finish and that is comparing a hypothetical 2020 model with a current model, with the momentum of innovation at Tesla the 2020 may be in the high 1s to 60 with better range than the current models. With that I am going to deep dive on this MBA paper. Thank you for the fun discussion gentlemen. |
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Seems the rumors of their death were greatly exaggerated: https://www.forbes.com/sites/enrique...out-tesla/amp/
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[QUOTE=V25V;9023557]You are rather caught up on 0-60, which I could frankly care less about. It can zoom stop light to stop light a couple of times but the interior is garbage and the quality overall is bad. That and it can barely keep itself on track, let alone at speed. I assure you Porsche will not have these types of issues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZLGIs0H14 http://www.thedrive.com/news/5207/th...wful-track-car you are arguing something not in evidence. it is unknown how a porsche taycan will do around the track. it may do worse if the constraint is battery tech related. |
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