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3 September 2018, 04:37 AM | #1 |
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Buyer Beware Tesla
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Interesting video Eliot.
I’ve read much about Tesla’s lack of a dealer network and spare parts availability. A minor accident could take your car out of service for an extended period. Thanks for sharing. |
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I wouldn't buy one until they get all the bugs worked out with these cars.
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Rear bumpers falling off in the rain too.
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I was watching a Telsa video where they were replacing the front electric motors. When they were taking them apart, I realized that these motors look like they can be purchased by anyone, off-the-shelf. Nothing unique at least from an IP perspective. Then I saw a video of Audi's latest electric motor manufacturing facility, and the engineering and design was leagues ahead of anything Tesla could possibly do. A billion dollar IP in just motors alone that look like they are being built to last hundreds of thousands of miles.
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I own one and while the car is good, with the company’s dubious business practices (like charging you $5500 to unlock software features while making the hardware cost part of the sticker price) - I wouldn’t bet on it being around for long.
Tesla fanboys of course disagree and are eager to throw money to Musk and his poorly managed / cash burning company. |
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Tempting just from glancing at the chart.
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usually difficult to short darlings of wall street. bigger money always wins.
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It’s a shame, because I am rooting for Tesla to survive, and thrive as an alternative to fossil fueled vehicles.
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Don’t worry Paul, others will be along shortly.
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The electricity to power electric cars most likely comes from a coal fired plant.
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Not always true, some are nuclear energy.
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Volvo has recently announced that it would be releasing a competitor to the Tesla before 2020
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They unfortunately will have trouble standing against the tides of larger competitors, once they decide to release similar models in higher volume.
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Scroll down and look at their 2025 plan.
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In the US, more and more plants are switching to natural gas. Coal plants are being decommissioned and rebuilt using natural gas since natural gas is cleaner and there's an abundance of it due to all of the fracking.
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While coal plants damage the atmosphere, fracking is is causing sink holes and forcing gas and oil into water supplies. Its replacing damage for damage unfortunately.
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I have a friend in the auto industry that claims within 5 yrs Tesla won’t be a thing. Just sayin’.
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It's crazy, I read an article about these same issues in Europe. Everyone seems to be cheering then on (the frustrated owners) but it's asking a bit much of customers.
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That's how I feel too. I don't trust electric cars in that sense either. Also with owners complaining about wait times for a supercharger spot at times in some areas. No way. |
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Nuclear 20%, coal 39%. Point is most US electricity is fossil fuel generated unlike France which is 80% nuclear. Germany recently closed all nuclear. China opens several coal fired plants every WEEK!
Lithium ion battery production and eventual disposal has a lot of negative effects on environment. There’s no free lunch. The only free lunch is the cheese in a mousetrap.
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The strip mining of large parts of the African continent for one. Electric is pushed as being the clean green choice, but in reality it's incredibly destructive and anything but green
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(I'm sort of in the middle btw I like gas burners and tbh I think EMF shielding needs to be required in passenger hybrids and EVs.) |
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My point exactly. This plan didn't exist a couple of years ago. Thank You Tesla.
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