A Decade Later: Tesla is Officially a Threat to the Auto Industry

[ltheghost]

I'm glad to see them doing well. But it's going to be a while before the average joe drives a Tesla. Economic cars are more dangerous to make because you have to rely on customers who may or may not have the money to buy your product. That means you need to make something they can afford and they will be satisfied with. Not easy. You need money to burn to hit that market. GM sunk because they thought every year someone would buy a suburban even when gas was 4.00 a gallon. They need to stay in their market for a while and then branch out extremely slowly.

 

[Type Username Here]

I would have sex with the Model S.

 

[You Win Perfect]

When they release a cheap car with a sleak design and insane gas mileage, the game is over, friends. It seems like they make the best gas mileage cars ugly and expensive to change the battery on purpose. Like the Prius

thats exactly what they do. there was no reason to make the prius look so ugly other than to make it not appeal to a a lot of people. Same thing wit that Nissan Leaf.

 

[RAX 010]

Fight the good fight

 

[Good Guy Guevara]

Tesla has already said there making a economy car. When its announced I'll be on that site ordering mine.

 

[Blackking]

prices?

performance - is the performance much lower than normal cars?

when are they releasing the cheaper cars? economy.

what are the luxury features on the shyt they already have out?

 

[zerozero]

performance - is the performance much lower than normal cars?

Electric motor = No gears breh you can launch that sh1t at full power right off the line

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

i'm seeing more and more of tesla's model s out in los angeles. there's even an tesla hanger at the hawthorne municipal airport....i wonder what they're doing over there

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

i'm seeing more and more of tesla's model s out in los angeles. there's even an tesla hanger at the hawthorne municipal airport....i wonder what they're doing over there

Thats their design studio

 

[Leasy]

I see them all the time in the philly and suburban area. Tesla has a dealership at King of Prussia so even if you are not interested, you will see one. I think they look awesome and I would buy one.

Expects oil companies to buy the factory who makes or supplies battery parts.

 

[beenz]

When they release a cheap car with a sleak design and insane gas mileage, the game is over, friends. It seems like they make the best gas mileage cars ugly and expensive to change the battery on purpose. Like the Prius

you think that technology doesn't exist??? Imagine if one of the big automakers put their resources into this like toyota, honda, gm or ford. tesla is doing this with limited funds. this is what the big automakers should be doing. but the oil lobbyist and big oil are paying these car manufacturers big time in order to NOT come up with this technology as a viable alternative.

can anyone explain to me while car gas mileage isn't growing at an exponential rate unlike EVERY other type of technology in the world????

 

[Mr. Somebody]

you think that technology doesn't exist??? Imagine if one of the big automakers put their resources into this like toyota, honda, gm or ford. tesla is doing this with limited funds. this is what the big automakers should be doing. but the oil lobbyist and big oil are paying these car manufacturers big time in order to NOT come up with this technology as a viable alternative.

can anyone explain to me while car gas mileage isn't growing at an exponential rate unlike EVERY other type of technology in the world????

Well i think you answered your own question. Until the people behind oil can get paid off the next phase of vehicular infrastructure, you will be driving 19 mpg highway cars that fold like Accordians when they get impacted.

Its so demonic, friend.

 

[The Real]

you think that technology doesn't exist??? Imagine if one of the big automakers put their resources into this like toyota, honda, gm or ford. tesla is doing this with limited funds. this is what the big automakers should be doing. but the oil lobbyist and big oil are paying these car manufacturers big time in order to NOT come up with this technology as a viable alternative.

can anyone explain to me while car gas mileage isn't growing at an exponential rate unlike EVERY other type of technology in the world????

This is exactly the kind of circumstance in which our brand of capitalism stifles, rather than encourages creativity and progress. Bad ideas = good if they produce profit. Good ideas = bad if they don't.

 

[beenz]

Electric motor = No gears breh you can launch that sh1t at full power right off the line

I'm not a car expert, but why would an electric car NOT need gears or transmission?

 

[Type Username Here]

This is exactly the kind of cirucmstance in which our brand of capitalism stifles, rather than encourages creativity and progress. Bad ideas = good if they produce profit. Good ideas = bad if they don't.

Well said. Profit is not the be all end all of human progress and innovation.