He pretty much would have had to discover a way to make batteries about 1/10th the cost.25 thousand dollar initial investment, but how much do the batteries cost?
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He pretty much would have had to discover a way to make batteries about 1/10th the cost.25 thousand dollar initial investment, but how much do the batteries cost?
At the end of the day a hybrid is a more efficient gas vehicle and when they are decked out identically, not sure its a massive change except cost. Electric cars represent a paradigm shift.If I lived someplace warm where electrics make sense maybe I’d care... hybrids made sense to me in Pennsylvania when I did the math. All electrics very much did not.
My main problem with hybrids is that they are worse in the snow.
You can get the car out in about 3 years?From reading the title of the article, my first thought was define the meaning of the word "about". About 3 years could mean one thing to many people and something else entirely to someone else. I believe nothing without proof and even then I'm skeptical.
Elon needs to stop talking about future all the time (seems like his favorite subject) and focus on gettings his present business rolling smoother first.
Sounds feasible, given the fact that the $35,000 Model 3 is still nowhere to be found and they seem to have a chronic habit of missing self-imposed deadlines.
I don't believe that has been interpreted as anything but that, it's that Tesla's timelines as well as actual price points for vehicles they're willing to produce makes a $25k car from them in 3 years seem like a joke. Especially since people are still waiting on the $35k car that has been in production for a year(that you can get, as long as you make it a $45k+ car).I've watched the video, and it's worth pointing out this video isn't intended to announce any products. The statement was a hypothetical estimate, not anything official.
At the end of the day a hybrid is a more efficient gas vehicle and when they are decked out identically, not sure its a massive change except cost. Electric cars represent a paradigm shift.
OTOH notice how it's been a while since gas was $5? The industry is not intimidated by hybrids. They are by EVs.A paradigm shift in that they cost significantly more, have shorter ranges and take much longer to refuel. All negatives for most people.
OTOH notice how it's been a while since gas was $5? The industry is not intimidated by hybrids. They are by EVs.
He eventually gets there, it's just his timelines are optimistic, add a couple years to them.
It's not for lack of trying, he just likes to set aggressive standards, works hard toward getting there, and then understandably fails to hit them, but it does motivate him to get there faster nonetheless even if late by his own estimate.
This is another good reason to go private, as he can continue to aim higher and risk failing but achieving greater progress, instead of chasing short-sighted quarterly results.
People are used to short term thinking, it's a mental cancer inhibiting innovation, nobody wants to be a risk taker, it's become some kinda bad word.
NASA is 100% American Tax payer subsidized to the tune of billions of dollars per year.....I don't see this as a very good comparison.....Beats American taxpayers subsidizing this "self-made" billionaire for his personal gain ($8 billion and counting), while NASA, which has given us overwhelming returns on our small investment even when not properly funded, gets more and more funds stolen...
Musk apologist attack with logical fallacies in 3... 2... 1...
For a second there, I thought you were talking about a Star Citizen ship and CIG.
I don't believe that has been interpreted as anything but that, it's that Tesla's timelines as well as actual price points for vehicles they're willing to produce makes a $25k car from them in 3 years seem like a joke. Especially since people are still waiting on the $35k car that has been in production for a year(that you can get, as long as you make it a $45k+ car).
There are targets that Tesla/SpaceX/others have aimed for, and missed. But there are targets they have hit too. Just because you fail, doesn't mean you are incapable of succeeding.
Yes, it may seem currently infeasible, but I know there's plenty things he knows, we don't. Which is common for CEOs.
Well for starters, they actually landed rockets on a barge...
Seriously? Do you actually need me to give you a comprehensive list of targets they've hit? Go find it for yourself.
What subsidies are you talking about here? If it's the EV car credit Tesla will no longer have that come the end of the year (all other car brands except probably GM will still have it)
If you're talking about SpaceX and the deals with NASA, it was a great investment by NASA as SpaceX has cut the cost of launches tremendously.