TheLastColdBeer Posted November 28, 2017 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4669 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5852 Achievement Points: 41038 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted November 28, 2017 https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/26/in-praise-of-teslas-bankruptcy/ I have never been impressed with Elon Musk. Can't understand all the hype, and all the taxpayer funded grants showered upon this circus salesman. Look behind the curtain, and you'll see a grand manipulator squandering money. Finally, an article that mirrors what real people see. Spartacus, animalxi, TBB and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Spartacus Posted November 28, 2017 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Yup people want to believe that the electric car is worthwhile... Maybe one day, but not yet. Meanwhile the snake oil salesman were getting your taxpayer dollars and duping investors hand over fist based on a fantasy... Edited November 28, 2017 by Spartacus animalxi and TBB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyNashville Posted November 28, 2017 Member ID: 25938 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 343 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 1493 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 284 Achievement Points: 13299 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/17/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 25, 2022 Birthday: 08/08/1961 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Electric car = Coal powered car johnny animalxi and TBB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted November 28, 2017 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 2485 Achievement Points: 19552 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 4 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted November 28, 2017 1 minute ago, JohnnyNashville said: Electric car = Coal powered car johnny Yes! Let's all fight to keep the Piston Engine Alive and Well! Besides, Carbon Dioxide is what Plants and Trees need to Consume, why would anyone want to punish the trees by depriving them of their sustenance? Just So Hurtful! Al Gore the Creator of the Great Foliage Holocaust!!!! Save A Tree, Drive A BIG BLOCK V8! JohnnyNashville, animalxi, L!ckALotAPus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RobMc Posted November 28, 2017 Member ID: 25355 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 31 Topic Count: 257 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 5785 Content Per Day: 2.15 Reputation: 9114 Achievement Points: 63248 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 132 Joined: 12/14/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 10 Birthday: 01/05/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted November 28, 2017 OMG this could be a disaster on the scale of the unwarranted downfall of the Reliant Robin, the UK economy has never recovered (although we did manage to export lots of De Loreans your way - thanks for buying them). To make matters worse I have just invested in a 500 mile cable to enable me to visit Granny in my new smart car????? JohnnyNashville, animalxi and Spartacus 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bds1961 Posted November 28, 2017 Member ID: 1213 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5349 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 13963 Achievement Points: 47128 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 174 Joined: 03/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 10/11/1961 Device: iPad Share Posted November 28, 2017 3 hours ago, TheLastColdBeer said: https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/26/in-praise-of-teslas-bankruptcy/ I have never been impressed with Elon Musk. Can't understand all the hype, and all the taxpayer funded grants showered upon this circus salesman. Look behind the curtain, and you'll see a grand manipulator squandering money. Finally, an article that mirrors what real people see. I am right there with you. He has repackaged old technologies and everyone thinks he is great. He doesn’t even make his own batteries Of course he built the gigabit battery making facility in Nevada , but Panasonic is contracted to make the batteries. A friend of mine worked for Tesla The cars were so poorly assembled that they had to use a lot of seam sealer on the body panel joints to get them to pass water inspections. They have never turned a profit and have never met any production schedule. His hyper loop is the biggest joke of all. It’s nothing more than a maglev train in a vacuum tube. The power to evacuate the air from the tube would be incredible and would take awhile to do it. The human body could never handle the stress of any turn at the speeds he says it will do unless they are stretched over miles. But people buy into it and keep investing into these schemes can’t stand the guy. TBB, Spartacus and animalxi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyNashville Posted December 1, 2017 Member ID: 25938 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 343 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 1493 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 284 Achievement Points: 13299 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/17/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 25, 2022 Birthday: 08/08/1961 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Look snowflakes....If you want to buy and drive Electric cars or as I call them Coal powered cars...go for it! As a conservative I respected your choice of energy source... Johnnty L!ckALotAPus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetcleaner Posted December 1, 2017 Member ID: 20996 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 12 Topic Count: 53 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1751 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 1522 Achievement Points: 15690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/27/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: 16 hours ago Device: Windows Share Posted December 1, 2017 do they make a car powered by a windmill?...if so,I'm in !! RobMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusher Posted December 1, 2017 Member ID: 4598 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 27 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 487 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 587 Achievement Points: 4778 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 01/01/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18 Birthday: 01/28/1972 Device: Windows Share Posted December 1, 2017 I have driven many thousands of miles in a Tesla P100D. I am benchmarking their Autopilot system. The technologies are amazing. The accelerating speed of that car is mind blowing while in "Ludicrous Mode". 130K though is a bit out of many peoples price range and to be honest, the car isn't that comfy. There are only 2 cup holders and next to no storage space. Not really a family car. The near future will bring many better vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted December 1, 2017 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 547 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4669 Content Per Day: 0.88 Reputation: 5852 Achievement Points: 41038 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 No one questions the power of electric motors (or steam), the main disadvantage is supplying a source of energy. Petroleum is compact, easily transfered, and does away with the energy production issue. Storing electricity has been the holy grail for decades. It's getting there, but still not flawless. You have to produce electricity before you store it, and nobody mentions the cost of doing so. Tally up how many btu's of petroleum are consumed daily, then concert that to kilowatt hours. Wow..... Spartacus and bds1961 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
bds1961 Posted December 1, 2017 Member ID: 1213 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5349 Content Per Day: 1.04 Reputation: 13963 Achievement Points: 47128 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 174 Joined: 03/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 10/11/1961 Device: iPad Share Posted December 1, 2017 3 hours ago, TheLastColdBeer said: No one questions the power of electric motors (or steam), the main disadvantage is supplying a source of energy. Petroleum is compact, easily transfered, and does away with the energy production issue. Storing electricity has been the holy grail for decades. It's getting there, but still not flawless. You have to produce electricity before you store it, and nobody mentions the cost of doing so. Tally up how many btu's of petroleum are consumed daily, then concert that to kilowatt hours. Wow..... Let’s not forget about the batteries. Very toxic to produce and recycle. Changing one toxin for another People only see the end product during its use and never think of how it is produced or what happens to it after it’s usable life. Spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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