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I'm sure this is covered elsewhere but there are a handful of drone pilots putting up some great vids on YouTube regularly as this wonderful thing goes up. I am particularly a fan of Joe Tegtmeyer's stuff - he does a bunch of research and takes the time to share it. The area that relies more...

Reasoning from first principles is how we wound up with a growing worldwide network of Superchargers. That's a capital-intensive, loss-leading product that had to be created in order to get the public to buy into BEVs. Reasonably speaking, a company that wants the world to shift to alternative...

I believe those solutions will come along. However, it is remarkably complicated. Certain difficult problems must be solved that involve high voltage, lots of current, and safety. - Power from an EV can never leave the home and get onto the grid, just the same way power from a home generator...

I feel like this thread has its wires crossed ;) Keeping in mind that my information is from internet rumor mills, I understand that Cybertruck is likely to come with at least one AC outlet in the bed. Some rumors suggest that it will have a 240V outlet - I can't imagine that being provided...

i am a truck guy. I have also been a small car guy for reasons similar to yours. Whenever it seems safe to you, you really ought to go drive a Tesla, IMO. Probably a Model X - that's as big as they come, today. If that doesn't feel like fun, then driving a CT probably won't be fun. Then...

It wouldn't be a big surprise, I suppose, for these numbers to become a bit different/more precise as the detailed design effort progresses, but it is probably also helpful to remember from Battery Day that Tesla intends to diversify its approach to battery cathode make-up as a function of...

Had a chance to consider this yesterday while backing out of a parking space at the harbor where we keep our boat. An ancient Ford pickup, parked illegally in a that's-not-a-parking-space behind my truck, severely limited how far I could back up. A person (who had no mask in the parking lot -...

Quite true. When my financial situation changed (largely due to the price of TSLA) I upgraded my reservation to a tri-motor. Money is one decision point and will be a personal one for every buyer. However AFAIK it is most likely that the first production tri-motor Tesla will be the Plaid...

Well put. I hereby impose a mental framework on this (at least in my own brain). OPTION: Something that gets installed at the factory, usually during General Assembly, probably because it has parts or parts that are instead-of the standard bits, rather than in-addition-to. ACCESSORY...

Yeah sorta hoping to time it for SXSW, myself, but maybe that's a lot to ask. :)

AFAIK you can't. They've been "sold out" since, I dunno, ten minutes after they announced this offering in February. I wouldn't advise it, anyway. There hasn't been a peep from Mattel all year, right up until the moment they were supposed to ship. So about 10 months after they asked for...

Giving Tesla employees first crack at new vehicles has, in the past, served an important function for the rest of us. Virtually every feature, large and small, on a Tesla is under computer control. In that sense Tesla vehicles resemble robots. The initial vehicle firmware will have bugs -...

Tesla employees have not, historically, been offered discounts on new vehicles.

At the current state of the art, it is pretty much essential to have the road in Tesla's map data, if FSD is going to make much sense of it. That doesn't speak to where things will be in 2022, though!

They're made to Tesla's specs by a Chinese manufacturer (which is probably what Bose does too). I suppose the same could be said of the head unit and amps, in a way - they don't manufacture them in Fremont, just have someone who can do it cheaper build to a Tesla design. Tesla does write all...

I thought Tesmanian did a nice analysis of Consumer's scoring. https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/consumer-reports-under-rated-tesla-autopilot-in-2nd-place-again-demonstrates-unknowledgeable-on-high-tech

Not sure about the air bags, though that sorta goes along with making their own seats and other interior stuff. The sound system is a hybrid - Tesla gets their radio tuners from a European company (though they're mostly manufactured in Mexico) and does not make their own speakers, either, but...

Huh - I wonder if Jerome has considered doing some sorta deal with Sears over its failing auto centers.

Yes, to see any pricing on your reservation you must log in at tesla.com, click the "MANAGE" button next to a Cybertruck reservation, and click on the "Edit Design" link on the lower right. You don't actually have to change anything to see your pricing. However, everyone who does this will see...

This is at least the second thread I've seen here on this topic. I think it is worth pointing out two things: 1) At least one major design feature of the Cybertruck prototype would actually make it illegal to sell it in the United States under current regulations - the lack of physical...