Tesla Intrigue Deepens with Musk's Twitter Barrage

Post by johnward » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 8:37 PM UTC

Bedon292 wrote: post #208

osteele wrote: post #200

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Speed (acceleration). Current Model S 0-6 times are from 5.2s to 2.8s, depending on trim. The Model 3 is “under six seconds” and maybe “substantially faster”: it could overlap the slower current Model S trims. Range. Current Model S ranges are from 240m to 270m, depending on trim. Model 3: 215m. Cargo volume. The Model S has 31.6 ft^3. The Model 3 looks much smaller. Free lifetime use of superchargers? I haven't seen…

He stated in the talk that supercharger was included with all Model 3's.

Post by johnward » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 8:40 PM UTC

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jusben1369 wrote: post #84

One of the things I find fascinating, and that Tesla has to grapple with at some point with real ramifications, is: are they a self driving car company that just happens to be an electric car company? Or the other way around? I would argue that electric car companies are appealing to a much smaller subset of potential customers than are self driving cars. But the mission behind each is very different and that flows i…

Why do you need to define a car company in a single adjective like "[self driving] car company" or "[electric] car company"? Both are clearly the future. So what's wrong with doing both? You say "pivot" as though these are incompatible goals, when in fact they're perfectly complementary paths to a future ideal of ground transportation. To me, your point is like asking "Is Google a search company, or an advertising co…

Post by johnward » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 8:42 PM UTC

electrograv wrote: post #97

djloche wrote: post #95

I wonder, when Tesla unveils something that doesn't fit within the parameters that those people think of as a 'car', how many will drop their reservation? Since we don't know the details yet, we don't know how much of a departure it will be.

I doubt that the demographic that pre-orders a Tesla Model 3 (years before shipping), is a demographic that is unwilling to embrace change. I also doubt that it will have no manual control mode, so it shouldn't an issue regardless. Tesla is clearly going the route of being a strict super-set of the capabilities of other cars, until the market decides what features are obsolete many years down the road (e.g. steering…

Post by johnward » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 8:45 PM UTC

pbreit wrote: post #129

So does communicating on Twitter comply with regulatory requirements around public company communications? Cool, if so.

Post by johnward » Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 8:47 PM UTC

zardo wrote: post #118

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How could it be? The regulations don't allow it. I don't see it happening sooner than 10 years. If so, what is their plan?

NHTSA is scrambling to make it possible, this is the biggest safety innovation in cars since the seat belt. And as long as they have the hardware capabilities, Tesla wouldn't have to launch it with full autonomous mode available.