The automatic opening front door is cool
Little slow, though. I'd rather wrench open the door manually than wait for that thing. When Musk demoed it he slid in sideways so it wasn't so obvious.
Tesla Model X Launch event, livestream
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Re: Tesla Model X Launch event, livestream
#52I admire Tesla as a company, but I can't help but wonder why they still have Elon Musk do the entire presentation himself. Sure, he's their superstar, but he comes off as a very underprepared public speaker. I wish they had him do an introduction, and then have a spokesperson do the bulk of the talking. Instead, he's showing off these new and amazing products with nearly no charisma and enthusiasm.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
If there's space between the front seats you could get through that way.
Err, kinda: https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/tes... You would have to be pretty athletic and not too big.
Yeah, the console sort of makes that route impractical, doesn't it?
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#54Earlier quoted context omitted.
I took it as Tesla trying to connect with Whole Foods' demographic.
Yep. People with money who're going to be receptive to the "sustainability" pitch.
Why's that in quotes? It's definitely one of their explicit pitches, and there's a solid demographic of people who care about sustainability and the environment, especially amongst people buying all electric cars.
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#55I'm on the market for a car in Bay area and was considering Tesla until met with somewhat uninspiring people at Tesla dealership delivering conversation in kind of "Yes. No. Thank you" manner leaving me with impression that they were busy with something more interesting than my presence and hoping i won't keep asking these stupid questions about tesla cars.
Were i suppose to make an appointment to avoid being an intrusion factor? Not sure how it works there.
Their self-guided, touch screen TV was way more entertaining but not enough to convince me to become customer though.
Re: Tesla Model X Launch event, livestream
#56The doors opening in that narrow space; crowd went insane. Livestream link: http://livestream.com/accounts/4186560/events/4387735/player
What happens if it's rainy and windy? You've just opened up part of the roof!
Normal doors do just as bad in those conditions. Falcon doors perhaps block better at the side and worse, obviously since there is a hole in the roof, at the center.
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#57He's claiming 6% possibility of injury during high speed collision. Imagine any other CEO saying something similar for their product - Elon is the man! Any other suit would say "Five star" over and over.
(EDIT: It appears that the crash test rating was also mentioned. I really should watch the presentation before commenting next time; sorry folks.)
I haven't heard the actual presentation yet so perhaps I'm missing some context but:
How exactly is stating a percentage any better than a crash test rating? At least the rating gives you something to compare with (other vehicles) and the tests themselves are well-documented and reasonably well-designed. I would have no idea what to do with a percentage, so it seems like he has replaced a buzzword (crash test ratings) that means something with a buzzword (possibility of injury during high speed collision) that doesn't provide a point of reference.
Re: Tesla Model X Launch event, livestream
#58I admire Tesla as a company, but I can't help but wonder why they still have Elon Musk do the entire presentation himself. Sure, he's their superstar, but he comes off as a very underprepared public speaker. I wish they had him do an introduction, and then have a spokesperson do the bulk of the talking. Instead, he's showing off these new and amazing products with nearly no charisma and enthusiasm.
People respond to that. Makes me feel like he believes in the product and is not some gypsy.
Re: Tesla Model X Launch event, livestream
#59He's claiming 6% possibility of injury during high speed collision. Imagine any other CEO saying something similar for their product - Elon is the man! Any other suit would say "Five star" over and over.
(EDIT: It appears that the crash test rating was also mentioned. I really should watch the presentation before commenting next time; sorry folks.) I haven't heard the actual presentation yet so perhaps I'm missing some context but: How exactly is stating a percentage any better than a crash test rating? At least the rating gives you something to compare with (other vehicles) and the tests themselves are well-document…
He's claiming they did better than 5 stars, similar to what Tesla claimed about Model S. Tomorrow, you can bet that the feds will be complaining.
Re: Tesla Model X Launch event, livestream
#60He's claiming 6% possibility of injury during high speed collision. Imagine any other CEO saying something similar for their product - Elon is the man! Any other suit would say "Five star" over and over.
(EDIT: It appears that the crash test rating was also mentioned. I really should watch the presentation before commenting next time; sorry folks.) I haven't heard the actual presentation yet so perhaps I'm missing some context but: How exactly is stating a percentage any better than a crash test rating? At least the rating gives you something to compare with (other vehicles) and the tests themselves are well-document…
He mentions both, goes above and beyond. The 6% approaches a theoretical 6-star rating.