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Re: Tesla wants to sell you a used Model S

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...hyperloop? hahhahahahahahahaha

Someone will build one sooner or later.

Or we could build a train, which we've had hundreds of years of experience with, using proven technologies we understand, without squeezing people into a tiny pod.

The hyperloop is a distraction from actually building useful infrastructure, and one that is half-baked at best. It's what a billionaire doodled on a napkin one day and decided to publish to get free publicity for his other, more legitimate businesses.

What bothers me most is that he's building spaceships, for heaven's sake. He understands what engineering problems and solutions look like, and he knows this isn't one.

Re: Tesla wants to sell you a used Model S

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Someone will build one sooner or later.

Or we could build a train, which we've had hundreds of years of experience with, using proven technologies we understand, without squeezing people into a tiny pod. The hyperloop is a distraction from actually building useful infrastructure, and one that is half-baked at best. It's what a billionaire doodled on a napkin one day and decided to publish to get free publicity for his other, more legitimate businesses. Wha…

You know, people said the same things when the first automobile was made, when the first train was made and when the first plane was made.

The hyperloop is a major, major step up from a train (even a "high speed train" so it's not acceptable to just say "stick with the old tech".

Re: Tesla wants to sell you a used Model S

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Firmware errors. Loose wiring. Rotor overheating + damage. Brake sensors and control units. Steering component damage (e.g. from bumping up against a curb too violently.) Fried caps, just like everyone else. Damaged charging control units from poorly behaving charging stations. Distortions in the touch screens from heat. Damage to switches and doors from de-icing fluid. Damage to the underbody from road salt. Rusted…

Right. Now compare that list to the list of stuff that can go wrong with an ICE or hybrid car. You'll quickly find that it is significantly shorter.

I was refuting that electric cars had nothing that could go wrong, not that the were less reliable than a hybrid car.
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