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1 posted on 07/21/2014 7:37:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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Still to expensive.

35K is still a “luxury” car.


2 posted on 07/21/2014 7:40:02 AM PDT by dhs12345
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One of the keys to making a cheaper Tesla is battery technology


3 posted on 07/21/2014 7:41:07 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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No thanks.

I want gas, and pistons, and cams, and horsepower.

4 posted on 07/21/2014 7:41:18 AM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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Many libs will trade their Priuses in for Teslas?


5 posted on 07/21/2014 7:41:36 AM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To be honest $35k is still too expensive. Model S is marketed as $70k, but its really $100k to get a good version. So I suspect it will cost $50k to get a good version. 3 years is very optimistic. I suspect 5-10 years before we see affordable tesla cars


6 posted on 07/21/2014 7:42:46 AM PDT by 4rcane
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Elon Musk just came out in support of destroying the Patent system. Said garage tinkerers, etc, with new ideas should just take them to a big company, seeking employment in return.

Now, the guy did walk the talk by releasing all of Tesla’s patents. But at this stage of the game he can afford to, right?


9 posted on 07/21/2014 7:44:47 AM PDT by tanknetter
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the current Model S

Will you just look at that S car go!

13 posted on 07/21/2014 7:46:45 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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I've seen two Teslas in my area. Both were on tow trucks.

Might be a great car, I dunno. But my observations definitely aren't positive.

17 posted on 07/21/2014 7:49:46 AM PDT by wbill
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Fire extinguisher sales will skyrocket?


18 posted on 07/21/2014 7:52:38 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (Obama: Race is his cover...jihad is his game.)
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Plenty of room for you, your passenger, and storage for 2 sets of golf clubs.

19 posted on 07/21/2014 7:53:19 AM PDT by Dr.Deth
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$35K (or currently 70-plus) is a helluva lot for what amounts to an "around town" car.....a 200 mile range ain't gonna cut it for a roadtrip vehicle.

Our town car is a $12,000 Toyota Yaris.

21 posted on 07/21/2014 7:54:55 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign, number sign, or octothorpe. ###)
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Until the Tesla’s can be recharged in roughly the same amount of time as a gasoline fill-up they will always be a luxury because they are not suitable to be a person’s only transportation. You always have to have another gasoline car in case you don’t have time to charge up the EV.


23 posted on 07/21/2014 8:03:16 AM PDT by RightOnTheBorder
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Tesla Model S hacked in Chinese security contest
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/chi-tesla-model-s-hacked,0,7108232.story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyFjGVodG1g


24 posted on 07/21/2014 8:03:26 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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Depends on the styling... The Model S is a gorgeous car. If the Model 3 looks like a Leaf it won’t be a blockbuster. TSLA, Musk, Space X are all good at design so I’m expecting it to be a good looking vehicle.


27 posted on 07/21/2014 8:08:27 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch
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Find people on the side of the rold holding signs...For a good time, give me a charge
28 posted on 07/21/2014 8:09:10 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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The British top gear guys say electric powered cars is a dead technology...........that’s good enough for me.


32 posted on 07/21/2014 8:12:45 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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The neat feature of electric car batteries is they have a limited number of recharge cycles they can stand, built in drop dead date. But, if you do not use it (park it and do not use it for a while) it dies even more quickly.

Battling this “feature” right now with a relative’s car. She was going to save so much money not having to buy gasoline,...LOL!


47 posted on 07/21/2014 8:39:48 AM PDT by wrench
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Gotta let the market work it’s magic. When a good cheap efficient electric car is built people will buy it. But for now I’ll take an F-type Jag please.


48 posted on 07/21/2014 8:41:37 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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It means the upper middle class will also be able to afford a car that catches in fire.


61 posted on 07/21/2014 9:01:02 AM PDT by dirtboy
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Hillbillies do better engineering for free. ;-)

Wayne Keith Explains Gasification
http://www.femagasifier.com/wayne-keith-explains-gasification/


70 posted on 07/21/2014 9:23:20 AM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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