Posted on 08/18/2013 10:38:44 AM PDT by ckilmer
Kick my butt? By being a genius on a fag car?
Seriously, who between us does not have a LIFE in L.A. I’ll give you a hint, kid. My movie is in the TOP 10 box office currently and not one of those involved in the movie drives a Tesla.
Otherwise, I’ll take my chances with internal combustion (gasoline) engined vehicles.
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Fair enough.
Time will tell whether the big promise of this stuff is just so much whoie.
Anger can’t mask mistakes, try as you wish.
You claimed that you’d never seen a Tesla in LA.
Well, Teslas are all over LA. Everyone is seeing them all over, daily.
If you told the truth above about never seeing one, then it means that you have locked yourself away from the world for far too long.
If you didn’t tell the truth above then it would better explain your anger now.
Either you’ve seen a bunch of Teslas or else you don’t get outside.
No reason to make grand claims about “your movie” or any other internet posturing.
Do you get out?
Do you tell the truth?
“Well, Teslas are all over LA”
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA stop you are killing me.
Methinks thou doth protest too much...
The Tesla Model S Just Got The Best Safety Rating Of Any Car In History
Deutsche Bank client report this morning:
We learned today that NHTSA, the US safety regulator, has finished its crash testing of the Model S and initiated ratings. The Model S received a 5-star
rating in all 3 tests (Frontal Crash, Side Crash, and Rollover), the highest rating possible. While many vehicles receive an “overall rating” of 5-stars, we could
only find 7 other vehicles that achieved 5-star ratings across-the-board under the tightened criteria that are used for vehicles 2011 model year and newer. These are Audi A4/S4, Cadillac ATS, Chevy Camaro, Honda Accord, Kia Optima, Subaru Legacy, and Volvo S60. In addition to range anxiety and cost premium, Tesla has always mentioned negative safety perception as a major hurdle to overcome in order to drive widespread consumer adoption of Electric Vehicles. In order to eliminate this concern, Tesla believed they needed to engineer a vehicle that was safer than a typical internal combustion vehicle. This appears to have been accomplished. This achievement is another testament to Tesla’s engineering capability as well as the inherent advantages of EV’s (the battery pack can be used as an enhancement to the vehicle’s structural integrity). And similar to Tesla’s lease product and the supercharger network, we believe that it is another data point that supports continued expansion of the customer base that will consider purchasing a Model S.
Perfect safety score for Model S
- The Model S from Tesla Motors (TSLA) achieved a perfect score on a safety test conducted by the NHTSA.
- Only 1% of all cars tested by the agency achieved top ratings across the board as the Model S did.
- Of note, no issues with engines fires during crashes were found by the NHTSA.
http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/1231662?source=email_rt_mc_readmore
Tesla’s Model S Breaks Roof-Testing Machine, Car-Safety Record
http://allthingsd.com/20130820/teslas-model-s-breaks-roof-testing-machine-car-safety-record/
goodwithgun, I understand where you are coming from. Now we have a new kid (Tesla) in the block and he is changing the automobile world. Embrace the change.
Change of heart on TESLA or still riding the horse/buggy?
Nope. And I’m not riding a horse and buggy, either. I drive a Hybrid, or as I call it, “ticking time bomb.” The battery will be $10K when it goes, and that hasn’t been addressed since August when I made my original post.
Here is some discussion on that topic:
http://www.teslamotors.com/it_IT/forum/forums/battery-replacement-cost-0
Interesting thread that’s going to get more reading by me. $5K is the price of a Tesla replacement battery, they say. Tesla makes nice looking cars, but I don’t know if one will ever be in my price range.
I have a year or two to decide, and finances will be tightening up so it’s possible the car I have now may have been my high-water mark. :^(
If it’s such a great car, why don’t they put that magical $5,000 battery in a $17,000 car and and charge $22,000 for it? Are we saving the planet or not?
Someone who can afford a $100,000 car has a lot of nice, fast choices, like a $60,000 Mercedes E350, 150,000 thousand miles worth of gas, and an expensive bicycle besides.
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