Posted on 04/04/2019 9:36:56 AM PDT by Lurch Addams
Tesla on Wednesday reported a massive drop in auto sales for last quarter, though the company said it's confident it will still reach its annual sales goal. About 63,000 vehicles were delivered to customers in the first three months of 2019 a 31% drop compared to the prior quarter. The total sales figures included about 50,900 Model 3 sedans, Tesla's best-selling vehicle, and 12,100 luxury Model S sedans and Model X SUVs.
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Electric cars are not a new idea. In fact, electric cars were around when buggy whips were in vogue.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_electric_vehicle
Not surprised because I haven’t given it much thought.
I like my gas engine cars.
Every time I hear Tesla I think Tucker. I’m not too happy about him using Nikoli’s name either.
Post of the Day !
LOL since Im a huge vintage auto fan. Also like horses, but anyway...
Did I strike a nerve of a user?
How does not liking freebie privileges for a preferred class (EVs) translate to anti-technology? No, it means I dont like cronies and communism.
Even better are the trains.
Yes most famously the Baker.
Not worth very much if some snot-nosed college boy runs you into oncoming traffic while you're smoking that muscle car!
What freebies? Walgreens doesn’t put charging stations up just for fun. You’re stuck at a charging station waiting a half an hour for the new Model S to charge up, and what are you going to do? Well shop at Walgreens of course.
And guess what..... you don’t just plug in the car for free. You pay for the electricity.
Sorry you’re opposed to the profit motive.
It’s so interesting that Toyota was a partner with GM at Fremont and built very high quality cars.
I’ve read that Musk demanded an in-house written MRP system and also can’t stand the use of kan-ban.
I saw a pic of a newly delivered Model 3 the other day where about 1 inch section of the fender corner at the windshield was missing...this part got past the stamping quality, assembly line, paint shop, and final, and got shipped to Europe.
687 lb. ft. of torque available at 0 rpm. No waiting for pistons to draw fuel or turbos to build boost.
Its doesnt has a gas peddle; its a launch peddle.
You can always have your wife top off the electric car at her mother’s house.
Nothing satisfies like free juice!
On a trailer,
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