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According to supercharge.info since May 1st Tesla has opened 104 new supercharger locations in the US, that's almost one per day. They seem to be closing the gaps between their existing stations, putting more in urban areas and putting chargers on state roads and highways, not just the big Interstates.
According to supercharge.info since May 1st Tesla has opened 104 new supercharger locations in the US, that's almost one per day. They seem to be closing the gaps between their existing stations, putting more in urban areas and putting chargers on state roads and highways, not just the big Interstates.
They're adding one down the street from me early next year. Pretty pumped though I'd never really use it lol.
I have said it in the past and am saying it again. The majority of us in this forum have already bought (or are very close to buying) our last ICE vehicle. All depends on when is your projected time to replace your current vehicle. A few (like SSFTSX) might stick to ICE for a few more years / one more cycle. That’s it gentlemen.
The ICE shop will be closing soon. Have a good evening .
I have said it in the past and am saying it again. The majority of us in this forum have already bought (or are very close to buying) our last ICE vehicle. All depends on when is your projected time to replace your current vehicle. A few (like SSFTSX) might stick to ICE for a few more years / one more cycle. That’s it gentlemen.
The ICE shop will be closing soon. Have a good evening .
According to you? How do you even know that?
For starters, go fuking buy 1 for yourself first before talking like you know us...
I 100% have not purchased my last ICE car. Will be buying a M2/M3 or GT350 in 2022 or 2023 (or when the used market isn't insane anymore).
This is from someone who already has an EV unlike comfy.
BTW: The new M240i is on BMWUSA now.... i kinda like it... the rear is weird.. but comparing to the pig nose, the new design is very very tolerable....
I 100% have not purchased my last ICE car. Will be buying a M2/M3 or GT350 in 2022 or 2023 (or when the used market isn't insane anymore).
This is from someone who already has an EV unlike comfy.
I’m talking about buying last “Brand NEW” ICE car. I heard you want to buy used BMWS, and that’s fine. That’s is a different market which has great value, but not much for manufacturers.
As I said before most people (including me) will buy a car of their choosing “when it’s time” to replace their existing one. Many (may be Sam) will keep buying whatever they want whenever they want, depending on their current whims, but I’m not one of them. So don’t judge me based on your needs.
For starters, go fuking buy 1 for yourself first before talking like you know us...
According to me, because I think about it every day. .
See previous response for your question.
do i know you…? May be in five years you’ll start thinking like me. But that’s fine. You are somewhat entertaining, like SSFTSX.
In a report by Electrek on Thursday, Sept. 2, Musk has already confirmed some of the details about the $25,000 electric car.
According to the people who attended the recent meeting with the Tesla CEO, the upcoming compact car in 2023 will not carry the "Model 2" name.
Instead, it would be a new car that still uses the Full-Self Driving feature but the twist is it won't come with a steering wheel and even pedals.
Previously, China teased that it is developing a Tesla for the customers. The past reports said that the project was still ongoing.
In line with the release of a new Tesla car, there are Chinese publications that reported about the EV maker's upcoming car.
The media outlets said that the vehicle would undergo a series of tests in late 2021. It would be more budget-friendly compared to the Tesla Model 3.
In another report, Tesla has announced that a fresh prototype for the Tesla electric vehicle has already been finished. Currently, the suppliers for the unnamed car are already in the queue.
As per the recent meeting, Tesla seems to be releasing two electric cars at an unknown date.
The first one will be launched in China. It will borrow a traditional Tesla design but with more compact components. The second one will adopt the FSD.
Tesla said it would be a cheap car that will soon be unveiled in the US.
You can always use that in a pinch for a few minutes or so (just like any gas car), if you forget to plug-in at home for a few days.
I have yet to "forget" to plug in my car in 3 months. I don't drive nearly enough miles in a day for this to be a plausible issue for me.
Originally Posted by Comfy
I’m talking about buying last “Brand NEW” ICE car. I heard you want to buy used BMWS, and that’s fine. That’s is a different market which has great value, but not much for manufacturers.
As I said before most people (including me) will buy a car of their choosing “when it’s time” to replace their existing one. Many (may be Sam) will keep buying whatever they want whenever they want, depending on their current whims, but I’m not one of them. So don’t judge me based on your needs.
If the new M2 is good and I can get a good price, I will 100% buy that. I won't, and didn't, pay full new price for the fugly G80 M3 but could be convinced for a nicely depreciated example.
What exactly is the difference between "buying a car of your choosing when it's time" and "buying whatever you want whenever you want"?
No one is judging you on your needs, your rationale for not getting an EV is totally sound. People are judging you based on the total and complete bullshit you post on here.
Originally Posted by kurtatx
if "2 weeks" is 9 months in Elon time, "2023" is 30 years from now
According to me, because I think about it every day..
See previous response for your question.
do i know you…? May be in five years you’ll start thinking like me. But that’s fine. You are somewhat entertaining, like SSFTSX.
Originally Posted by SamDoe1
I have yet to "forget" to plug in my car in 3 months. I don't drive nearly enough miles in a day for this to be a plausible issue for me.
If the new M2 is good and I can get a good price, I will 100% buy that. I won't, and didn't, pay full new price for the fugly G80 M3 but could be convinced for a nicely depreciated example.
What exactly is the difference between "buying a car of your choosing when it's time" and "buying whatever you want whenever you want"?
No one is judging you on your needs, your rationale for not getting an EV is totally sound. People are judging you based on the total and complete bullshit you post on here.
they can produce $25K car in China but it is irrelevant to US market unless imported like Iphones. here car prices are constantly increasing due to dysfunctional supply chains and labor.
Seems like at 11:30 on a Saturday night two drunk idiots enabled cruise control on a street with no line markers climbed into the backseat and died. Seems like a Darwin award nominee to me
Originally Posted by kurtatx
Who needs PR when you have deluded assholes like Stunna to clean up your messes?
Wow everything that I said back in April was true, no autopilot, no FSD, that's been confirmed by NTSB, and the autopsy shows they were drunk as fuck. Maybe they were the deluded assholes all along and Darwin was done with their bullshit
Here’s another example of the media putting Tesla in the headline for clicks, autopilot wasn’t enabled, just two drunk idiots Darwining themselves. If they were in a GM or Ford do you think they would’ve mentioned the make of the car or would they just have called it a vehicle?
Tesla will invest up to 5 billion euros ($A8 billion) in a lithium-ion battery plant at “Giga Berlin”, with a decision on whether the German government will tip in 1 billion towards it expected by the end of 2021.
German media stories say that a new publication by the Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) provides new information on the costs of the battery factory that Tesla is planning on the site of its Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin.
Shortly after this announcement in January, it was reported that one billion euro of the German share was earmarked for Tesla, which the German ministry initially did not confirm.
Teslamag.de now reports that the ministry’s monthly report “Economic Policy Highlights ” now shows that Tesla wants to invest around 5 billion euros in cell production.
It is the single largest investment in battery manufacture currently being planned in Germany, where 21 billion euros in battery factory investment – almost half of all Europe’s 46 million euros total – is planned.
SOURCE: BMWIAccording to reports, Tesla will receive 1.135 billion euros in state funding for the development of its German battery production, the Tagesspiegel wrote without citing the source.
The ministry was quoted by Teslamag.de as saying that information on the amount could only be given when the funding decision was handed over. That is planned for the fourth quarter of this year.
There are more than 70 electric vehicles now available in Germany according to BMWi, and every fourth car sold is a plug-in electric vehicle.
In the first half of 2021, Volkswagen sold more than 38,000 electric e-Up! and ID.3s, while Tesla sold more than 13,000 Model 3s.
Tesla has one simple request, and that is to have cars that have frickin' laser beams attached to their hoods. That request is now one step closer to being a possibility, as Musk's electric car company has obtained a patent for the use of laser beams to clean windshields.
As Electrek discovered, Tesla successfully obtained the patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week. The title describes the technology as "pulsed laser cleaning of debris accumulated on glass articles in vehicles and photovoltaic assemblies, implying that it's not just good for windows, but the Tesla's solar charging panels as well.
An associated illustration shows beams originating from two rear-facing points on the hood where wiper fluid nozzles would normally be, angled up towards the windshield. The patent goes on to describe the system as comprising "a beam optics assembly configured to emit a laser beam to irradiate a region on a glass article that is installed in the vehicle," debris detection circuitry, and control circuitry calibrated to limit the laser from going past the thickness of the glass and to "mitigate a risk of damage to different in-vehicle components beneath the region on the glass article."
Presumably, they'd want to limit damage to the occupants' eyes as well.
Delving further into the patent-speak, we find that the system consists of at least one camera (but could also include a dashcam rear-view camera or surround-view camera) to detect windshield grime, a transparent resistive coating overlaid on the windshield, and equipment to steer, focus, and emit the laser beam.
Or, you could just, you know, continue to use a piece of rubber attached to a motorized arm.
It's important to note that just because Tesla has the patent doesn't mean it's going to use it. The company also has a patent for electromagnetic wipers. This system would involve an electromagnetic block moving past magnet bars embedded around the windshield to drag a single blade across the full expanse of the windshield, like a giant squeegee.
For its part, Tesla says the wind resistance created by traditional wipers' mechanical components decreases vehicle range. The electromagnetic wiper seems at least a little more realistic than laser beams, but either system would add significant cost and complexity to the car.
09-02-2021, 09:21 AM
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That will be a must have for the next car.
