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mk  ·  4658 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: “It’s A Brick” – Tesla Motors’ Devastating Design Problem
Oh it is.

But TBH I actually bought stock in Elon Musk, and my desire to get rid of gasoline cars.





forwardslash  ·  4658 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I assume you've seen "Who killed the electric car"?
mk  ·  4657 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yes, interesting movie.

I think the supplier chain is much more fragmented, agile, and competitive these days, so IMO that this is a major obstacle removed. The infrastructure built around the internal combustion engine isn't as rigid as it used to be.

Aside from faith in Elon Musk, that's one of the factors that makes me think Tesla is realizable. I am basically betting on a startup disruption of manufacturing industries. More agility, less overhead, and more distributed. We shall see.

thenewgreen  ·  4658 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Seriously, how could you not be bad ass with a name like Elon Musk?