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Electric Vehicle (EV) discussion thread
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/12/tesla-patents-open-source/?ncid=rss_truncated
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you
Short story: Musk is opening his patents up for use by others.
Longer story … because he's so disappointed that the competition's attempts at a decent EV are so anemic.
I mean, the BMW i8 … for $160k you get three fewer seats, two fewer doors and it still can't beat a Tesla P85 0-100 km/h.
And BMW has the gall to claim the i8 will "revolutionize its vehicle class".
http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/i/i8/2014/showroom/index.html
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When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called religion.
Longer story … because he's so disappointed that the competition's attempts at a decent EV are so anemic.
Musk is clearly discounting the Leaf…. I mean, who wouldn't want to buy this stunner!
Haha … as much of an ugly duckling as it is, the Leaf is arguably the best all-electric out there for under $75k. They are (or so I've heard) fairly peppy and fun to drive. It's also the best-selling all-electric in NA.
Now if they could just improve the range …
When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity.
When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called religion.
http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you
Wow!
Yep. Just as exciting 42 minutes later. :P
Audi S4 wanted to pass me on the inside at a stop light today.
Nope.
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When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called religion.
even better.
Is there a Vancouver in Taiwan?! I had no idea!!
Nothing sums up my life's achievements like my stuffed corpse, suplexing a cougar.
http://uncrate.com/stuff/harley-davidson-livewire-electric-motorcycle/
That is going to be so sweet. I cannot imagine having the power of an electric motor in a bike, thing could be wild.
I really, really hope we are past the infliction point and companies keep on running with the electric theme.
Bet Harley will still find a way to make it the loudest thing on the road!! :P
Apparently, BMW is in the works to put an honest design effort into a competitive EV, rather than the two rather half assed products they've just released.
When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity.
When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called religion.
harley has along way to go if they want something as cool as this:
https://www.mission-motorcycles.com/
the sound it makes is incredible
Electric Vehicles are sooooo 2014. It's all about the Hydrogen now?!?
http://www.geek.com/news/toyota-to-take-on-tesla-with-69000-hydrogen-car-1597678/
Electric Vehicles are sooooo 2014. It's all about the Hydrogen now?!?
http://www.geek.com/news/toyota-to-take-on-tesla-with-69000-hydrogen-car-1597678/
At least we have a working electricity distribution grid. No such hydrogen fuel infrastructure is currently in place.
I have a question about Tesla acceleration. I was driving behind a Tesla for part of the Sea-to-Sky Hwy last weekend. The guy kept accelerating, then braking a lot. Does the acceleration behaviour take time to get used to if you are used to a CE, or was I just behind a shitty driver who happened to be driving a Tesla?
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