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regarding getting from point A to point B. It is based on fundamental needs not "wants". transporting perishables, mail, people etc. time matters as much as the cost. I am sure everyone would "want" supersonic or hypersonic transport but it didn't last long. The interstate highway system was...

I would guess batteries would be the bottleneck but perhaps we may hear otherwise towards the end of september.

it was still mallets aforethought... With mallets towards none -A. Lincoln

a psi or so is more than sufficient.

high speed police drones with technology to paint the bad guy's windows or inject some tranquilizer into the cab or perhaps a bomb to disable really bad hombres... disabling/ or taking control of a vehicle is a better idea. When flight by vehicle is futile it will not be an option. But it...

Perhaps Tesla could design batteries in 30kwh modules and you just lease the number of modules you feel you need. A road trip would encourage using all four modules and perhaps a mini trailer with 2-4 additional precharged modules and some room for suitcases. But yeah, leasing just one module...

"Tesla is actively demonstrating what relevant differentiation means in a category that has become increasingly commoditized. Steve Jobs famously said, “People don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” Like Jobs’ iPhone, with Tesla, Musk is showing people what they will want, and why...

Is there anything we don't know about battery day? There have been plenty of leaks, patents, and entrail readings. Elon et al. must certainly be aware of the Osbourne effect so all the info "leaked" would have the effect of having folks wait for after B-day so they could get the better battery...

A CT has been built and Musk shows it off. The "fail" comment was Musk's concerns when it was introduced. Had everyone universally hated the CT then he would design a traditional truck. But folks think it is cool and nearly a million folks will be driving them in the next few or "several"...

"Keep in mind that the 500 miles range for the TriMotor was calculated with the new battery technology "priced in" This is something I also believe. If Tesla contacts reservation holders next year or so and tell them the CT is actually 20-40% more expensive than originally advertised or range...

When listening to Musk it was my impression that "fail" was the initial public reaction. Tesla has not indicated that they are NOT going into production, in Austin, with the CT. Research? on pre-orders? Does anyone recall passing along personal financial info when making a reservation? There...

The gauge and hardness of the SS used on the CT exoskeleton may vary. Elon mentioned bulletproof door panels (1/4 -1/2 hard work hardened 11 ga. 304L SS) but the underlying frame would be Annealed and stamped/welded and perhaps thinner gauges. There are some close up pictures around the...

towards end of September. But we'll see.

To Elon, who is part of the Tesla decision making process for planning tera-factories etc. "Several" may represent worst case demand for the CT (cancellations, people buying competing trucks from Rivian/lordstown/etc, economic depression, aliens become our overlords and we live in hives...)...

I got the impression that the CT as currently known is probably a few components shy of a production vehicle and some appear to be ugly exterior things like side mirrors and windshield wipers. Wouldn't want to upset the Franz (like telling him to make the CT 5% smaller) but there will be some...

I am reminded of something my dad told us about his childhood. He had to walk in the snow to school and back and both ways were uphill. We had it easy!

conversely, pumping (work-energy) electrons through a conductor can create a magnetic field that pushes or pulls on a magnet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnet Regenerative braking uses the kinetic energy of the vehicle to generate electrical energy using the motors and this...

mechanically pushing(work-energy) a conductor (wire) though a magnetic field will induce electrical current in the conductor.

If the microwaves could charge your CT it will also cook everything around. Good weapon concept though.

In my business ethics class we learned that corporations fundamentally follow two rules: 1. Maximize profits for shareholders. 2. Obey the law. #2 is political.