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This should have been done so long ago. Of course, I always asked why did people need to be done there? remotely controlled, even if via cables, would be better than having people crushed or trapped. Sorry, grew up for a time in a mining town in Virginia. Too many people died or were hurt in...

They did not say this, they said they have an aspiration (ie, hope, a goal, not that they definitely will) have no tail pipe emissions cars and light duty trucks. That leaves out all the big vehicles... does it leave out SUVs? It sounds good, but when you look at what they actually said and...

With the way they edited it, it is not clear always where they got their charge at all times, only when it became a plot/story element. I am hoping that the book (I assume there will be a book like there was for the other trips) will go into more detail day by day. The landscape is beautiful and...

Fuel prices used to be the only driving factor into these research projects. Now climate change also factors in... And the land needed for airports is also becoming a factor. I would not be shocked to see not only a focusing on fuel efficiency, but also short take off and landing commercial...

If you lease, what will you do to pay for the Tesla? I would buy a 2 year old tow vehicle and trade it in for the Cybertruck. If you lease a new vehicle, what will you trade in to help pay for the Cybertruck? And, would the lease cost less than the repairs to the transmission and possibly some...

The rear seat armrest is the only thing I was not aware of, and I disagree it is a passthru, atleast on the prototype.

There are several examples that are counter to that. The company that came later to the market was able to dominate...

I became more open to universal health care after visiting several countries with it. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland...

It is something I keep trying to point out to people, that technology and techniques have allowed many industries to be more efficient, needing less people to accomplish the same or more work. Yet, people cannot seem to accept that and the conclusion that eventually we will have so many more...

Commanders/leaders like that are rare.

Oh, he went thru things and the thread is long and covers many of the issues encountered, but much less hassle than I thought it would be. I think an aeroshelled Arcimoto would be VERY efficient, but look very strange to many people on the road. I would love to see that, but I am guessing their...

Yes, very cool. I used to frequent a forum regularly that had such projects, ecomodder.com. The nearly enclosed 125cc Honda that got 214mpg is the most impressive motorcycle/scooter mod I have seen, but it is pretty extreme.

I would love for there to be a Elon Musk of Thorium. A rich, motivated, dedicated, and intelligent person who wanted to see the world a better place... But, it has been shown with energy storage and the combination of hydro, solar, and wind (depending on location), almost all energy needs could...

If Tesla only loses a small amount of money on Solar PV, but still is profitable overall... as opposed to giving that money to a competitor that could use that money to compete in other areas that Tesla is profitable... better to just lose a small bit of money and not provide money to possible...

I was just watching two videos, one of them a teardown of the external device. The person makes several mistakes I caught, like calling StarLink satellites as cubesats, which is completely wrong. It is the first teardown I saw of the device... I would like those who are radio people and have...

If you watched the latest Sandy Munro (), I think that it really lowers the bar for training and taking some of the leverage away from unions. I support unions that are employee focused but not the ones who go too far. And the difference is a nebulous line and I am not sure I am qualified to...

You think Tesla will sell their solar division? I could see them spinning it out to a wholly owned subsidiary, but I do not think they would sell it. There is so much that having the solar technology and manufacturing that pairs well (buzz word synergy) with the residential battery and SpaceX...

Yeah, which is why Tesla started with higher price, lower volume vehicles then used that to fund higher volume models. They could have easily kept upping the cost of the Model S as it gained performance, never making the Model X, 3, or Y. They could have increased the price to the levels of...

What? Emperor Elon? Oh....Kay. Seriously, if someone came begging, pleading, I would only see a small, super highend company (like McLaren?) maybe being someone Musk might consider... I do not see Ford, GM, Fiat, VW, or Toyota having swallowed enough pride/face to ask...

I thought Toyota made more road vehicles than the VW group? Maybe I am misremembering? Yes, that Diess wants to do better and lead his company to do better... but he has to be pragmatic about it and realize the environment VW is in or they will just toss him out, or the unions will strike...