OT: New Tesla Roadster

[ravdg316]

0-60 in 1.9 seconds and 620 miles of range.

"But can you put a rack on it?"

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/t...lew-our-minds/

[R3awak3n]

I think the semi is even cooler. 0-60 in 5 seconds. 500 miles of battery at 65mph.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

I think the semi is even cooler. 0-60 in 5 seconds. 500 miles of battery at 65mph.

that's truly a game changer. excited to see where this will go. could do wonders for air quality in certain densely trucked areas.

[FlashUNC]

They may want to worry about actually producing all those Model 3's first.

[Ralph]

Will either of them actually be built? Or is this just another cash raise (deposits) for the company?

[MattTuck]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

They may want to worry about actually producing all those Model 3's first.

No, you don't understand

They're going to use the money they get from pre-orders of the new roadster to pay for Model 3's production. Then when they need to make the new roadster, they'll have something new that they can announce and the pre-orders for that new thing will finance the production of the roadster.

[SoCalSteve]

Originally Posted by MattTuck

No, you don't understand

They're going to use the money they get from pre-orders of the new roadster to pay for Model 3's production. Then when they need to make the new roadster, they'll have something new that they can announce and the pre-orders for that new thing will finance the production of the roadster.

Very Bernie Madoff.

But, on a completely separate topic, I do know Elon Musk’s mother ( she lives in my building and her dog like my dog ).

[cmg]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

They may want to worry about actually producing all those Model 3's first.

i suspect this is more about getting a higher profit margin than they'll make than the model 3 and generating some growing room. people will pay for speed especially as this pushes into supercar range. probably doesn't cost more to produce than the model 3 with profit 4-5 times more.

[ultraman6970]

Would love to drive the car but the truck has me asking about how it will drive... sure has AT, motor in each wheels, that thing has to drive awesome.

With 500 miles range those trucks can do just simple trips but the range is large enough to make it worth it for the companies.

Want to drive the f... truck now!!

[Anarchist]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

that's truly a game changer. excited to see where this will go. could do wonders for air quality in certain densely trucked areas.

Standard diesel powered rig will do 1000 miles on full tanks.

500 miles means more stops (if the stops have chargers), longer stops, longer trip times for cargo and less earnings for drivers who get paid by the mile - no matter how long those miles take.

It also appears that the unit doesn't work with industry standard trailers which is a death knell.

This is typical Musk vapourware

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by cmg

i suspect this is more about getting a higher profit margin than they'll make than the model 3 and generating some growing room. people will pay for speed especially as this pushes into supercar range. probably doesn't cost more to produce than the model 3 with profit 4-5 times more.

Sure, but they've got 100k-plus customers who will show up with torches and pitchforks if their electric Tesla for the masses isn't in their hands while they roll out shiny new models for Richie Rich.

They've also got to worry about hitting the cap on the EV tax credit as possibly the first carmaker to hit that threshold. Sure some buyers won't be thrilled their Model 3 costs $7k more than the one that rolled off the line right behind it.

[ravdg316]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/comp...ers/ar-BBF5MuO

I understand that Tesla gets some heat for not delivering when they promise, but I don't understand the criticism for using other people's money to fund ventures. That's just fundamental.

[GonaSovereign]

The people at Nikola Corp need to up their marketing game. This semi was introduced last year, with better specs.
https://nikolamotor.com/one

[Ti Designs]

Ignoring the problems of production (and irate customers), how many people can handle a car that does 0-60 in 2 seconds? I'm pretty sure I can't, and I'm no stranger to driving fast cars.

[fignon's barber]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

They may want to worry about actually producing all those Model 3's first.

Musk is waiting until the customers can pay with Bitcoin.