Comments on: Volt Birth Watch 25: Inspiration? / Tesla Birth Watch 19: Eberhard and Lutz, Sitting in a Tree

By: Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:23:21 +0000

“What happens when you put one of the founders of Tesla and GM’s Bob Lutz (is there another one?) in the same room?”

You get an unplugged, accoustic masterpiece: “Bob Will Find A Way.”

By: i6

i6 — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:18:52 +0000

“He didn’t say how many bad hours they spent talking.”

In all likelihood they spent just as many bad hours commiserating about their treatment on TTAC.

By: GS650G

GS650G — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:34:50 +0000

Here is an ad idea:
Tesla Roadster, batteries not included.

That works for the volt too. I got a kick out of the lease a battery idea they floated. I think most people will just buy a used Hyundai that gets 30MPG and call it done rather than fart around with rechargeable cars and fuel cells.

By: jurisb

jurisb — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:24:27 +0000

Minimum Mark? Robert, that was brilliant! Let the products speak themselves and I `d rather see those tesla-Volt fenders smooch each other somewhere in an electric car race, than two bearded males french-kissing each other`s overcomplimented half-bred , half-stamped metallic bastard children.

By: jkross22

jkross22 — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:48:19 +0000

Why was Mr. Tesla there to begin with? Job interview?

By: H Man

H Man — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:28:18 +0000

Am I the only TTAC reader hoping for a Tesla Abortion Watch?

By: lprocter1982

lprocter1982 — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:19:34 +0000

Really, this should be called Volt Birth Watch 25 as well as a Tesla Birth Watch.

By: Redbarchetta

Redbarchetta — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:29:28 +0000

Wait I thought Eberhard was an idea man, software guy, not an automotive engineer or designer. Is he basing the realism of the Volt on his “real” Tesla. Sorry Mark but I don’t consider you an expert on whats real and whats not, maybe after the first 100 Tesla deliveries.

By: Bunter1

Bunter1 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:16:30 +0000

“we should now have equal faith in both”

Exquisite.

I don’t think anyone doubts that the Volt program is real Mark.
It’s the projected delivery just like with the…

You get the idea.

Love & bullets,

Bunter