Tesla: The "D" Stands For Dual-Motor

You’ve waited for this, now here it comes: Tesla is dropping in a second electric motor up front for more power and better weight distribution in the Model S.

Its name? D.

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Elon Musk: Let's Use The Term "Autopilot"

“Self-driving sounds like it’s going to do something you don’t want it to do. Autopilot is a good thing to have in planes, and we should have it in cars.”

According to Elon Musk, what we have here is… failure to market effectively.

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  • 28-Cars-Later Unpossible. "most research shows that batteries should last more than a decade." More than a decade could be eleven years. Meanwhile three of mine are or are very close to being twice as old and still kicking. Beater life doesn't begin until 15 yo... guess we can't have those anymore Mr. Trotsky?
  • Ollicat “The consumer needs to be educated." I think he means, "The consumer needs to be brainwashed."
  • Jalop1991 Thank God it wasn't an EV. It'd still be burning.
  • Jalop1991 Nonononononononono, EV sales are wildly up YOY, consistently. I know this. I read it here, from some rando on the internet. Therefore it must be true.
  • Verbal I once had the experience of driving cross country in a late 70's VW bus. Words can not express how infernally slow this vehicle was. I discovered when I was on a long downhill stretch on the interstate that the bus would go faster if I put it in neutral.