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No, his case is not valid. He apparently doesn't know how twitter shows replies. When you reply to someone, the tweet immediately above yours is the one you replied to. It also shows the tweet the person you replied to replied to, and the one he replied to, and so on and so forth. For...

His BYD graveyard story has been thoroughly debunked, for example. I'm not saying all his stories are fake, but he clearly has a very consistent agenda to push. I wouldn't trust a channel that has a consistent message on anything. For Teslas for example, I wouldn't trust a channel that trashes...

He's certainly been a victim of CPC censorship, but since he left China he's just been a big source of misinformation on China/CPC.

I'm sure an attentive driver with active assistance features would result in less accidents. It's possible that the outcome of this will be basically forcing Tesla to have as much CYA stuff in terms of marketing and features restrictions (e.g. driver attention monitoring) as other manufacturers.

Electronics don't really degrade with typical use, so how many miles driven is pretty irrelevant. If you're looking for how reliable an EV is, look at 5+ years old cars.

Looks pretty solid. I'd want a 300+ mile range for the price though. I think once they can achieve that they can sell a lot of it. There are plenty of people who just want a traditional car with an electric powertrain, so hope more of these kind of cars show up on the market.

Yeah, but when you have to drive 500 miles a day, having to spend even an extra minute waiting for the car to charge can be pretty annoying. I mean, I'm pretty annoyed at having to stop for 5 mins to fill up the gas tank on my way back from work. With that said, I'd much rather not having to...

There's a segment between high end (>$100k) and mass market(<$40k) though. That's where most versions of the M3 fall currently. I think there's a large segment of consumers who just want a traditional car with a capable electric drivetrain. If Lucid can achieve that, particularly before the...

I'm very interested in the Lucid Air. I really want a classic luxury car, and I think an EV with its quieter, smoother drivetrain is a natural progression of luxury vehicles. It's my personal taste and I understand that many don't want the same. For me, I'd much rather pay for high end leather...

EV batteries degrade primarily with 3 extremes. 1) Extreme speed of charge/discharge. Supercharging will shorten life much quicker than 48V charging, for example. 2) Extreme states of charge. Spending a lot of time with 1% or 99% charge will degrade it quicker than maintaining 60% charge. 3)...

Well, yes, and no. The current parts will undoubtedly get more reliable, but I'm sure they'll be adding or replacing with new parts continuously to keep up with advancement in technology and changing consumer demands. As such, there will always be new and relatively untested parts in cars. I...

Because they can steal everyone's business by charging less. That's how a free market without a monopoly works. If it works as you described then every pencil manufacturer or [insert any other product or service] would charge a gazillion dollars for a pencil because hey, everyone else does it so...

Does anyone know how well solar panels hold up in a hurricane? Usually the first thing to go is windows and roof in a hurricane.

Some people just don't believe a car should cause any hassle, what's so hard to understand? I recently got 4 new tires for my fiancee's Lexus and one of the tires was squished a bit by the packing tape. It took 3-4 visits to the tire shop before they managed to stretch it out and mount it. We...

I'm keeping an eye on it. Tesla will have a solid lead in motor and battery, but not everyone will care same as not everyone buys an ICE for its engine and transmission. I agree that the charging network will be big, and that's by far Tesla's biggest advantage IMO. A car represents freedom first...

You're missing his point. He was implying that Musk is the liar, not you. As in, either you or Musk is lying, and since presumably you're not lying, then it must be Musk who's lying.

As someone has pointed out already, we've landed humans on the moon decades ago. Different challenges are involved I'm sure, but technically it's anything but inconceivable.

Really, you think privatizing something we've been doing since the '50s is harder than something no human has ever done before? It's impossible to know when an innovative tech is ready, selling it with a promised arrival date is unethical. With that said, I applaud the fools who invest their...

That's only in the US, which is not Porsche's largest market. Elsewhere in the world EV charging infrastructure is mushrooming at zero cost to the auto manufacturers. They're probably hoping for the same in the US if a more EV friendly administration takes over. I mean, it's not an urgent...

Toyota alone has like 1500 dealerships in the US, it wouldn't be hard to make some space and put in a charging station at each dealership if they really want to invest in it. If the market is there for EVs, the dealerships will put it in themselves. I don't think lack of self driving is an...

Looks are fairly subjective. I personally think the Model 3 looks like a 90's car with its very tapered front.

Maybe we're all looking at this the wrong way. How are we so sure that Elon really wants Tesla to succeed? He's stated in the past that Tesla's true purpose is to jump start the EV revolution, and judging by recent developments, it seems like he's already succeeded. Perhaps he's ready to move on...

Why? Many people don't buy luxury vehicles just for the car, but for the services that come with it too. It's the same with most other luxury expenditures, e.g. luxury hotels, first class tickets, etc. People don't pay that much for just a cushier bed or roomier seats, but for the higher level...

Why do people think safety ratings affect insurance rates? Why would they care if you're injured or not? Unless you're purchasing personal injury insurance there's no reason for them to care. All the care about is how often a car gets into accidents multiplied by how much it costs to repair. As...

There is no way that's happening, not the way most people would think anyway. That is a MASSIVE amount of data, and there's no way they can all be transmitted let alone processed by Tesla. Oh believe me, it's gonna happen, just a matter of time. 5G's revolutionary nature is not in cell phones...

That "billions of miles" driven is pretty useless. Most people quickly find out the limitations of AP and keep its operation within those confines. A student who does a thousand additions a day and nothing else will never learn calculus. Garbage in, garbage out. These types of real world data...

The answer is near the end of the article: "Tesla declined to furnish enough information to be included in the 2019 American-Made Index."

Where did you get "wait a year" from? Tesla isn't spending any more on service, yet they expect the number of Teslas produced to more than double in a year, so why do you expect it'll get better in a year?

Do you disagree with anything I said, or are you just joining the crowd of "blame everyone else" that's so prevalent in this country? First we find out there isn't any increase in service budget, then we find out there are no new service centers built, and now people are shocked that aftersales...

Sorry, but I feel zero sympathy for people complaining about Tesla's aftersales shortcomings. These people are part of the reason why ICE FUDsters have been so successful--they just don't do enough research before making such an expensive purchase. It's obvious that this would...