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Counter-productive to the mission? It is the mission: "The point of doing this is to just put a hardcore smackdown to gasoline cars". - Elon Musk /

But it is rocket science. The stainless steel is a special cold rolled material designed for space rockets. /

Thanks for posting, but that's not worth reading. /

I didn’t fully believe this when I typed it... And wow. /

Oh please. Porsche does this for all runs at the ring because of driver's safety. This is considered typical for Porsche and industry. /

Here's how this goes down: Tesla Model S runs the ring 41 times on a single charge!!! and because Elon is cheeky and it's a closed course the Model S will do it without a professional driver... ** OUR RING RECORD IS 41 LAPS ON A SINGLE CHARGE, WHAT'S YOUR PORSCHE? ** OUR RING RECORD WAS SET...

Next week - the model S gets plaid... Can't wait. /

They'll probably be limited by battery capacity -- which is also good for Tesla. /

This is a true statement, and the reason this announcement is good for Tesla. /

Wow what a failure (the car itself, and the spelling in the thread title). Ugly, inefficient, and expensive. /

This is easy: *Take the job. *Do NOT buy the car. *Move close to your new job to cut commute time and cost. *Evaluate in a year. /

Some new colors would be nice. /

This sums up my thoughts. Am I a risk taker? Buying a tesla is taking a risk (I haven't quite gotten there to pull the trigger yet), although I feel like buying the biggest battery offered is the right decision. /

Here is my take: Money: $3K is only a small factor on a $100K car 10-15 miles of range: only a small factor and in-line with the cost Faster supercharging: only a small factor if (its just a few minutes) Battery degradation characteristics: big factor (and totally unknown) Unknowns: Will Tesla...

I clearly can't spell either... /

Contemplating buying an S. So this thread is about a new purchase and I am looking at whether or not to get the 90 battery. What do we know (what can we speculate?) about the real world performance of the 90 battery? I understand the price/value. I can do that math. But I am really want...