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The Falcon doors were Rawlinson's idea. (Rawlinson as in ex-chief body engineer). Totally impractical. The name comes from Elon whose Spacex company makes the Falcon rocket. This is just ego. What is wrong with using the gull wing convention? Tesla is all about ego rather than eco.

The main difference is the width of the hinge and the length of the door. It is a very difficult dimensional management problem.

Welcome to the "Bloatmobile". What are the odds on this making it to production as unveiled? Slim to none in my view. This reveal has actually done damage to the brand as Model X is clearly far less attractive than Model S or, more significantly, cars like the A7. The share price today...

Peter Rawlinson is a bachelor. An only child with a farmhouse in England.

Sampson worked as Rawlinson's assistant at Corus. Sampson will follow Rawlinson. Aide de camp springs to mind. Or batman. Or valet.

Rawlinson will be missed for his technical knowledge and drive. He will not be missed for his dictatorial ways and his petulance. Sampson was just a bag carrier for Rawlinson and will not be missed on any level.

I guess time will tell.

You do not get any points in a forum for name calling. It is undignified. I am not regurgitating beliefs. I have given you some valid factual data. (e.g. steel versus aluminum. Actually if I were designing a car it would be built around aluminum and steel but I digress).

Back to the lighter car (aluminum) meaning less energy to move it: In fact the difference in weight of the aluminum versus steel bodyshell is negligible compared to the weight of the extra batteries (for an unecessarily long range) and the luxury fitments. Model S is not a green vehicle and...

You need thicker gage aluminum to do the same job as steel. I agree that anybody buying a Model S is making a step in the right direction, especially if we can get off coal as the primary fuel for creating electricity. My point is and always has been, that Musk is building luxury electric cars...

Not true! I just introduced a brand new set of data regarding the poor choice of aluminum for a green vehicle.

de 704 - You don't get any points for insulting people, calling them fools. It just makes you look bad descending into name calling. Aluminium? I am glad you mentioned this. I think it is a mistake to use aluminum. Steel is more environmentally friendly both from a primary energy requirement...

I don't know what a troll is but if that is meant to be derogatory so be it. I feel that I speak for the 99%, 98%, 97% or whatever. People who want to help save the planet yet can not afford a fisker or tesla. As such I think that the investment and taxpayer dollars for model s and model x are...

I don't buy the argument that it was necessary to build a 7 seater sedan followed by a huge SUV/Minivan. The investment in production tooling would be the same for Model S as it would be for a higher volume small vehicle for middle class and working people. It may be necessary to run more shifts...

To provide a 300 mile range with today's battery technology means carrying around a lot of weight. Why does Model S need a 300 mile range? Based on all available data a daily range of 100 miles would be more than adequate for 99% of the population's needs. Providing for 300 miles requires using...