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Unsurprised.
If you're a board member of Tesla Motors and didn't see this coming as "non-news" (from an insider executive perspective) then you need to improve your attendance.
He's quoted in he talk as saying
"Oh god, fuel cell is so bullsh*t. Hydrogen is suitable for the upper stage of rockets, but not for cars."
That ought to get some folks stirred up
.Yes, yes...that came after I graduated. I was talking about the bottles of whiteout that you painted on like nail polish, blew on for 5 minutes to dry it, then retyped over it.
We may be due for a "typing geek off" thread.Well, liquid paper or Whiteout didn't become available until '56. My mother told me I needed to learn to type and I took a typing class around '54 or '55. I was still in junior high Even in high school, we used "onion skin" paper and erased the mistakes.
He's quoted in he talk as saying
"Oh god, fuel cell is so bullsh*t. Hydrogen is suitable for the upper stage of rockets, but not for cars."
That ought to get some folks stirred up
And gone again?
Well, liquid paper or Whiteout didn't become available until '56. My mother told me I needed to learn to type and I took a typing class around '54 or '55. I was still in junior high Even in high school, we used "onion skin" paper and erased the mistakes.
'Our' backspace key was called WhiteOut.
And when we needed a second copy of a letter we were typing...carbon paper, people.
I don't think the plug in hybrid i8 would bother with supercharger access.
Would an option on a BMW i8 be "Super Charger Enabled" cost $2000 like for the 65kwh Model S?
Perhaps a poor example on my part, but the point is electric cars from other auto manufacturers.I don't think the plug in hybrid i8 would bother with supercharger access.
- Germany is Top Focus for Tesla right now, planning big investments
- First 6 SuperCharger locations for Germany will be announced in a press release on Thursday
- SuperChargers will have 135kW
- there will be a free High Speed Performance Upgrade for the German Autobahn (also available as retrofit)
- until end of 2014 there will be 30 - 40 SuperCharger in Germany
- power folding mirrors can be retrofit
- the plan is to sell more Model S per person in Germany than in the US
Even the Toyota Prius, a landmark car, failed here.
With all due respect to Mr. Musk. That’s pushing it a bit.
Obviously he’s disappointed by the demand for the Model S in germany so far. But a “high speed package” and more superchargers are not going to change that. He is not going to get mass acceptance anytime soon. Anything above 100 cars a month would be a big surprise.
I believe Tesla could achieve much more in China with the same kind of investment. The germans don’t buy foreign cars in big quantities. They never have and they never will.
Even the Toyota Prius, a landmark car, failed here.
your post starts with a postulate that you have no clue about. Is it the 40 something registrations in Germany during the first month that leads you to that conclusion? If so registration data has been routinely wrong. Remember autodata routinely under reporting in USA by 2/3. Registrations delayed from delivery for weeks not remarkable for established car company at steady state but very remarkable for a company just showing up that monthWith all due respect to Mr. Musk. That’s pushing it a bit.
Obviously he’s disappointed by the demand for the Model S in germany so far.
Even the Toyota Prius, a landmark car, failed here.
But less than half the range, a little over half the amount of seats, almost twice the 0-100 km/h time, etc. The Model S is a lot more car, of course it will cost more.The german market is dominated by the local brands, the Model S is not going to change that.
Most people who want to buy an electric car will take the i3. It comes from a local trusted brand. And you get 2 i3 for one Model S.
0.2% of the German car market translates to 500 cars a month. Tesla doesn't need to surpass that by very much when it comes to the Model S.Lexus market share in germany is at about 0,2%.
Tesla will hardly surpass that even with the undeniable qualitites of the Model S.