I almost never see the headlights dimming for signs any more, but there are still things that can be improved. The worst bug/feature is that the high beams consistently use around 3 seconds too long to turn the high beams back on after dimming. That is an *eternity*. It means that in some traffic situations, the high beams basically never turn on, while they could have been on around 50% of the time without bothering anyone. The high beams also won't turn on below ~30 kmph, which is extremely annoying for poorly lit driveways and such. (I know some owners don't use the auto-dimming for that reason alone.) Third, when the high beams turn on, they won't turn on immediately, instead they will gradually ramp up the light. You lose something like a second on that. I am quite happy with my Model X, but it's these sort of oddities that really show that Tesla isn't a mature auto maker yet.
I think you can take delivery 1st, fix any minor issues, get used to the car, let you family have some fun with it 1st, then see if Jalopnik is still interested in reviewing it.
+100 on this. Stupid rocks are always getting kicked up on the freeway. Near where I live thanks to a quarry nearby so it only takes about a year for any vehicle to get a chip and/or crack.
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I would think Magna would base their estimates from conversations with execs at GM and Ford, and the other global manufacturers they work with, so I would find this very bullish for Tesla. Sounds like most of the rest of the industry is confusing the supply of good EV's with demand and will let Tesla continue to own the "small" non-compliance portion of the EV market. I think the Germans are the most aggressive and then Hyundai, excluding BYD. Having 90% of the EV market to themselves through 2021 now is just amazing. I thought in 2012 that 2015 would be the beginning of some competition and every year seems to add 18 months to serious competition showing up. Perhaps 20,000 EV Jaguar and 20,000 Porsche's will dent Tesla, but based on them fighting to match 2013 EV specs, they will really only compete based on potential style, brand affiliation and interior appointment, not motor or battery capability. Based on the limited market for the proposed Jaguar and Porsche models, I think these new cars just raise EV awareness. If Porsche can make an EV that is better than their ICE car and Tesla can make a car better than a Porsche EV, then Tesla is making a better car than Porsche.
I would simply ask the CEOs to look to Norway. Yes there are good incentives. But comparing a entry level Golf to a e-Golf the price differential is actually in the entrylevel Golfs favor (yes I know the e-Golf has a lot more equipment). The difference due to our car taxes are much better for a Tesla S75D compared to a BMW 540ix price wise. But look at the electric cars with shorter ranges like the Leaf, the e-Golf etc. They sell a lot here in Norway. I think the reason for that can be divided between some arguments.
How about if you get them to agree to include your comments re: their article (and include it as part of the article)?
Yes!! The comments section is slightly better than Zero Hedge and Seeking alpha. Also note that the trolls have posted it on a different subreddit called “realtesla” which seems to be inhabited/controlled by Tesla bears. so Jalopnik has gone out of the way for “material” to put in their article.
