Model S Launch Event 6/22/2012

[Bardlebee]

I was told the browser is disabled while driving. So I don't think they could while driving, they could pull over though.

 

[sp4rk]

Anyone know the end time ... I too have social stuff but this takes priority!

 

[Trnsl8r]

I'm confident it will be like the Model X launch, meaning that the web stream will be overloaded and they'll put a (in case of mishaps, slightly edited) recording on Vimeo. That's what I'm betting on anyway, not even going to bother with trying to catch it live.

 

[NigelM]

Cool pic:

 

[AnOutsider]

Yes, still loving the brown in the back left. Sad I can't haz.

 

[Trnsl8r]

Yes, still loving the brown in the back left. Sad I can't haz.

Can haz deferral? :tongue:

I kid, I kid...

Thought it was interesting how they have the 2013 "midnight red" way back in the corner...

 

[Lyon]

Waaaaaait, wait, wait! You mean this thing is REAL?! Jalopnik told me this thing was vaporware!!

*points at the Jalopnik folks* eat your hearts out assholes! :biggrin:

 

[sp4rk]

Their server is already clogging ... the live stream page took a minute to load on my browser and I am in a data center right now!

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Cool pic:

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Nice! Hope they get a real high-res picture of all 10 cars from today's event and post it!

Sunset Red's looking good back there.

 

[Citizen-T]

Can haz deferral? :tongue:

I kid, I kid...

Thought it was interesting how they have the 2013 "midnight red" way back in the corner...

Makes sense, they put the two red cars as far apart as possible and the two white cars as far away from one another as possible.

 

[Trnsl8r]

Waaaaaait, wait, wait! You mean this thing is REAL?! Jalopnik told me this thing was vaporware!!

*points at the Jalopnik folks* eat your hearts out assholes! :biggrin:

Should you cc John Petersen?

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Not sure what Tesla meant by this (emphasis mine)

For three years we have developed this car from the ground up with persistence and passion. Thank you to those who believed it could be done, and those who didnt. You're the reason we're here today,

Model S Deliveries Begin June 22 | Tesla Motors

 

[mnx]

I think it means, they worked hard to prove the naysayers wrong.

Not sure what Tesla meant by this (emphasis mine)



Model S Deliveries Begin June 22 | Tesla Motors

 

[Todd Burch]

I think it means, they worked hard to prove the naysayers wrong.

^ this.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Yes, understood that. Just wanted to highlight how Tesla put it out there: in your face!

 

[mnx]

Not sure what Tesla meant by this (emphasis mine)

Model S Deliveries Begin June 22 | Tesla Motors

Notice they changed the text to read:
"For three years we have developed this car from the ground up with persistence and passion. Thank you to those who believed it could be done. You're the reason we're here today, delivering the car of the 21st century. We won't stop until every car on the road is electric."

 

[mnx]

Yes, understood that. Just wanted to highlight how Tesla put it out there: in your face!

It must have been a little too in your face, as they have since changed it. LOL

 

[Trnsl8r]

Notice they changed the text to read:
"For three years we have developed this car from the ground up with persistence and passion. Thank you to those who believed it could be done. You're the reason we're here today, delivering the car of the 21st century. We won't stop until every car on the road is electric."

?? When I bring up the page it has the former wording on it (including the missing apostrophe in "didnt", ehum said the proof reader...). Maybe it's stuck in my computer's cache. Like the former "in your face" wording better anyway.

 

[Todd Burch]

I liked it better before. I love it when naysayers are proven wrong.

I understand the slightly toned down attitude, though, because Tesla still has a hill to climb, and obstacles will still be thrown their way--they don't want to be seen as arrogant.

Arrogance is usually a bad thing, unless your product's so much better than the others. In that case, I kinda like it, for some reason!

 

[doug]

I think it means, they worked hard to prove the naysayers wrong.

I think you're right, but it's barely grammatical. I would revise.

Edit to add: Oops... Now I see they did. Good job.