Elon Musk

Rad! Under $10k is more like it.

100% electric does not solve our problems, but yeah, cars for rich people (currently subsidized in many US states by a wealth transfer to rich people) _definitely_ doesn't solve our problems.

My impression is that having as much of the global economy's energy needs supplied by electricity as possible is the most viable path to weaning us off fossil fuels. Personal vehicles as a method of transportation are terrible at efficiency, but getting people to stop loving their cars is going to be massively difficult. By comparison, getting them to adopt EVs will be child's play.

getting them to adopt EVs will be child's play.

this is going to happen v fast, with any luck. Given that the average lifespan of a car is 10 years, it's conceivable we see a massive shift within a decade.

This is pretty good news on that front: https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/09/09/teslas-lab-secrets-talking-about-20-year-lithium-ion-battery/

Interesting they mention Sl_lSI partners in that. I’ve met them and they know a lot about finance and a a lot about wishful thinking but stuff all about battery chemistry. Basically they will invest in battery projects that meet their IRR requirements, preferably where someone else is holding the risk.

There are 20 year lithium batteries today. Toshiba Lithium Titanate cells should get you there at a (very high) price. It all comes down to whether the Tesla team can scale that chemistry and electrode structure in a cost effective way. This is probably a when, not if, but when is a long time where battery tech is concerned.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEmQEKcVAAE3IRl?format=jpg&name=small

what a defense!

You don't understand, "Mr Unsworth is a pedo guy" is the name of my dog!

just some guys he does pranks with

I see what u did there

In determining my guilt or innocence the court must consider my frame of reference, which is whatever I say it is, because there is no way to corroborate my assertions.

Any Major Afrikaner Will Tell You

https://www.incimages.com/uploaded_files/image/970x450/getty_1130598318_401437.jpg https://cdn1.thr.com/sites/default/files/2018/09/gettyimages-1041953998_copy.jpg

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/elon-musk-unsworth-pedo-guy-deposition-private-investigator

let it be clear that "pedo guy" is a known insult among south african youth and not meant to be taken literally

also, Elon hired some scammer out of the UK who randomly offered to dig up dirt on pedo guy for $50K. he will, unfortunately, not be continuing the investigation as our prospective detective is currently in prison

Elon Musk's deposition in the "pedo guy" defamation lawsuit is one of the most revealing windows into the way Elon Musk's brain works. I don't necessarily encourage you to dive in, but here are some highlights if you're curious: https://t.co/I12CnQWndG

— Aaron W. Gordon (@A_W_Gordon) October 8, 2019

He seemed suspicious.

hope musks heart explodes from all the ching some day soon

hahaha

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/10/i-watched-over-100-tesla-smart-summon-videos-heres-what-i-learned/

Here's a great idea! Instead of thoroughly testing this feature, which would probably delay its release for months, if not a year or two, let's just release it and let our customers play around with it using their own vehicles. They'll tell us where are the problems are, then we can fix them!

move fast and dent things

some of these people just lack the MP

https://imgur.com/gallery/90y488u

nooooooooo

that is not safe for life

Thousands of pages of internal documents and testimony show that the CEO’s promises about SolarCity were misleading or false.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-13/elon-musk-s-solar-deal-has-become-top-threat-to-tesla-s-future

that shit was obvs so shady

like hey lets buy this debt ridden other company i own its a great deal weve got uh fuckin solar roof tiles

dude he shot a car into space

lol the dude I know who worked at SC and now works at Tesla explained that the SolarCity internal messaging was *very clear* that it wasn't an Elon Musk company, it was a completely unique and independent venture run by his cousin

then Tesla did that shit and the curtain was pulled back

So far, though, Musk has mostly adopted a defiant (if not irritated) tone at his two depositions. In a back-and-forth with the plaintiffs’ lawyer, whom Musk called “dude,”

When pressed for details on the challenges with the acquisition, Musk called the lawyer “shameful” and a “very, very bad person” for scrutinizing a company that’s trying to change the world for the better.

a ver bad dude

everyone sounding like Trump

destroying astronomy, the night sky now

https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starlink-satellites-risks-astronomy-space-junk-2019-11

The world needs fewer big stupid pickups rather than more but this might be the first tesla to actually look interesting.

Destroying science so that Musk can call anyone a pedophile anywhere on the globe.

same energy

https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/malcolm-abbott-caught-smoking-blunt-defending-parents-implicated-in-college-scandal.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1

whoops

Elon Musk’s glitzy unveiling of the first Tesla “cybertruck” descended into farce when a PR stunt testing the “bulletproof” body strength of the electric vehicle resulted in smashed windows.

The Blade Runner-meets-cyberpunk themed launch of the $39,900 (£30,000) futuristic armoured vehicle was meant to take aim at the traditional Detroit carmakers, proving that Tesla could make a credible electric version of America’s favourite vehicle, the pickup truck.

In a theatrical series of demonstrations hosted by Musk, black-clad Tesla staff attempted to demonstrate the vehicle’s durability with tests involving sledgehammers, a simulation of a 9mm bullet strike and hefty metal balls.

Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s chief designer, asked Musk if he could lob a metal ball at the window of the vehicle. “Really?” said Musk. The window smashed. “Oh my fucking God,” said Musk. “Maybe that was a little hard.”

Showing confidence in the vehicle, Von Holzhausen then suggested he should lob it at a second window. “Try that one? Really?” asked Musk moments before the rear window was also smashed. “It didn’t go through, that’s the plus side,” a stunned Musk said.

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/71fe1c4ee2c7b2481a269e7334821449c8ab7ef6/156_54_515_309/master/515.jpg?width=620&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f1961a5d107b0e958879556d157a05b5

hefty metal balls

a rival weighs in:

Nobody *expected* the Land Shark either mate and it’s completely bollocks https://t.co/n0sY49WZa9 pic.twitter.com/DMUSf8LUlf

— GrumpySkeletor (@GrumpySkeletor) November 22, 2019

This is incredible.

https://i.imgur.com/y8tWsr4.jpg

Whatever its flaws, I love the design of this thing and hope they make it work eventually.

I mean
https://image.businessinsider.com/5dd7fb96fd9db26df212a4d8?width=700&format=jpeg&auto=webp

that's a deformed Honda Element right there

the haters are dead wrong, you're just not ready for it yet, it's beautiful

I'm into it. idk. Normal pickup trucks are the dumbest looking things on earth. At least this looks like a dumb sci-fi thing. I don't specifically care if you can throw a rock through the window.

I'm into it. idk. Normal pickup trucks are the dumbest looking things on earth. At least this looks like a dumb sci-fi thing. I don't specifically care if you can throw a rock through the window.

― ☮ (peace, man)

look, i try really hard to be a law-abiding citizen, but if i saw one of those things on the street i'd have a hard time _not_ throwing a rock at it

can we stop acting like this dude is a genius now