looks prefolded to me
― mark s, Monday, 25 November 2019 19:06 (four years ago) link
the whole "this can withstand a sledge hammer" angle is so incredibly dumb, how is that a legit concern for anyone who isn't living in a crazy fantasy world
― frogbs, Monday, 25 November 2019 19:15 (four years ago) link
a crazy fantasy world where cars bang into hard objects or even each other
― $1,000,000 or 1 bag of honeycrisp apples (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 25 November 2019 19:18 (four years ago) link
but this is Tesla we're talking, any small dent to the frame is gonna cause the entire thing to be totaled anyway
― frogbs, Monday, 25 November 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link
I've been a passenger in a BMW i3. The interior isn't as far out as the exterior, but it is very basic for such an expensive car. Also look at how narrow the wheels are.
― just another country (snoball), Monday, 25 November 2019 19:34 (four years ago) link
how is that a legit concern for anyone who isn't living in a crazy fantasy world
They could make the bodyshell lighter, then it'd have more range and a better power:weight ratio through not having to heft all that unnecessary weight around.Although try GISing 'Tornado Intercept Vehicle'. Maybe someone could convince Elon Musk and John McAfee that the ultimate macho totally-in-no-way-overcompensating-for-something-no-sir stunt would be to drive a Cybertruck into a tornado while blasting Kenny Loggins' 'Danger Zone'.
― just another country (snoball), Monday, 25 November 2019 19:45 (four years ago) link
aren't vehicles designed to crumple for crash safety? will this crumple? I don't get designing a truck around being damage-resistant.― wasdnuos (abanana), Tuesday, November 26, 2019 5:59 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
― wasdnuos (abanana), Tuesday, November 26, 2019 5:59 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
This is classified as a light truck so doesn’t have the same crash safety requirements as a car.
As for electric cars is general - I had a Hyundai ioniq for work last week and this is potentially the Tesla killer. Nothing remarkable about it really it’s a family hatch back but it’s Au$15k less than the cheapest Tesla, much better put together from what I’ve seen, is quick like any electric and will pretty much drive itself when you turn on cruise control, following the lane and the car in front.
Whatever else you think about Hyundai they really know how to build a good quality car to a price. Part of this is having electric, hybrid and petrol versions of the same car to drive scale economies on everything that isn’t the electric drive train.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 25 November 2019 20:27 (four years ago) link
of course that Audi A3 hatchback hybrid isn't in the US
stop denying the USA the hatchbacks, car companies! we don't all want crossovers wtf
― mh, Monday, 25 November 2019 20:31 (four years ago) link
and yes I am a nerd with a hybrid hatchback even if it is a jumped-up lexus-branded prius
― mh, Monday, 25 November 2019 20:32 (four years ago) link
Some ways, we're lucky that Zuckerberg isn't charismatic and that the president is a dumb ass and Elon Musk has all the subtlety of his silly cybertruck when it comes to swatting somebody.
But that's three guys. It's the dudes you don't hear about that scare me.
― pplains, Monday, 25 November 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
Larry Ellison, now that guy is a complete shithead and probably richer
― mh, Monday, 25 November 2019 20:43 (four years ago) link
The other thing about this Hyundai is that it happily trundled around, in 35 degree heat and the AC on high)all day at between 11 and 12kWh/100km. Tesla’s are very heavy cars and can’t get close . Model 3 is around 16kWh/100km and the X and the S are in the 20s.
That big battery with all that range you need once in a blue moon costs energy and money to haul around. The Hyundai gets way more range out of a smaller battery and costs a lot less to run. Hyundai are, very quietly, getting really good at this electric car game.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 25 November 2019 20:48 (four years ago) link
I drove an A3 hatchback in Italy this summer. I loved it and would consider buying one if they still made them here.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 25 November 2019 22:07 (four years ago) link
Let’s do this
Just got to the courthouse for the first day of the Elon Musk defamation trial. He’s expected to take the stand today for the first time ever to defend himself against a British man he called a “pedo guy” on Twitter. Here are the cameras waiting for him.This is my day 1 thread. pic.twitter.com/07y4Hlg6Ba— Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) December 3, 2019
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 17:05 (four years ago) link
whyyy didnt he settle this guy is so dumb and crazed
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 17:16 (four years ago) link
he doesnt get enough attention??
for people who need attention there's never enough attention
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
there's not a maximum amount of attention you can have, at any time there's a risk someone isn't aware of you
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 18:00 (four years ago) link
people who are willing to settle for extremely negative attention kinda blow my mind
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
Oh to be the person who could go up to Elon Musk and genuinely say "So, what do you do for a living?"
― just another country (snoball), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 18:49 (four years ago) link
I hope he defends himself and his first question to the guy on the stand is "So how long have you not been a pedo?"
― pplains, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 19:07 (four years ago) link
Looks like he won his court case.
The guy he libelled was a moron to sue in the US, even if the potential damages were higher.
― Srinivasaraghavan VONCataraghavan (ShariVari), Friday, 6 December 2019 22:51 (four years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50695593
Billionaire Mr Musk told the court this week the phrase "pedo guy" was common in South Africa, where he grew up.
― just another country (snoball), Friday, 6 December 2019 23:01 (four years ago) link
lol christ. juries amirite pic.twitter.com/pSjL5ak7wh— flglmn (@flglmn) December 6, 2019
Amazing.
― Srinivasaraghavan VONCataraghavan (ShariVari), Friday, 6 December 2019 23:02 (four years ago) link
Elon Musk Hits Traffic Pylon With New Cybertruck After Dinner in Malibu.
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-hits-traffic-pylon-with-new-cybertruck-after-1840307783
― nickn, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 02:17 (four years ago) link
The Cybertruck doesn’t appear to have basic safety features yet like side mirrors and window wipers
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 03:09 (four years ago) link
the “pylon” is a no right turn sign that he runs over while making a left turn
― insecurity bear (sic), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 03:16 (four years ago) link
“left on red” is a legal turn in California if your net worth is over $1b
― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 03:22 (four years ago) link
Jobs never registered his cars
― $1,000,000 or 1 bag of honeycrisp apples (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 03:48 (four years ago) link
meanwhile
https://i.imgur.com/hnseSSD.png?1
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Saturday, 21 December 2019 03:51 (four years ago) link
The stock market is more fake than ever
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Saturday, 21 December 2019 05:51 (four years ago) link
big grain of salt because ars technica seems to worship tesla
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/12/tesla-stock-just-hit-a-new-record-of-400-heres-one-reason-why/
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Saturday, 21 December 2019 05:53 (four years ago) link
Tesla has also refined its motors over time to squeeze out a bit more power and range from a given amount of battery power. Those innovations may not be easy for rivals to replicate.
This is utter horseshit. I’ve driven a lot of electric cars in the last 6 month and the Teslas are the absolute worst from an efficiency perspective. Too bloody heavy. Hyundai is really good at this.
Driving an ioniq around in high heat and the aircon on high I can easily get 12kWh/100km it’s hard to get the Model 3 under 18kWh/100km. The teslas are too heavy and arguably the batteries are too big for what is really needed.
Tesla will do well though, especially next year, especially in the us, all the other manufacturers will be diverting their electric cars to Europe so they can meet emissions standards. A lot of that free cash will come from tesla selling emissions credits to other manufacturers.
Good article in the FT on that.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 21 December 2019 09:07 (four years ago) link
https://www.ft.com/content/ebb85b9e-1b7d-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 21 December 2019 09:08 (four years ago) link
As expected, 69% want car tunnels! Stop whining, subway Stalinists, the people have spoken … pic.twitter.com/g8GBvjDdvK— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 28, 2019
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:10 (four years ago) link
dis guy sux
― lag∞n, Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:20 (four years ago) link
I’m a subway Stalinist
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:23 (four years ago) link
amazing that this complete dimwit managed to convince so many people that he’s smart
― hot nuts (small) (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 28 December 2019 18:26 (four years ago) link
*tips hat*
― subway Stalinist (sleeve), Saturday, 28 December 2019 20:28 (four years ago) link
He is a dangerously stupid man
Induced demand is one of the most irrational theories I’ve ever heard. Correlation is not causation. If the transport system exceeds public travel needs, there will be very little traffic. I support anything that improves traffic, as this negatively affects almost everyone.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 29, 2019
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 29 December 2019 17:05 (four years ago) link
manufacture an electric bus, Elon!
― babu frik fan account (mh), Sunday, 29 December 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
Electric buses present a range of engineering challenges, some unsolved (such as ascending steep hills) so it’s not really in Musk’s wheelhouse.
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Sunday, 29 December 2019 17:20 (four years ago) link
I don't even want to know what kind of little ambient tones he'd add on to them anyway.
― pplains, Sunday, 29 December 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
*Synthesizer fart noises from ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''*
"Oh good. My airport shuttle is here."
― pplains, Sunday, 29 December 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2ap8k_Xjks
― lag∞n, Sunday, 29 December 2019 18:07 (four years ago) link
^^ Where I was going with that.
― pplains, Sunday, 29 December 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
well, yeahhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENArF6QWwAApzel?format=jpg&name=small
― hot nuts (small) (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 2 January 2020 12:25 (four years ago) link
the organisms wouldn't spread to the entire planet would they? can't imagine they would be able to go that far on Mars.
― 💠 (crüt), Thursday, 2 January 2020 14:38 (four years ago) link
If an organism can survive on an unpopulated (ie no predators) planet at all then they would likely spread vey quickly.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 2 January 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
can they thrive at temperatures averaging -60°C tho
― 💠 (crüt), Thursday, 2 January 2020 15:02 (four years ago) link