I've written multiple books as well as blog posts and white papers for fortune 50 companies, but please, tell me how I can improve my message board content. Tell me how I might breathe life back into this bygone forum with my eloquence. Please guys, I have a match tonight.



[Edited on May 24, 2019 at 8:33 AM. Reason : in other news, my AP1 just got dog mode for AC]

5/24/2019 8:32:30 AM

5/24/2019 8:38:37 AM

[Edited on May 24, 2019 at 11:54 AM. Reason : came to post this stupid shit tho: https://www.businessinsider.com/boring-company-race-tesla-in-tunnel-and-on-road-2019-5]

5/24/2019 11:52:18 AM

Quote :

"Yes, for those keeping score, in a mere two years we’ve gone from a futuristic vision of electric skates zooming around a variety of vehicles in a network of underground tunnels to—and I cannot stress this enough—a very small, paved tunnel that can fit one (1) car."

[Edited on May 25, 2019 at 11:49 AM. Reason : https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-says-hyperloop-tunnel-is-now-just-a-normal-1835024474]

5/25/2019 11:49:16 AM

This is mind-blowing

https://insideevs.com/news/351297/u-s-electric-car-sales-moving-chart
Or watch it here: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/374245
GIF: https://twitter.com/kirkburgess/status/1131837596231823360

5/25/2019 12:40:45 PM

simone giertz turned a tesla into a pickup: https://youtu.be/jKv_N0IDS2A

6/18/2019 11:52:52 AM

I think opie's mind is easily blown

6/18/2019 12:06:33 PM

simone giertz turned a tesla into a pickup: https://youtu.be/jKv_N0IDS2A me on a time or two before, ill admit.

6/18/2019 1:23:09 PM

Meet the future Tesla Model S killer - a 720 hp all-electric BMW 5-Series:

https://www.motor1.com/news/356473/bmw-5-series-electric-experimental

6/26/2019 3:25:45 AM

45kwh battery means it’s effectively useless for anything except maybe a 3 lap race or a city commuter. It will however make it to the next stop light faster than a lot of cars.

6/26/2019 7:58:33 AM

None of this impresses me.

6/26/2019 8:43:02 AM

those power and torque numbers are less than a model S/X

6/26/2019 9:43:22 AM

Give it a chance guys, it is only experimental right now.

As much as I don't like it either, electrification is the future :shrug:

6/26/2019 10:34:45 AM

Quote :

"those power and torque numbers are less than a model S/X"

Do tell. Base models of those cars are less right?

Quote :

"None of this impresses me."

Very little does these days

6/26/2019 10:45:09 AM

the base model is 382hp/325ft-lbs and the p100d goes up to 762hp/730ft-lbs, with more than double the battery size so presumably more than double the range.

6/27/2019 2:16:17 AM

^^haha, what I mean is all these automakers coming in 5-6 years behind Tesla with numbers that are inferior. And I don't even mean 0-60. Talking almost entirely about range and charging time.

Just bizarre. I mean look at the new Honda EV hatchback (not being sold in the US, for now). $45k and it's even worse than a Chevy Bolt. Would Honda ever introduce a Civic that's worse than a Chevy Cobalt? haha.

6/27/2019 8:59:52 AM

Quote :

"the base model is 382hp/325ft-lbs and the p100d goes up to 762hp/730ft-lbs"

right, and this thing is 710hp/848ft-lbs, so your statement is inaccurate on a number of levels.

and a few more if you consider the X you named:

Quote :

"The two motors that move the Model X are rated at 259 horsepower (193 kilowatts)Performance versions step up to a 503-hp"

p100d steps up to "762 horsepower and 791 lb-ft of torque"

6/27/2019 9:45:29 AM

the model X p100d has the same drivetrain as the model S p100d with specs referenced here because tesla's site doesn't list it anymore
https://carbuzz.com/cars/tesla/model-x-p100d

the model X performance has a 259hp motor up front and 503 hp motor in the rear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_X#Specifications

for the S
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S#Powertrain

[Edited on June 28, 2019 at 11:12 AM. Reason : looks like the story on model S spec isn't completely consistent]

6/28/2019 11:09:15 AM

wanna try to back up your claim on torque too or nah?

6/28/2019 11:45:20 AM

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/videos/a32690/tesla-model-s-p100d-dyno-horsepower-torque/

6/29/2019 1:34:11 AM

Ok but what % of Model S' produced are the P100d with Ludicrous Mode variety? Pretty damn small number I'm sure. Same for the Model X P100 Performance Editions too

7/1/2019 12:31:32 AM

It's a higher percentage than a BMW concept that's not even going into production

7/1/2019 10:56:54 AM

well, yeah. but his claim was just a wee bit larger

Quote :

"those power and torque numbers are less than a model S/X"

7/1/2019 1:20:20 PM

that's fair haha

7/2/2019 8:40:09 AM

i don't know where to find those numbers. they're all software unlocks people can add at any time from the dealer with a p90d base. the point was, if you're trying to entice the market, you have to be ahead of the incumbent somewhere. bmw is precisely ahead nowhere, save maybe styling, which is subjective especially given tesla is seen as a status symbol these days

[Edited on July 2, 2019 at 9:47 AM. Reason : .]

7/2/2019 9:46:43 AM

All the future models which will end Tesla?

https://www.myev.com/research/interesting-finds/electric-vehicles-coming-beyond-2020

7/10/2019 1:48:11 AM

Elon Musk is anti-AI. I'm with him.

7/10/2019 9:27:09 AM

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/us-doctor-dies-inside-his-burning-tesla-as-automatic-doors-couldnt-be-opened-4571861.html

10/26/2019 7:11:59 AM

https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/opening-the-doors-in-the-model-s-if-power-fails.9452/

10/28/2019 7:46:30 AM

^^ to be fair, the doors of any car on fire are likely not to be opened from the outside as THE CAR IS ON FIRE.

I'm personally not a fan of the door handles though.

10/28/2019 2:26:55 PM

Teslas are butt ugly to me. Like fucking Voldemort or some shit.

10/28/2019 3:34:10 PM

^^^^ICE cars catch on fire but it doesnt make the headlines

10/29/2019 4:02:47 PM

They have door handles though

And I mean they also dont keep catching on fire for days

10/29/2019 6:28:31 PM

https://insideevs.com/news/380247/tesla-model-s-plaid-beat-taycan/

29 seconds faster around the ring with a couple months worth of mods to the platform. kind of invalidates half the taycan value prop. interesting they're going to take this to production

11/8/2019 11:10:28 AM

https://www.ibtimes.com/tesla-model-3-easily-beats-2020-toyota-supra-drag-race-watch-2862150

[Edited on November 11, 2019 at 1:41 PM. Reason : sorry about all the shitty adverts]

11/11/2019 1:40:23 PM

^ If the stock 340 hp Supra can do 12.3 sec (C&D), why is this 500 hp Supra still running just 12.1 sec? It should be doing 11.8 sec, or at least half a sec faster than stock.

11/12/2019 2:14:05 AM

because magazine specs aren't gospel?

11/12/2019 12:39:04 PM

the ecu on the supra has required most tuners to disable traction control completely when adding power, otherwise the motor goes into limp mode.

11/12/2019 12:55:07 PM

Quote :

" If the stock 340 hp Supra can do 12.3 sec (C&D), why is this 500 hp Supra still running just 12.1 sec?"

do they have the same tires tho? you only have as much power as it takes to spin the tires

11/12/2019 5:38:58 PM

Supra on DR's, ~430whp (I don't know why they put ~. Are they just guessing?)

The video:

Supra
60' - 1.850
1/8 - 7.776 @ 91.76 mph
1/4 - 12.071 @ 114.72

Model 3
60' - 1.809
1/8 - 7.49 @ 92.84 mph
1/4 - 11.787 @ 112.38 mph

Something's weird with that Supra. My lighter but old-school shifting 400whp (dyno dynamics) on one account trapped 91.64 mph in the 1/8th and 116.71 mph in the 1/4.

11/12/2019 8:22:01 PM

After official software update Model 3 hits 60 mph in 2.9 sec.

That's nucking futs!!!

That's $300,000 supercar level acceleration, well, at least to 60 mph.

Mind-warping!

11/15/2019 2:56:57 AM

or you know.. 60k corvette numbers

11/15/2019 4:38:06 PM

Oh shit, true

Still amazing, though!

11/15/2019 4:41:02 PM

I thought the truck was a joke at first, and the panels would fall away to reveal the real truck... nope

11/21/2019 11:37:48 PM

What in the fuck did I just see??? My eyes, they burn

11/22/2019 3:49:16 AM

It’s polarizing that’s for sure. I’m not a fan at all.

Still - I think they will be all over the road.

11/22/2019 7:18:38 AM

11/22/2019 8:44:41 AM

Pointy elbows, would not bang.

11/22/2019 9:41:08 AM

It’s kinda growing on me now

But I don’t see how a rigid shell vehicle is going to pass regulators... this would obliterate other vehicles on minor accidents, it would be deadly to other drivers? Can’t be legal?

11/22/2019 10:28:44 AM

now i'm really hoping rivian does well, because it's so much cooler than this thing

11/22/2019 10:45:05 AM