Hahaha , he didn't know you drive a Merc SUV without indicators Merry Xmas old mate, I probably won't see you before Xmas
Thanks John. I'm about to be off the road for 3 months with my other shoulder so I certainly won't be up your way.
That will be the same as what he did two TT's in. Now sold,Sorry about crap pic. Image Unavailable, Please Login http://www.fiatabarthclassicracing.com.au/racing.htm
It was ok the first time, but that’s about it. It looks better in that colour combo, but the front is still fugly.
That is pretty damn impressive!! They will be driving 1000 miles within 10 years or less the way battery technology is going.
There were quite a few of the original Tesla sports cars in HK - very nice design, why were they discontinued? And here's an interesting snippet: http://www.chinabuses.org/news/2016/0725/article_9559.html
Those numbers sound like pure BS spin to deflect from the fact that Telsa can't build cars in large numbers. If they are struggling to build a small car how are they going to meet the demands of the trucking industry, just in Australia alone they sell 7000 new heavy duty trucks a year. There are about a dozen of those original Tesla Roadsters in Australia. I spotted one back in 2011 https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/140577491/ They got discontinued because Tesla doesn't know how to make mass produced cars.
Why do you think this is? undercapitalized factories, keeping the numbers artificially low, or just plain old mismanagement? Wonder if the new China deal will change things (it's not clear whether it'll be just for China market or export).
Karen, work it out, Musk is a con man. He's very clever, but everything he does is about exploiting rent-seeking opportunities. He's floating the China idea to panic American bureaucrats and politicians. The original Tesla roadster didn't work, it had no range. These latest announcements are a desperate diversion. There is not enough battery manufacturing capacity on the planet to achieve the volumes and capabilities he spruiks.
The figures he’s quoting are beyond what the average person can deal with 0-60mph 1.9 sec 4.2 to 100 mph and the quarter in 8.9 That alone, here means if they do make it, and it’s is possible it will need a full cage and brake shoot to run at the drags.
So what is holding back battery manufacture? I just read that Dyson is getting into solid-state batteries (with an eye to EVs down the track). There doesn't seem to be a shortage of potential customers for Tesla; just don't seem to be able to get the product out fast enough?
