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A gated experience to watch the unveil video? Is Tesla desperate for leads and sales? This tells me Tesla is hurting for numbers or they're worried about GM Bo

A gated experience to watch the unveil video? Is Tesla desperate for leads and sales? This tells me Tesla is hurting for numbers or they're worried about GM Bolt and others. So they want to spam the interested parties or keep them from committing to other brands for the next year or so until Model 3 is available. BTW, Bolt has already been unveiled [0] And some manufacturing has already started [1] [0] http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/01/chevrolets-bolt-is-an-electric-vehicle-for-the-masses-and-weve-driven-it/ http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/01/chevrolets-bolt-is-an-el... [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqJ7Ob9I5eQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqJ7Ob9I5eQ

bronz 11y ago
Or they could just be collecting marketing data.
dcgoss 11y ago
You can fill in false data if you like, they aren't checking.
going_to_800 11y ago
Bolt? That's a car for girls(at least by design). Collecting emails is a good marketing tactic and they won't load the servers with everyone.
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- UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
  > Bolt? That's a car for girls(at least by design). I totally get that you don't like the Bolt's design, and that's perfectly fine. But, seriously, it is 2016 can we put the "that is for girls" "that is for guys" nonsense to bed? It is sexist against both genders. The whole implication is that "girly = bad" which is sexist, and then you have guys who are going to be emasculated if they enjoy a "girly" thing which is also sexist. Essentially it victimizes everyone. Let's leave that phase in the past along with gendered toy isles and pink/blue.
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  - serf 11y ago
    > The whole implication is that "girly = bad" which is sexist, and then you have guys who are going to be emasculated if they enjoy a "girly" thing which is also sexist. Cars are designed with specific genders in mind.[0][1][2] I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but it is. The linked articles come to some conclusions as to why. Also please note that no one made the 'girly=bad' assertion but you. [0]: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-02/hormones-fuel-auto-sales-in-sex-driven-market-jason-h-harper http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-02/hormones-f... [1]: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/womens/chap6.pdf https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/womens/chap6.pdf [2]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/10077069/Designing-cars-that-women-want-to-buy.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/10077069/Designing-cars-...
    - UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
      > Also please note that no one made the 'girly=bad' assertion but you. It was implicitly made. They dislike the Bolt's look so described it as "girly" (using the term as a negative). So unless you're claiming that they meant "girly" as a compliment, my point stands. If they didn't mean "girly=bad" then their entire statement makes no sense. It only makes sense if they meant it negatively.
      - Cthulhu_ 11y ago
        Maybe s/he was just making a statement? Let me re-quote it, there's no judgment of any sort attached to the statement "Bolt? That's a car for girls(at least by design)." Any negative connotation with that is in the eye of the beholder.
  - going_to_800 11y ago
    Lol :) What's with this non-sense rant? Where did you get that girly=bad? Sexist? I don't even bother... I'm free to share my opinion, or not? Simply, it's a car I would buy for my daughter, not me. This is not the case for Tesla designs.
- pram 11y ago
  cant even. in the current year too
skilesare 11y ago
If this thing looks even remotely like a bolt I'll be mashing the refund button. I'm expecting something more like a Nissan Maxima (S) -> Nissan Altima (3) not Cadillac -> Golf Cart.
- bronson 11y ago
  I'm guessing the refund button is safe.
mikeash 11y ago
They had lines around the block at stores all over the world today, with people reserving a car they haven't even seen yet, and putting down $1,000 for the privilege. I don't think they're hurting for numbers.
wilg 11y ago
Wow, I didn't even realize I had to fill in my information, I just figured the stream hadn't started or wasn't working. I guess I'm marketing form blind.
gniv 11y ago
The Chevy Bolt looks pretty good! Some more recent pictures: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/darin-gesse-chevrolet-bolt-ev-interview/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/darin-gesse-chevrolet-bolt...
- jasonwen 11y ago
  Is that you, CEO of GM? :')
  - gniv 11y ago
    I just got excited because apparently I've been living under a rock and never heard of the Bolt. The Model 3 looks slick, but if GM can deliver, this car might be a bigger deal for the future of EVs.

bronz 11y ago

Or they could just be collecting marketing data.

dcgoss 11y ago

You can fill in false data if you like, they aren't checking.

going_to_800 11y ago

Bolt? That's a car for girls(at least by design). Collecting emails is a good marketing tactic and they won't load the servers with everyone.

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UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
> Bolt? That's a car for girls(at least by design). I totally get that you don't like the Bolt's design, and that's perfectly fine. But, seriously, it is 2016 can we put the "that is for girls" "that is for guys" nonsense to bed? It is sexist against both genders. The whole implication is that "girly = bad" which is sexist, and then you have guys who are going to be emasculated if they enjoy a "girly" thing which is also sexist. Essentially it victimizes everyone. Let's leave that phase in the past along with gendered toy isles and pink/blue.
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- serf 11y ago
  > The whole implication is that "girly = bad" which is sexist, and then you have guys who are going to be emasculated if they enjoy a "girly" thing which is also sexist. Cars are designed with specific genders in mind.[0][1][2] I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but it is. The linked articles come to some conclusions as to why. Also please note that no one made the 'girly=bad' assertion but you. [0]: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-02/hormones-fuel-auto-sales-in-sex-driven-market-jason-h-harper http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-02-02/hormones-f... [1]: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/womens/chap6.pdf https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/womens/chap6.pdf [2]: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/10077069/Designing-cars-that-women-want-to-buy.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/10077069/Designing-cars-...
  - UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
    > Also please note that no one made the 'girly=bad' assertion but you. It was implicitly made. They dislike the Bolt's look so described it as "girly" (using the term as a negative). So unless you're claiming that they meant "girly" as a compliment, my point stands. If they didn't mean "girly=bad" then their entire statement makes no sense. It only makes sense if they meant it negatively.
    - Cthulhu_ 11y ago
      Maybe s/he was just making a statement? Let me re-quote it, there's no judgment of any sort attached to the statement "Bolt? That's a car for girls(at least by design)." Any negative connotation with that is in the eye of the beholder.
- going_to_800 11y ago
  Lol :) What's with this non-sense rant? Where did you get that girly=bad? Sexist? I don't even bother... I'm free to share my opinion, or not? Simply, it's a car I would buy for my daughter, not me. This is not the case for Tesla designs.
pram 11y ago
cant even. in the current year too

skilesare 11y ago

If this thing looks even remotely like a bolt I'll be mashing the refund button. I'm expecting something more like a Nissan Maxima (S) -> Nissan Altima (3) not Cadillac -> Golf Cart.

bronson 11y ago
I'm guessing the refund button is safe.

mikeash 11y ago

They had lines around the block at stores all over the world today, with people reserving a car they haven't even seen yet, and putting down $1,000 for the privilege. I don't think they're hurting for numbers.

wilg 11y ago

Wow, I didn't even realize I had to fill in my information, I just figured the stream hadn't started or wasn't working. I guess I'm marketing form blind.

gniv 11y ago

The Chevy Bolt looks pretty good! Some more recent pictures: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/darin-gesse-chevrolet-bolt-ev-interview/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/darin-gesse-chevrolet-bolt...

jasonwen 11y ago
Is that you, CEO of GM? :')
- gniv 11y ago
  I just got excited because apparently I've been living under a rock and never heard of the Bolt. The Model 3 looks slick, but if GM can deliver, this car might be a bigger deal for the future of EVs.