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Would you be happy that your $70K car was "half baked" so that Tesla could improve more rapidly?

TrainedMonkey 9y ago
I would not, which is why I do not have a model 3. People who have Teslas right now are early adopters. A question back: would you be happy if Tesla did not kick-start electric car ramp up?
- ams6110 9y ago
  I don't own one; don't plan to buy one. So I'm indifferent.
- pentagonpapers 9y ago
  Yeah because the large companies would eventually do it as well. And have decent QA and supply lines
TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
I’d rather the structure were over-engineered where it counted.
askafriend 9y ago
Interesting parallel question: "Would you be happy if your $800 phone didn't have copy-paste functionality, no 3G, and no app store?" It's an interesting question to consider because that was basically what the iPhone was when it launched. It was behind the state of the art at the time in many important ways (not having 3G was a big deal), but it was so incredibly far ahead in several very critical ways (multitouch display, 100% touch-based OS, full fledged browser, next level music player) that it didn't ultimately matter. Now the question is, does Tesla strike that balance? The second question is, can they iterate rapidly and close the gap (which the iPhone ultimately did)?
- willhslade 9y ago
  My phone can't kill me, nor others.
  - fiter 9y ago
    Good thing body panel gaps don't kill many people as well!
- thisisit 9y ago
  It's an interesting parallel to consider because iPhone was revolutionary, it was something no one had seen when it came out, it was literally the first smartphone. So, are you saying Tesla's cars with their design flaws are revolutionary like the first smartphone?
  - kamaal 9y ago
    Yes. Mass produced viable electric cars, with a mileage of 300 miles. A bigger revolution than the iPhone.
  - dingaling 9y ago
    It absolutely was not the first smartphone; Nokia E-series predated by several years. Nor was it the first keyboardless touch-screen phone, that was the LG Prada. The iPhone was a clever subset of well-polished features very well marketed. The usual Apple approach.
  - PhaseBlue 9y ago
    Yes, go test drive one and see for yourself.

I would not, which is why I do not have a model 3. People who have Teslas right now are early adopters. A question back: would you be happy if Tesla did not kick-start electric car ramp up?

ams6110 9y ago
I don't own one; don't plan to buy one. So I'm indifferent.
pentagonpapers 9y ago
Yeah because the large companies would eventually do it as well. And have decent QA and supply lines

TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago

I’d rather the structure were over-engineered where it counted.

askafriend 9y ago

Interesting parallel question: "Would you be happy if your $800 phone didn't have copy-paste functionality, no 3G, and no app store?" It's an interesting question to consider because that was basically what the iPhone was when it launched. It was behind the state of the art at the time in many important ways (not having 3G was a big deal), but it was so incredibly far ahead in several very critical ways (multitouch display, 100% touch-based OS, full fledged browser, next level music player) that it didn't ultimately matter. Now the question is, does Tesla strike that balance? The second question is, can they iterate rapidly and close the gap (which the iPhone ultimately did)?

willhslade 9y ago
My phone can't kill me, nor others.
- fiter 9y ago
  Good thing body panel gaps don't kill many people as well!
thisisit 9y ago
It's an interesting parallel to consider because iPhone was revolutionary, it was something no one had seen when it came out, it was literally the first smartphone. So, are you saying Tesla's cars with their design flaws are revolutionary like the first smartphone?
- kamaal 9y ago
  Yes. Mass produced viable electric cars, with a mileage of 300 miles. A bigger revolution than the iPhone.
- dingaling 9y ago
  It absolutely was not the first smartphone; Nokia E-series predated by several years. Nor was it the first keyboardless touch-screen phone, that was the LG Prada. The iPhone was a clever subset of well-polished features very well marketed. The usual Apple approach.
- PhaseBlue 9y ago
  Yes, go test drive one and see for yourself.