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To be thoroughly honest, I said the same thing about Tesla 10 years ago and the technology did in fact get wayyy cheaper. New economic realities are upon us. B
by quaquaqua1 7y ago
To be thoroughly honest, I said the same thing about Tesla 10 years ago and the technology did in fact get wayyy cheaper. New economic realities are upon us.
But like you said, safety is harder when you are airborne. Can't imagine what NYC would be like with 1000 helicopters in the sky.
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- ska 7y agoNew economic realities are upon us. I don't see anything about tesla that wasn't reasonably perceivable 10 years ago, or anything like a new economic reality. People have been saying for decades that electric cars will work well if and when we can get the battery cost down a bit. We haven't seen the kind of reduction above poster is positing in electric cars yet, and that's beyond the 10 year window (and we aren't going to, as drive train isn't enough of the cost).
- kmonsen 7y agoYeah, electric cars are all about battery cost which is coming down rapidly due to economies of scale. Tesla was great in taking the initial cost and that together with $7500 tax rebate made them feasible in the beginner. It looks like they are here to stay, but I would warn they still make a lot less cars at a lower profitability than most major car makers.
- casefields 7y agoNYC did have air taxis: https://youtu.be/8nbz5VFilxY https://youtu.be/8nbz5VFilxY
- quaquaqua1 7y agoDidn't it come to an end because one crashed on a roof and lots of people got dismembered?