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A decision that was made before Elon got seriously involved, when the plan was to focus on the electric drivetrain while farming out the full body / handling as
by tejohnso 5y ago
A decision that was made before Elon got seriously involved, when the plan was to focus on the electric drivetrain while farming out the full body / handling aspects. Seemed like a good strategy to me. Elon ended up calling it a stupid idea.
- the-dude 5y ago> Elon ended up calling it a stupid idea. I didn't know that! Thnx.
- throwawayboise 5y agoHe was wrong IMO. Teslas are just meh in styling. They look OK, certainly better than the clown-car EVs that preceeded them (and are still produced by some manufacturers), but they don't stand out compared to the styling and interior quality of Mercedes, BMW, to say nothing of exotics like Lotus.
- maximus-decimus 5y agoI doubt he said it was a stupid idea due to the look. It probably has more to do you have to design the car from the ground up to be electric and Lotus won't have the expertise for doing that. Also Tesla, just likes vertical integration in general. I believe they control their whole battery manufacturing pipeline.