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> BTW were is the breakthrough in Teslas You're either uninformed or being pointedly obtuse. Tesla has a massive patent portfolio -- starting with the roadster
by musingsole 4y ago
> BTW were is the breakthrough in Teslas
You're either uninformed or being pointedly obtuse. Tesla has a massive patent portfolio -- starting with the roadster's gearless transmission.
It's a point of fact that building a massive car company within a crystallized industry was a breakthrough in its own right.
- croes 4y agoPatents != Breakthroughs
- djmips 4y agoGigapress? Seems pretty revolutionary for car making but what do I know.
- croes 4y agoIf they would have invented aluminum die casting then yes, but they didn't. They built a bigger maschine, impressive but not revolutionary.
- musingsole 4y agoYou === pointedly obtuse
- croes 4y agoAd hominem != arguments
- dragontamer 4y ago> starting with the roadster's gearless transmission. This is a great example of "Habits of Highly Overrated People". The Tesla company started in 2003, but Elon Musk started in 2004 after the three founders looked for money. Later, Elon Musk sued Eberhard (the actual founder) to have the right to call himself a co-founder. IE: Elon Musk, in reality with respect to the Roadster, hits #3, #4, #5, and #7 from the listed blogpost. ------ Elon's primary contribution was money. The actual founders of Tesla were Eberhard and Tarpenning, and those two seemed to be the technical leaders/brains behind the operations. Now that we're 10+ years after their departure, Tesla can't make a Cybertruck in a reasonable timeframe. Instead, they get beaten to market by Ford, Rivian, and more.