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Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. I've shown this article to multiple friends and they all immediately ask if it's a parody. Tesla is number 50 of th

Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. I've shown this article to multiple friends and they all immediately ask if it's a parody. Tesla is number 50 of the Fortune 500, and you're telling me they can't figure out how to make this work profitably? Surely other car manufacturers have figured this out.

Tagbert 3y ago
They certainly do know how to make right-hand drive cars. They have just decided it is no longer worth the effort for them to produce versions for the model S and X. Maybe because those models don’t sell in China? Presumably they do still sell right-hand drive model 3 and Y in the UK.
- kibwen 3y ago
  > Maybe because those models don’t sell in China? Note that cars in China are also left-hand drive/right-hand traffic, same as in the US/continental Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic#/media/File:Countries_driving_on_the_left_or_right.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic#/...
  - Tagbert 3y ago
    Ah, I thought China was on the other side. Good to know. Thanks.
ASalazarMX 3y ago
The more I read the article, the more I thought I was reading an Onion-like site. This can't be real, what the hell, ha ha. I don't know if times are indeed changing, or deteriorating.
- MollyRealized 3y ago
  "But Brawndo has the nutrient plants crave."
dzhiurgis 3y ago
Profit? It makes no sense environmentally - the market size is like 10k vehicles, but they need to put up entire production line. Focusing on making 10M cars for 1/3rd price makes much more sense.
illiac786 3y ago
maybe some other uncontrolled decision by Elon? He could have concluded that it is too much friction to have two different types of cars and UK, Australia, Japan, etc. just should align to the rest of the world. Surely stopping production of Tesla for these countries should bring them to their knees and they will gracefully get everyone to drive on the “right” side of the road.

Tagbert 3y ago

They certainly do know how to make right-hand drive cars. They have just decided it is no longer worth the effort for them to produce versions for the model S and X. Maybe because those models don’t sell in China? Presumably they do still sell right-hand drive model 3 and Y in the UK.

kibwen 3y ago
> Maybe because those models don’t sell in China? Note that cars in China are also left-hand drive/right-hand traffic, same as in the US/continental Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic#/media/File:Countries_driving_on_the_left_or_right.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic#/...
- Tagbert 3y ago
  Ah, I thought China was on the other side. Good to know. Thanks.

ASalazarMX 3y ago

The more I read the article, the more I thought I was reading an Onion-like site. This can't be real, what the hell, ha ha. I don't know if times are indeed changing, or deteriorating.

MollyRealized 3y ago
"But Brawndo has the nutrient plants crave."

dzhiurgis 3y ago

Profit? It makes no sense environmentally - the market size is like 10k vehicles, but they need to put up entire production line. Focusing on making 10M cars for 1/3rd price makes much more sense.

illiac786 3y ago

maybe some other uncontrolled decision by Elon? He could have concluded that it is too much friction to have two different types of cars and UK, Australia, Japan, etc. just should align to the rest of the world. Surely stopping production of Tesla for these countries should bring them to their knees and they will gracefully get everyone to drive on the “right” side of the road.