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by et2o 7y ago
childish troll attempt
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by et2o 7y ago
Even with the tax incentive the Model 3 doesn't make perfect economic sense. Then again, neither does any new car over a used Honda Civic. There are very legitimate reasons for the government to incentivize EVs, even if only middle or
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by et2o 7y ago
That remains to be seen. There's no evidence yet. As I already said, people have been making that exact argument for years.
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by et2o 7y ago
For the first ~10 years of existence they were barely a company. That Tesla has almost nothing in common with today's Tesla, not even Elon Musk. Not sure time since incorporation is the best metric.
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by et2o 7y ago
People have been making that exact argument for years. There have been so many "Tesla killers" that I've lost count. None have panned out. The Taycan is roughly twice as expensive as the equivalent Model S Tesla and has great
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by et2o 7y ago
Spiegel is remarkably and consistently wrong about everything related to TSLA, yet always full of sound and fury about it. From the aspect of a relatively neutral observer (me, although I like Tesla) he's a remarkable character study.
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Berlin Key(en.wikipedia.org)
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by et2o 7y ago
So this sentence is uncontroversial? Somehow I never came across this idea in my genetics PhD. > The main stabilizer of the DNA double helix is not the base-pair hydrogen bonds but coin-pile stacking of base pairs, whose hydrophobic cohe
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by et2o 7y ago
Interesting. I want to like rust but everytime I dive in it is getting more and more complicated and verbose.
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by et2o 7y ago
Nope, do not believe so. The short tail with a vertical back is called the Kamm effect. It's a mix between having a practical design and minimizing drag. The numbers do not lie; there is a reason the Prius has an extremely low drag coe
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by et2o 7y ago
Panasonic actually makes all of Tesla's batteries currently.
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by et2o 7y ago
Also, the Model 3 is a desirable, attractive car and something of a status symbol. The Nissan Leaf 2 looks like an appliance in comparison.
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by et2o 7y ago
Cars are hugely complex, regulated, expensive, relatively low-margin products. Many parts are outsourced to subcontractor firms. So a lot of manufacturer success actually does come to supply chain management.
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by et2o 7y ago
Ridiculous comparison on aftermarket tires. Tires are everything for lap times.
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by et2o 7y ago
Where? Would love to see a write-up or blog.
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by et2o 7y ago
Not sure what you mean... A Prius is actually one of the single best production cars around in terms of aerodynamics (Cd around 0.24). That stubby tail is actually done on purpose because it reduces drag, not increases it as you claim. A lo
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by et2o 7y ago
I hate to nitpick, but a Prius isn't a great comparison since they have pretty good drag coefficients.
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by et2o 7y ago
1) Huge number, but why would you need an entire year of energy in reserve 2) If there was a desire to build that many batteries, cost would surely decrease exponentially as new mines, factories, etc. open up and competition increases.
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by et2o 7y ago
How can you get a better cash back percentage and no fees with Chase?
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by et2o 7y ago
That's Citron quoting the authors of the GE report...
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by et2o 7y ago
Why are batteries not scalable?
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by et2o 7y ago
Wow! Hard to think of a more iconic landmark in that case.
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by et2o 7y ago
Possibly didn't want to take you into Brooklyn. The Manhattan side isn't really walkable.
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by et2o 7y ago
This card is offering 2% cash back with no annual fee so long as you use Apple Pay. Seems pretty competitive.
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by et2o 7y ago
If gold is 50mm a ton (wouldn't be of they had to liquidate that), rounding up, then they have at most 100 billion in Gold. Which sounds like a lot until you realize they have many trillions in USD reserves and debt.
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by et2o 7y ago
This is a kind of revisionist argument that I read a lot. The Bretton Woods system only existed for about 30 years until it collapsed from a variety of pressures; it was unsustainable. Even during its short lifetime various suboptimal polic
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by et2o 7y ago
In what sense is gold the real money? Gold doesn't back most currencies any longer. Money is the real money.
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by et2o 7y ago
Great reference, thanks. Possibly he went there but also fabricated and exaggerated.
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by et2o 7y ago
You actually. They are just external.
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by et2o 7y ago
You'd have to ignore the substantial progress Tesla has made to date against overwhelming odds. Will return to this in 30 years!

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