Tesla existential threat?
#391
(2) . Transport related structural elements and panels made (rapidly) from simple atomic number 6 products and the problem is the linked energy - strength problem (e.g. reduce the amount of energy required to move something around by reducing its mass whilst maintaining or even increasing its strength). A scaleable high-speed production process. Working with a great group of people
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#394
Banned
TSLA law suit...
#395
Rennlist Member
Tesla is such a disaster - but still a force to be reckoned with - we all have spent much digital ink on Tesla's problems, real and imaginary, self inflicted and externally motivated - and yet…there is this. And people still seem to believe there is no demand for EV's or that it's a giant hoax that will go anyway if we just give it enough time.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/09/06/...up/?yptr=yahoo
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/09/06/...up/?yptr=yahoo
Tesla Model 3 outsells entire BMW car lineup in August
#396
Tesla is such a disaster - but still a force to be reckoned with - we all have spent much digital ink on Tesla's problems, real and imaginary, self inflicted and externally motivated - and yet…there is this. And people still seem to believe there is no demand for EV's or that it's a giant hoax that will go anyway if we just give it enough time.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/09/06/...up/?yptr=yahooTesla Model 3 outsells entire BMW car lineup in August
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/09/06/...up/?yptr=yahooTesla Model 3 outsells entire BMW car lineup in August
Not to mention the number was cherry picked, choosing a low month for BMW and including only passenger cars and only sales in the U.S. Tesla has almost zero competition right now and its still only about 2/10ths of 1 percent of worldwide car sales. And the recent numbers are inflated by the fact that they're burning off 2 years of pent up demand for a car in a few quarters. Let's check back in 18 months when there's some more competition out there.
That article was more Tesla clickbait nonsense. But it probably won't stop some knucklehead from reading it and telling his wife 'Tesla's bigger than BMW now, we should buy a bunch of stock...'
#397
#398
Meanwhile.....
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/survey-uk-drivers-say-tesla-model-s-most-unreliable-car-2018-9?r=US&IR=T
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/survey-uk-drivers-say-tesla-model-s-most-unreliable-car-2018-9?r=US&IR=T
- UK motoring magazine What Car? surveyed more than 18,000 car owners to establish the reliability of 159 models across 31 brands.
- The Tesla Model S proved the least reliable and was given a score of just 50.9%.
- Owners identified issues with the cars’ electrical systems and bodywork.
- “Just over half of the cars were out of action for at least a week and some fixes cost more than £1500,” What Car? said about the Model S
#399
Rennlist Member
And yet customer satisfaction and loyalty ranks near the top...two conflicting pieces of data - and neither is conclusive.
#400
Satisfaction and loyalty are a state of mind. Plot the CR reliability index results against the CR satisfaction index results - its quite revealing
The satisfaction and loyalty is/are related to the early adopter mentality - I don't believe there is a disconnect e.g. early adopters are often able to overlook short comings in a product.
#401
I think Tesla (E-cars) is like the new trend and in a few years, it is going to reduce the gap between Gas cars and E cars sells. Also, I want to see the E cars model of the classic brands like Porsche
#402
Banned
Meanwhile.....
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/survey-uk-drivers-say-tesla-model-s-most-unreliable-car-2018-9?r=US&IR=T
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/survey-uk-drivers-say-tesla-model-s-most-unreliable-car-2018-9?r=US&IR=T
- UK motoring magazine What Car? surveyed more than 18,000 car owners to establish the reliability of 159 models across 31 brands.
- The Tesla Model S proved the least reliable and was given a score of just 50.9%.
- Owners identified issues with the cars’ electrical systems and bodywork.
- “Just over half of the cars were out of action for at least a week and some fixes cost more than £1500,” What Car? said about the Model S
https://www.truedelta.com/car-reliab...esults/06-2018
#403
Burning Brakes
Also TrueCar. Rank them descending by Repair Trips per 100 Cars. Tesla 3 with a score of 115 is the only new car up there with 10+ yr old used ones...
https://www.truedelta.com/car-reliab...esults/06-2018
Honestly their quality combined with the number / location of service centers has been the biggest reason I haven't purchased a Model S. I live outside of Colorado Springs, and the nearest service center is in Denver which is about 75 miles away. I don't have the time to take the car in for service when it's going to be a major inconvenience. Versus any other major brand (including Porsche), I can easily drop the car off on my way into work and pickup a loaner.
I'm surprised they haven't increased the number of service centers yet. This is one of the drawbacks of not using the dealership franchise model.
#404
Tesla's new chief accounting officer quit after only one month on the job and then Elan lit up in an interview. I suppose you could say where there is smoke there is fire. We shall see.
#405
Burning Brakes