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R&E Political Discussion - Spring 2026
[ R&E Political Discussion - Spring 2026 ]

I had an "Aha' moment today: If they made a Tesla 3 with a gas engine ...

Posted by Mondo Fuego™ on April 1, 2026, 8:16 pm

... nobody would buy it.

Did your junkie hero ever get into rehab?

Posted by CHE on April 2, 2026, 5:23 am, in reply to "I had an "Aha' moment today: If they made a Tesla 3 with a gas engine ..."

Elon Musk should have stayed out of politics.

Posted by Ken C on April 2, 2026, 9:18 am, in reply to "Did your junkie hero ever get into rehab?"

It seems like he has offended both the Conservatives and Liberals.

Slurred Speech? - He has always had trouble with public speaking. He stutters or has a speech impediment all the time.

Agreed: he's bad at it.

Posted by 7:77 on April 2, 2026, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Elon Musk should have stayed out of politics. "

Like...really bad.

B-b-b-but ...

Posted by Mondo Fuego™ on April 2, 2026, 3:24 pm, in reply to "Agreed: he's bad at it."

... the thread wasn't about Musk. It was about a homely, boring car design that would be of no interest to buyers of ICs.

The Model S is somewhat better in design, but not awesome.

Their styling had a fresh (if never beautiful, imo) looks when it debuted.

Posted by 7:77 on April 3, 2026, 12:11 am, in reply to "B-b-b-but ..."

But I don't think they managed "timeless" with any of them, and so they seem a bit dated now.

China has left everyone else behind in production car EV tech. Ranges much longer than all but the very best ICE cars and insanely rapid charging (10%-80% in 11 minutes sort of stuff). In step with modern styling trends, too...although many of those trends aren't greatly appealing to me, personally.

The interesting thing about batteries

Posted by Otto Kleinberg on April 3, 2026, 9:12 am, in reply to "Their styling had a fresh (if never beautiful, imo) looks when it debuted."

the quicker they charge the quicker they discharge.

If you own an EV and have a charger at home they charger slower.

There are some chargers that do what they call ‘trickle charge.’ a very slow charge.

What you know about battery technology...

Posted by Cheap Seats Shaman *= on April 3, 2026, 11:25 am, in reply to "The interesting thing about batteries"

...would fit on the head of a pin, with room to spare.

You and I would become billionaires too, via corporate welfare

Posted by CHE on April 2, 2026, 9:29 am, in reply to "Elon Musk should have stayed out of politics. "

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