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Lexus Test Driver
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From: NSW
While it'll be a cool vehicle I'm more looking forward to the affordable baby Tesla S. Tesla will have an intense hit on their hands if they can make it look as good as the Tesla S for a lower price.
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On a funnier note:
Tesla S
Tesla X
Rumormill has floated around that the baby Tesla S would be named Tesla E..
I get a kick out of that. A few of my friends who work at the Nummi Plant said Elon Musk joked around in a team meeting saying they would have another model slated called the Tesla Y
Tesla S.E.X.Y
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On a funnier note:
Tesla S
Tesla X
Rumormill has floated around that the baby Tesla S would be named Tesla E..
I get a kick out of that. A few of my friends who work at the Nummi Plant said Elon Musk joked around in a team meeting saying they would have another model slated called the Tesla Y
Tesla S.E.X.Y
But let's all hope the Model-E looks not like this;
Lexus Test Driver
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From: NSW
The recipe for a nice looking design is simple. Wide track, low height with a wide stance, very narrow wheel gap, very narrow wheel wells & short (not extremely short) overhangs. When you have that then you have the fundamentals set.
Toyota & Lexus don't seem to follow this scheme. Especially with their newer models. The new Camry has such a narrow track and small wheels that it looks like it's going to tip over!
Yeah true. But in my opinion the Model-S is the epitome of 'nice design'
The recipe for a nice looking design is simple. Wide track, low height with a wide stance, very narrow wheel gap, very narrow wheel wells & short (not extremely short) overhangs. When you have that then you have the fundamentals set.
The recipe for a nice looking design is simple. Wide track, low height with a wide stance, very narrow wheel gap, very narrow wheel wells & short (not extremely short) overhangs. When you have that then you have the fundamentals set.
).just saw a model-s parked for days on end in sub-freezing temps in colorado at a resort. by the end of my stay it had quite a bit of snow on it, and i couldn't help wondering if it would even start in those conditions (cold being not friendly to batteries 'n all)
sure is purty though...
Yeah true. But in my opinion the Model-S is the epitome of 'nice design'
The recipe for a nice looking design is simple. Wide track, low height with a wide stance, very narrow wheel gap, very narrow wheel wells & short (not extremely short) overhangs. When you have that then you have the fundamentals set.
Toyota & Lexus don't seem to follow this scheme. Especially with their newer models. The new Camry has such a narrow track and small wheels that it looks like it's going to tip over!
The recipe for a nice looking design is simple. Wide track, low height with a wide stance, very narrow wheel gap, very narrow wheel wells & short (not extremely short) overhangs. When you have that then you have the fundamentals set.
Toyota & Lexus don't seem to follow this scheme. Especially with their newer models. The new Camry has such a narrow track and small wheels that it looks like it's going to tip over!
Lexus Fanatic
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great post (not touching the toyota/lexus second part though ).
just saw a model-s parked for days on end in sub-freezing temps in colorado at a resort. by the end of my stay it had quite a bit of snow on it, and i couldn't help wondering if it would even start in those conditions (cold being not friendly to batteries 'n all)
sure is purty though...
).just saw a model-s parked for days on end in sub-freezing temps in colorado at a resort. by the end of my stay it had quite a bit of snow on it, and i couldn't help wondering if it would even start in those conditions (cold being not friendly to batteries 'n all)
sure is purty though...
Formerly Bad Co
Joined: Dec 2013
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From: Chicago
great post (not touching the toyota/lexus second part though ).
just saw a model-s parked for days on end in sub-freezing temps in colorado at a resort. by the end of my stay it had quite a bit of snow on it, and i couldn't help wondering if it would even start in those conditions (cold being not friendly to batteries 'n all)
sure is purty though...
).just saw a model-s parked for days on end in sub-freezing temps in colorado at a resort. by the end of my stay it had quite a bit of snow on it, and i couldn't help wondering if it would even start in those conditions (cold being not friendly to batteries 'n all)
sure is purty though...
Tesla says Chris Christie's move is 'affront to the very concept of a free market'
Tesla says Chris Christie's move is 'affront to the very concept of a free market'
Tesla has a special history with the state of New Jersey, having delivered the 500th Roadster there in 2009. Fast forward to 2014, though, and the electric vehicle company is having a decidedly less-positive experience in the Garden State. In short, Tesla's ongoing dealer fight has turned sour, and thing are potentially going from bad to worse today.
Tesla says it has been working "constructively" with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) and Governor Chris Christie's administration "to defend against the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers' (NJ CAR) attacks on Tesla's business model and the rights of New Jersey consumers." In other words, the right for Tesla to open its own stores and not use the traditional dealer model. The legislative process on the fate of Proposal PRN 2013-138 (PDF) has been continuing and Tesla says it thought everyone was acting in good faith, but now it's not so sure. In a new official blog post, Tesla says:
Unfortunately, Monday we received news that Governor Christie's administration has gone back on its word to delay a proposed anti-Tesla regulation so that the matter could be handled through a fair process in the Legislature. The Administration has decided to go outside the legislative process by expediting a rule proposal that would completely change the law in New Jersey. This new rule, if adopted, would curtail Tesla's sales operations and jeopardize our existing retail licenses in the state. ... This is an affront to the very concept of a free market.
A meeting on the proposal is scheduled to take place this afternoon, and Tesla is not happy about it. In Ohio last year, Tesla asked for immediate help to stop a similar bill, which ended up working. For a while.
Last year, New Jersey started considering an EV-only tax that would cost EV drivers about $100 a year, but that appears to have been scrapped.
Tesla says it has been working "constructively" with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) and Governor Chris Christie's administration "to defend against the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers' (NJ CAR) attacks on Tesla's business model and the rights of New Jersey consumers." In other words, the right for Tesla to open its own stores and not use the traditional dealer model. The legislative process on the fate of Proposal PRN 2013-138 (PDF) has been continuing and Tesla says it thought everyone was acting in good faith, but now it's not so sure. In a new official blog post, Tesla says:
Unfortunately, Monday we received news that Governor Christie's administration has gone back on its word to delay a proposed anti-Tesla regulation so that the matter could be handled through a fair process in the Legislature. The Administration has decided to go outside the legislative process by expediting a rule proposal that would completely change the law in New Jersey. This new rule, if adopted, would curtail Tesla's sales operations and jeopardize our existing retail licenses in the state. ... This is an affront to the very concept of a free market.
A meeting on the proposal is scheduled to take place this afternoon, and Tesla is not happy about it. In Ohio last year, Tesla asked for immediate help to stop a similar bill, which ended up working. For a while.
Last year, New Jersey started considering an EV-only tax that would cost EV drivers about $100 a year, but that appears to have been scrapped.
Tesla says Chris Christie's move is 'affront to the very concept of a free market'
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/03/11...o-free-market/