Were you not aware that you can buy a Tesla for $35k, which is less than the average new car price of $37,851. https://www.prnewswire.com/new....

I know that the Moderna vaccine requires two doses, separated by a few months. This article doesn't specify if that's the case for this vaccine candidate, but I suspect it is the case, as well.

except for that last part. As I understand it, they are proceeding to mass production in this case because they want to be able immunize the population quickly as soon as the larger trials are completed, providing they are successful. If the trials are successful, they gain valuable time in protecting their citizens, and save lives. If it fails, they just lost money.

It's safer only because there is still human intervention. For example, my Tesla can drive a hundred miles with no intervention on my part. But it's the last quarter mile where I come upon an edge case that I take over proactively, as most Tesla drivers do because they are PAYING ATTENTION. If I didn't take over, there is a 1 in X chance that the Tesla would take the drive-straight-into-the-truck approach. So, if expanded out to 101 miles, the safety statistics would be much less than they are for the 100 miles.

Repeated mock phishing and training will get it down, but you will always have some percentage that will fall for it. Especially when it's a targeted attack that is intelligently constructed. The real solution is using multi-factor authentication so that stolen passcodes are worthless.

Why was your Google rep trying to pimp Teams?

Teslas aren't expensive* because of the 'damn' computers and self-driving. They are expensive because of the batteries. They are essentially a $18k battery and a $20k car. Computers aren't expensive.

*The average selling price of a new car in 2019 was almost $37k. A Tesla Model 3 costs pretty much that same price, but with the 'fuel' costing 60% less, and minimal maintenance, it's actually cheaper.

Tesla and Honda owner here. The Tesla is the best car I have ever owned. I look forward to replacing my Honda Pilot with an EV in a few years and I would love to have options from many car companies. I've been the happy owner of multiple Honda and Acura products over the years, but it sadly seems like my Pilot will be my last. And the as for the "only rich people can afford EV's and they buy Tesla's " comment, my Tesla costs me less than my Honda Pilot. I had no idea my Pilot put me into the rich man class.

The rear door latches also have a mechanical opening mechanism, but it's not connected to anything. The resaon is that if there was an emergency disconnect, it would bypass the child protection locks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

and ride share bicycles and scooters.

You can say you have the best of both worlds, but you also have the worst. You are maintaining and carrying around two powertrains. That's why I skipped over a hybrid and went straight to the BEV. Tesla has pretty much eliminated the charging issue for most of the country, and hopefully Electrify America and other initiatives will be ready when it's time for us to replace our family truckster in a few years.

When they rate a battery for 1000 charge cycles, they mean (close to) empty to (close to) full. A battery might be rated for 1000 10% to 90% charge cycles, but that doesn't mean it will see anywhere near the same degradation in 1000 50% to 80% charge cycles. A Tesla battery is rated for 1000 charge cycles before it will be below 80% capacity. People plug them in every day to add 50 miles (the average daily commute) but you don't see Tesla batteries dying after 1000 days.

Having owned a Tesla 3 for a year, I have to disagree on some of your points. In my experience, I'v had no issues with charging options driving in the North East, and that includes road trips to the boonies in the Adirondacks, where I was 45 minutes without any cell service at a stretch. Filling up to 90% charge gets you quite far, with plenty of buffer to make it to another super charger. As for recharging speeds, I've found that they are actually TOO fast! When my route plan tells me to charge for 11 minutes after I drive for 3 hours, by the time I get into the rest stop and go to the bathroom, I'm already getting an alert that my car is done charging before I get a chance to get food. In an ICE car, you stop, fill up the car (waiting at the car while you do it) and then drive around to a parking spot. The stops are actually shorter when you plug in and walk away. As for range, 310 miles is plenty. That's over 4 hours of driving at highway speeds. Sure, if you are doing a cannonball run with two drivers taking shifts, it will slow you down, but that's not a considering that 99.9% of people should make when considering their next car.

...and then more charging stations will be installed. There weren't always gas stations on every corner. As demand grew, more were built. And it's a heck of a lot easier to install charging stations than build a gas stations. As soon as apartment complex owners realize that they can make money leasing spaces to charging companies, they will install them and offering them as selling features to prospective tenants.

You don't need to go that far. Just ban 1's.