I just realized how far I've gotten into an argument on the internet. Read more

Tesla has made a profit on every vehicle they've made. In fact they have one of the highest gross margins in the industry. Google that. They haven't made a total company profit because of the investment (there's that word again) in Model S. Read more

Woah there Fox News, they are not your tax dollars, they are just tax dollars. You don't get to be self righteous about every tax dollar just because you pay taxes. The tax dollars in question are not a handout, but a loan, part of a much much larger loan program given to companies so they can carry losses while… Read more

I think your story of Musk's career and Tesla's business is a contrived negative story assembled from a few distorted specific facts (and a few made up ones). I wonder what you will be saying in a year if Tesla does actually release the Model S in July and it does meet the audacious performance targets. Will you… Read more

F1 engines don't use pneumatics to open the valve, just for closing as a replacement for the coil spring. They still have a camshaft. I can't imagine pneumatics working without some sort of cam, what with air being a compressible fluid and all. Read more

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Dear first car,

If only Mini made a hatchback version of this...

I don't know if you've taken the 15 seconds to do basic rocket math, but the feasibility of ten bucks a pound to low earth orbit is on par with teleportation and time travel. Read more

According to Bloomberg "Tesla’s battery packs may cost as little as $200 per kilowatt hour, compared with about $700 to $800 per kilowatt hour for so-called large-form cell lithium-ion packs" Read more

I still don't get the anti Elon sentiment on Jalopnik; he audaciously started a car company which has sold 50 times as many cars as Tucker and is clearly on the verge of launching another much higher production car, he daily drives a 911 turbo, he used to own a Mclaren F1, and in his spare time he launches shit into… Read more

I know this is a car blog, but you pretty much have to put a motorcycle in this list. You can get a used R1 for $4500 and go 0-100-0 in half the time that some of the cars mentioned here can get to 100.

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beat me to it Read more

I've got a Glock .45 which I mostly purchased for wilderness camping and some occasional target shooting. I'd say it is pretty good for home defense; relatively small (compared to a shotgun) accurate, a lot of stopping power, and almost never jams. Read more

almost as fascinating as the science of wheelchairodynamics...

If it is more comfortable, i'd say it's a good tradeoff; especially if it allows them to reduce prices. Read more

I move to Los Angeles

The Elise has one and it would be difficult to fit in that trunk. So does the solstice, which would be hard to fit in for anyone who isn't in at least 4 pieces. Probably a litigation mitigation strategy so when Lurleen stuffs her screaming 3 year old in there and she dies, she can't sue and get a newer bigger… Read more

The Momserati. 95% of the people who drive these will be moms who buy this instead of minivans because if they bought minivans they would look like moms. Read more