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Re:The Boring Company FAQ by maxerickson on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @12:35PM (#14360109)
I dunno, if you've got $40,000 and a tight schedule you probably end up with a Bolt.

But sure, no one is out there doing anything other than Tesla.

And I think I am giving credit where credit is due. Battery research made a lot of progress, Tesla used the resulting batteries to make nice electric vehicles. I mean, they have a battery partner and all that jazz.

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Re:The Boring Company FAQ by thaumaturgy on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @12:49PM (#14360257)
Agreed that Tesla likely couldn't exist without battery technology that's developed only in the last several years, however, a Tesla is a lot more than a battery. No company has stepped up to say, "let's build a consumer electric sports car" or "consumer electric SUV" or "consumer electric luxury sedan", and that's probably down to stale corporate culture more than any single other reason.
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