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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by cowmix on Saturday June 30, 2018 @12:37PM (#17431457)
The 'innovation' is that car companies did not (and still do not) want to make EV cars. There's so much inertia behind ICE vehicles the incentive to make EVs is small.

1) Oil companies don't want them. 2) Dealerships don't want them. 3) Automakers don't want them.

Tesla's energy has forced the issue.

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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by cjhopman on Saturday June 30, 2018 @03:50PM (#17432443)
> The 'innovation' is that car companies did not (and still do not) want to make EV cars

Car companies want to sell cars that can make a profit. They're willing to wait for the technology to improve to the point that that is feasible.

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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by cptskippy on Saturday June 30, 2018 @07:41PM (#17433291)
Unfortunately our planet isn't.
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