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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by cowmix on Saturday June 30, 2018 @01:46PM (#17431797)
The car companies just made compliance cars (and created astroturf org) to battle that. Until Tesla shamed them, they never really had to make serious effort.
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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by extra88 on Saturday June 30, 2018 @01:54PM (#17431841)
Shaming is very different than presenting an actual threat which some people claim Tesla was or is.
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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by cowmix on Saturday June 30, 2018 @02:14PM (#17431942)
When I say "shame" I mean the consensus from the auto industry was/is:

1) EVs are slow 2) EVs can go far on a single charge 3) EVs are ugly 4) Batteries degrade a lot over time 5) EVs are expensive.

etc, etc, etc

Tesla has knocked out most of those bullet points.

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