Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer without larger batteries

Re:Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer wit... by sidcool on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @04:03AM (#19736442)

It's highly unlikely. This is a public event and they will be held even more accountable than when Elon tweets something. Lying at such a stage would risk their reputation. So I say it's unlikely, not impossible though.

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Re:Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer wit... by navigatesol on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @08:01AM (#19737507)

>Lying at such a stage would risk their reputation.

But the thing is, the fans never say it's a lie.

Battery swaps, Solar Shingles, Alien Dreadnought factory producing so quickly you need strobe lights to see machines, Full-Self Driving, profits forever, robot taxis...these are not lies, they are simply things that haven't happened yet.

Years ago the guy literally walked onto a Hollywood set and demonstrated the Solar shingles. Now they are writing down Solar City and getting in trouble for not producing enough or providing the promised jobs at the subsidized factory in New York. Lie?

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Re:Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer wit... by jsight on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @10:31AM (#19738684)

The only bit there that I disagree with is the battery swap. They actually did that, and I think it pretty visibly demonstrated what a dead end that approach was likely to be.

Otherwise, though, you are right, and they even prepped for that in the presentation. I always get it done, just not on time. So when this isn't done in 2020... well, 2022 then. They make great cars, IMO, but this stuff is more than a little annoying.

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