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Re:Gas Engines, and the People Behind Them, Are Cast Aside f... by sliken on Sunday July 25, 2021 @04:41AM (#27947711)
Seems like much more than just the motor.

Tesla's have no gas tank, fuel pump, turbo, engine, transmission, catalytic converter, or exhaust. Even differentials are decreasing in number.

Tesla is pushing for other simplifications as well. Things like touch screens instead of a complex dashboard. Air vectoring instead of a bunch of valves/grills for airflow. Even door handles seem to be on the way out.

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Re:Gas Engines, and the People Behind Them, Are Cast Aside f... by xiphias2 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @08:11AM (#27948591)
There's lots of work and innovation to do on those simplifications. It's just a 58 year old person is not able to be as innovative as he was at 30 because of health reasons, and getting tired of hard working. I'm 40, far over my peak because of a chronic illness, but at least I invested my money well enough to live off of it.
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