Tesla staff say firm's entire Supercharger team fired

Re:Tesla staff say firm's entire Supercharger team fired by jjav on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @03:09PM (#40227861)

> A gas-powered sedan weighed down by all the modern safety requirements can only get ~43mpg on the highway.

Meanwhile in 1988 (36 years ago!) one could buy a Honda CRX that got 49mpg on the highway.

Weight is indeed the enemy here. To cut energy consumption and emissions we need to rethink the madness of 4000lb+ cars. I want to buy a 1600lb car with mindblowing mpg numbers using modern engine technology.

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Re:Tesla staff say firm's entire Supercharger team fired by dragontamer on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @05:08PM (#40229438)

Not 1600lb, but the lightest traditional ICE car I'm aware of is the Mitsubishi Mirage at 2106lbs.

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Re:Tesla staff say firm's entire Supercharger team fired by postalrat on Thursday May 02, 2024 @12:51AM (#40232810)

The lotus elan is about 1500. The earlier honda insights are about 1850.

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Re:Tesla staff say firm's entire Supercharger team fired by yfw on Thursday May 02, 2024 @06:20AM (#40234542)

You can if the rest of the cars on the road were in the same weight class. Otherwise that's like going bowling with an egg.

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