Tesla Says It Is Now Profitable, Ships 109 Roadsters In July

Re:Tesla Says It Is Now Profitable, Ships 109 Roadsters In July by j2d2 on Friday August 07, 2009 @02:26PM (#748230)

There is reason to believe these cars can be sold in the lucrative metal export market, so it's not a total waste. Perhaps our old cars will help build the new chinese infrastructure.

I agree, it seems quite wasteful, but how wasteful remains to be seen.

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Re:Tesla Says It Is Now Profitable, Ships 109 Roadsters In July by run4yourlives on Friday August 07, 2009 @03:10PM (#748340)

Ideally, I think what you want is an upgradable car, like a jet fighter, that can maintain a single body and have replaceable components.

I don't think we'll ever get that though because consumers are too fickle, and there is no real benefit to the manufacturer.

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Re:Tesla Says It Is Now Profitable, Ships 109 Roadsters In July by frossie on Friday August 07, 2009 @05:30PM (#748590)

Yes, even for cars with significant onboard user-oriented software systems (like the Prius) there is no upgrade path. It seems we are currently in the "early cellphone" phase, rather than the "iPhone" era where automotive software is concerned.

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Re:Tesla Says It Is Now Profitable, Ships 109 Roadsters In July by jacquesm on Saturday August 08, 2009 @09:15AM (#749265)

What is so upgradeable about the hardware in the iphone ?

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Re:Tesla Says It Is Now Profitable, Ships 109 Roadsters In July by frossie on Monday August 10, 2009 @06:10PM (#754190)

Note my use of the word "software".

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