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Thomas Claburn,
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7/31/2014 | 5:01:39 PM

Re: Tesla

>Do you actually see Teslas in the wild in SF?

All the time. I haven't kept track but I'd bet I see at least one every day.

What's more, the infrastructure is starting to adapt. Many garages downtown have stalls reserved for electric cars.

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Laurianne,
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7/31/2014 | 2:36:26 PM

Tesla

There's talk today that Tesla may build a big new battery factory in the US in Nevada. More on this after Tesla releases earnings. Do you actually see Teslas in the wild in SF?

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Susan_Nunziata,
User Rank: Strategist
7/31/2014 | 1:59:37 PM

Re: Love Me Some Tesla

@David: Sad to say I've never had the opportunity to test drive a Tesla myself, though I did get to sit in one and have all the grooviness explained. To your point: "a little more emphasis on what a car means (room for passengers, range, getting you there comfortably, etc). They seem to take that for granted."

It's not so much that they take those things for granted as they've sort of been asked and answered a thousand ways to Sunday in automotive design. While some reviewers did complain that the internrio trim looked a little cheap for a $70,000 car, the overall response to the room, range, getting you there questions have all been extremely positive.

In the case of Tesla, it really is the technology that makes my favorite cartoonist calls his "An Intergalactic Spaceboat of Light and Wonder."

Click here for more on his Tesla observations: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla_model_s

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David Wagner,
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7/31/2014 | 1:31:23 PM

Love Me Some Tesla

Truly, I love me some Tesla. If I had $70K to use on a car, I'd buy one. No doubt. I'll also probably be first in line for the Model 3.

But I have to say, for some reason some of this was offputting to me. The 17 inch tablet screen for one thing. The concept of the "computer you drive," too. I know the modern car has crazy amounts of computing equipment in it, too. You can't escape it.

But one thing that has always bothered me about the way we load our cars with computers is that it makes it impossible for the average person to fix, especially at the side of the road.

I just did a slide show about loading cars with even more computers myself, so I'm not naive. It isn't going to stop. But there's something about the way that Musk seems to like the technology over the function that perks my ears the wrong way. I mean, it is a car first. Not a computer first.

I guess that is all marketing and maybe I shouldn't care. but i'd love a version without a tablet console and a little more emphasis on what a car means (room for passengers, range, getting you there comfortably, etc). They seem to take that for granted.

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