I don't have a Tesla, but I have a Zero Motorcycle (electric, doesn't have OTA) and I can tell you most updates you don't want right away. I'm guessing Tesla is no different.
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If you draw the constraints close enough to the Model 3, you aren't going to find anything that beats the Model 3. I'd argue acceleration doesn't really belong on that list for most folks -- if it does for you, then go Model 3. Same goes for over the air updates. Most people just want an electric car to behave like an ICE car but not need 1) gas and 2) as much maintenance.
Beyond that, I reckon the pertinent bit when deciding if they'd get this hypothetical contract to build public infrastructure wouldn't be whether a single vehicle is now a good car in its class but how we got here. They have been bedeviled with build quality problems throughout their time -- as late as 2020 you had the weird wooden pieces and tape holding HVAC components together. That doesn't bode well for their crack at public infrastructure. They weren't profitable until recently and nearly went bankrupt. Not great. Their placement of service centers leaves a lot to be desired. Rolling out geographically is something they'll need to figure out for the project. New models are continually met with production delays. Not ideal.
So in sum depending on what you want I think the Leaf is a better entry level option, despite ChaDeMo, but it doesn't compete against anything because Tesla doesn't have anything you could call entry level. The Ioniq or Mach-E (despite gross Ford) are better midsize options. If you want performance, go Taycan. I'm not saying the Tesla is a terrible car by any means, I just think its overvalued as against what it provides and what the company is actually achieving.
Being first is worth something, and I'm sure they'll be around for a long time because of it. I still don't want them in charge of our public infrastructure.
P.S. Also the Boring Company seems dead after having given up on the hyper loop idea and slowly backpedaled.
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On an individual basis for the victim's families there is no amount of money. But, unfortunately, as a society we regularly agree to a value.
We're also running out of "freebies" as sources for new revenue. You can only legalize and bring under the capitalist umbrella things like gambling and marijuana once. Growth mentality isn't sustainable, by definition.
Historically it is a lot like what happened when the New World was "discovered" by the west. We're finding little new worlds all over thanks to past policies, but we're running out.
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There is no certain amount of privilege required to "play this game" for 2 years than 1 year, or 1 month. You're setting up arbitrary lines in the sand and pretending they're laws of nature or maybe government.
I understand 2 years is as long as you want to wait, but we're all doing things we don't want to be doing. Such is the cost of living in a society.
We are all alive in our heads just like you are in yours.
Owing to the lack of an HN-type site in these areas (that I know of), I rely heavily on RSS feeds from all of those and kind of "roll my own" HN.
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In terms of work, etc., that all comes second. Quit if you need to. Be there for her and the rest of your family and you will never regret it - full stop.
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Like car crashes and obesity. And diabetes. And mass shootings. Exploitation of labor. Centralization of wealth.
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Climate change. Lack of clean drinking water.
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Healthcare.
These kinds of initiatives don't get everyone all the way there (see: other comments about edge cases) but they can go a long way towards educating folks about what filing looks like -- and at least some of them will give it a go themselves.
tldr: good post
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