Electric Vehicles

[mariner4life]

@antipodean that's the one.

[antipodean]

Electric bike which looks good:

[NTA]

Fucking hell the new Tesla "pickup" is a weird looking beast. I question the general practically of the vehicle - more an SUV rather than pickup.

[bayimports]

looks like something i drew when i was 5 learning to draw and tracing shapes was about as good as i could get

[Machpants]

It's pretty fucking cool tho, you'll certainly catch everyone's attention

[NTA]

@bayimports said in Electric Vehicles:

looks like something i drew when i was 5 learning to draw and tracing shapes was about as good as i could get

[antipodean]

@NTA Did you see the launch? I thought it was an immense practical joke and they'd bring out the real one. One not drawn by a five year old with just a ruler.

The funniest bit was the window demonstration. Even the audience, who make Apple fanboys look discerning, went quiet.

[NTA]

@antipodean I turned off at the point where they fucked the window up - twice - expecting to check in later to see the real truck.

[mariner4life]

Watched some of the Formula E

Yeah nah

Motor racing needs noise. Hi pitched whistling isn't going to do it

[Tim]

[Snowy]

@mariner4life said in Electric Vehicles:

Watched some of the Formula E

Yeah nah

Motor racing needs noise. Hi pitched whistling isn't going to do it

Yeah nah maybe, for me.

First one that I have watched. A couple of Kiwis in there is good to add some interest.
Agree about the noise but I reckon I could adjust.

[antipodean]

@mariner4life said in Electric Vehicles:

Watched some of the Formula E

Yeah nah

Motor racing needs noise. Hi pitched whistling isn't going to do it

It's the future unfortunately. Hybrids I love because they have that stonking acceleration and the great noise of an engine screaming.

[MajorRage]

That Tesla truck looks like a joke.

[jegga]

@Tim said in Electric Vehicles:

[Darren]

I thought it was a joke when I saw it.
But it has been growing on me, and has some pretty good stats.
So I put a deposit down on one, 50/50 if I will actually go ahead and build one, but nice to have the option.

[Machpants]

I've brought my electric vehicle for the work commute. It will pay itself off in 2 or 3 years (depending on how serious I take rain, and how often I actually need a vehicle). Outside of changing from riding gear to work clothes, I don't think I will lose any time compared to car trip over the 26km

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[Kirwan]

@Machpants if I still had a commute I’d be very tempted by these. Was having a look in the shop in the weekend.

As for the CyberTruck it’s very polarising to say the least. I lean towards liking it, but I’ll probably date faster than a Delorian.

[jegga]

[NTA]

Goes to the heart of the problem with autonomy in free space: unless everyone has it, nobody is safe.

[jegga]

@NTA said in Electric Vehicles:

Goes to the heart of the problem with autonomy in free space: unless everyone has it, nobody is safe.

Hes an interesting guy, this was the first time I heard of him https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-george-hotz-self-driving-car/?cmpid=twtr1