Well it's irrelevant to the point I was making.
Facile, used in this instance, is in the meaning of effortless, or easily achieved.
In other words, I think that BECAUSE things come easily to him, he doesn't always feel the need to put in the work.
Right. Kinda like how it appears Tesla...
That was the first day. Trucks are by far the biggest market segment in the US. I suspect that he thinks preorders may ultimately far surpass the 455k for a sedan (Model 3).
Yes.
And?
I'll paraphrase David Gordon, on how I feel about Elon.
"Despite the impression I have so far given, Elon...
How many cars still offer a manual? Manuals are disappearing, in large part, because of CAFE. Modern autos with 8-10 gears eek out a few mpg advantage on EPA tests, which over a fleet adds up in terms of fines. Same with small displacement turbocharged engines. I hardly consider EVs outselling...
I don't think they mean that he will personally go bankrupt.
It's not so outlandish to think that Tesla might, however.
Tesla has never turned an annual profit, and if I'm not mistaken, has only ever posted 5 profitable quarters.
Their sales have arguably been helped by federal and state EV...
Their Facebook has a lot of pics of the 715 on Wranglers. Saw someone ask about pricing and they said to call. They seem to do a lot of Corvette builds.
The company that seems to be behind these 715 builds is Innovative Auto Creations.
I saw a video where they said it's just the grill and hood, with a lot of work done to ensure it bolts up to factory mounts.
Their Facebook page has a lot of videos of the build on Wranglers.
When Bollinger first started getting pub, it seemed like they might be on to a decent formula.
The boxy design was to simplify production. The GVWR was designed as Class 3, to avoid expensive safety requirements and crash tests. The thing was supposed to have 2 battery options with good range...
I doubt it. Some of the things for which they used to receive compliments, now draw criticism. The difference seems correlated to the monetization. Jmo.