RE: BMW i4: 530hp, 372 miles of range confirmed
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Lt. Coulomb said:
J4CKO said:
Hmm, not really, am thinking more an older Model S, in a UK provincial town, lowered a bit, some nasty bigger wheels, tints, badly fitted body kit, big spoiler being driven like a tool with a huge cloud of sickly Mixed Berry Vape Smoke coming out of the window.
And what about the NOISE? No fart cannon, no party!
RobDickinson said:
Gojira said:
So, how much does St Elon pay you for the advertising, anyway? 
You make the average Macolyte sound like a Doubting Thomas!
I paid 100k /to/ tesla. You make the average Macolyte sound like a Doubting Thomas!
This week my car got faster, more efficient, smarter and a brand new driving mode enabling one pedal driving using just regenerative braking (a world first...)
What did your car get?
I get that electric cars are the future, and it is quite likely that my next car will be an electric, if the range and price are right for me, but I do get cheesed off with the folks who come across as so devoted to St Elon and his Blessed Product that they have to shout about it all the time...
Gojira said:
I get that electric cars are the future, and it is quite likely that my next car will be an electric, if the range and price are right for me, but I do get cheesed off with the folks who come across as so devoted to St Elon and his Blessed Product that they have to shout about it all the time...
Hard not to when talking about a car that will go up against the model 3 directly? I honestly would have liked some choice when buying my tesla but nothing came remotely close. This looks like it should but it really needed to be released this year.Gojira said:
Oddly enough, the XE has had a couple of over-the-air software updates - system software, not just maps and the like, but not new driving modes - Sport+Dynamic is plenty of fun already
I get that electric cars are the future, and it is quite likely that my next car will be an electric, if the range and price are right for me, but I do get cheesed off with the folks who come across as so devoted to St Elon and his Blessed Product that they have to shout about it all the time...
That’ll be Rob Dickinson I get that electric cars are the future, and it is quite likely that my next car will be an electric, if the range and price are right for me, but I do get cheesed off with the folks who come across as so devoted to St Elon and his Blessed Product that they have to shout about it all the time...
number one Tesla fanboy. It seems almost a religion. Depending upon the depth of one's scepticism, it may be, to some extent, a fruitless task to discuss the rising tide of battery-electric vehicles.
Asking questions is good. But running round the houses whilst another person moots each of your objections, one after the other, could be a sign that you require more time.
Late Majority
"...typically skeptical about an innovation, have below average social status, little financial liquidity... and little opinion leadership."
Laggards
"...show little to no opinion leadership... tend to be focused on traditions, lowest social status, lowest financial liquidity, oldest among adopters, and in contact with only family and close friends."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_of_innovat...
RobDickinson said:
ash73 said:
550kg battery pack? 550kg?! You might as well drive around with a steam engine and a boot full of coal.
But you throw out a 150kg engine, similar weight transmission + exhaust, fuel tank/lines, drive shaft etc. It'll be ~200kg heavier at most. And 5 times as efficient
As great as these huge numbers sound, it'll be the cheaper, lower powered versions which really matter. Lets hope they don't wait too long before expanding the range downwards to compete with the entry level Model-3, etc. Hopefully they'll have a version in the UK which falls under the £40k "premium" tax band, or whatever it's called.
Edited by kambites on Thursday 21st November 20:41
RobDickinson said:
I paid 100k /to/ tesla.
This week my car got faster, more efficient, smarter and a brand new driving mode enabling one pedal driving using just regenerative braking (a world first...)
What did your car get?
My parents car got Apple CarPlay over the air. One pedal driving is copying other OEMs - how is that a world first? This week my car got faster, more efficient, smarter and a brand new driving mode enabling one pedal driving using just regenerative braking (a world first...)
What did your car get?
Court_S said:
They must be life changing
Go and drive one then you will get to see for yourself.It will quite quickly make your BMW feel slow, awkward and a little embarrassing.
I actually don't think its a Tesla thing, it's an electric car thing, it's just that Tesla have been the first to make an electric car good to drive.
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