Is/n't Tesla literally/figuratively crashing?

[archibaldcrane]

This guy is claiming that his system would allow gas station operators (or even homes) to be able to procure and sell H2 on site, it wouldn't have to be delivered.

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[6souls]

http://www.startribune.com/new-on-de...ion/475419393/
https://www.startyoshi.com

Just as Amazon is shaking up the retail world, a San Francisco-based company is doing the same with the way drivers buy fuel: It’s bringing gas to them and filling up their cars. … Yoshi, an on-site refueling and car maintenance service, expanded operations to Minneapolis, St. Paul, Woodbury and Edina last week, and with the additions of St. Louis and Cleveland on Tuesday, is now available in 11 markets across the country.

[BerenTebogo]

What if you have a locking fuel flap

[Buffy]

Wow, can I buy Yoshi stock now? That seems smart.

[TummieGaruda]

Tesla Model 3's have been slowly rolling out to many Tesla Showrooms accross the county. When you go, you get a chance to sit in the car and a Tesla Employee basically goes over all of the features of the car and lets you play around with the settings on the touchscreen. If you get a chance to go, try to go on a weekday in the middle of the day to avoid lines. If there is a line, you are limited to around 2 minutes in the car, but if there is no line, you get to have much more time inside the car. When I went to the showroom in Century City, I felt rushed because there was a long line, but when I went to the store in Lenox Square, there was no line and I got to sit in the car for about 10 minutes.



List of Store Locations:

Scottsdale, AZ - Kierland Commons
Century City, CA - Westfield Mall
Newport Beach, CA - Fashion Island Mall
Palo Alto, CA - Stanford Shopping Center
San Jose, CA - Santana Row
Walnut Creek, CA - Broadway Plaza
San Diego, CA - Westfield UTC
Miami, FL - Aventura Mall
Atlanta, GA - Lenox Square
Chicago, IL - Gold Coast
New York, NY - Meatpacking district
Washington DC - City Center DC
Dallas, TX - Southlake Town Center
Houston, TX - Houston Galleria
Bellevue, WA - Bellevue Square

[Melena]

I've seen one on the road. I was shocked at how small it was. Thought it was around the size of a Civic. Not sure how well I'd fit in one being 6'3.

[archibaldcrane]

I've seen 4 or 5 on the road now, and another few at a body shop getting paint touchups before delivery.

The interior is so spartan, it is really futuristic.

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[TsingTao]

Still waiting to see if they'll offer all wheel drive. I've got a good year before they even begin to chew through the backlog though, no rush.

Haven't seen one on the road yet. Did see a Model X though, which was pretty surprising in the back end of nowhere town in which I work.

[archibaldcrane]

Still waiting to see if they'll offer all wheel drive. I've got a good year before they even begin to chew through the backlog though, no rush.

Haven't seen one on the road yet. Did see a Model X though, which was pretty surprising in the back end of nowhere town in which I work.

They will, for sure. They've actually manufactured a handful already under the radar. https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-mode...san-francisco/

[TummieGaruda]

I've seen one on the road. I was shocked at how small it was. Thought it was around the size of a Civic. Not sure how well I'd fit in one being 6'3.

If you have ever sat in the front in a Model S, the Model 3 has roughly 2 inches more headroom due to the glass roof. There have been a few reviewers who drove the car and were roughly the same height as you and mentioned that they still had enough headroom.

Edit: Here is a video from a guy who rented one on Turo and he's 6'3 and comments about headroom around 4 minutes in



It is pretty comfortable for me (I am 6'0') and I love the built in phone charging dock, but my only complaint is how the center console is going to be a fingerprint smudge magnet but I will definitely get that portion wrapped in Satin.
Dual Motor is coming in Q2 along with White Interior option and the Standard Range is going be Q3. Supposedly they are pushing a lot of their deliveries to Canada to prevent from hitting the 200k threshold to delay the tax credit phase out.

[TummieGaruda]

Tesla quietly upped the Supercharging Fee over the weekend for all states. Washington State had the highest increase of 14 cents going from $0.11 to $0.25 per kWh. California jumped 6 cents and is now $0.26 kWh. Supposedly this is to deter local supercharging usage and of course doesn't affect those who got a Model S/X with a referral code since that gives unlimited supercharging. Also as it stands, Model S/X owners who don't use a referral code automatically get 400 kWh of free supercharging per year so they won't be affected by this too much.

[Melena]

Somehow missed your response Tummie. Wasn't exactly worried about headroom, more leg room then anything else.

[TummieGaruda]

Somehow missed your response Tummie. Wasn't exactly worried about headroom, more leg room then anything else.

If I get another chance I'll check the back seat. I've heard mixed reviews of legroom in the back, but having a flat floor back there does help a bit.

[Melena]

Yeah my biggest gripes with some of these smaller cars like the civic and ilx is when I’m driving I feel like I’m wedges against the steering wheel even if I have the drivers seat all the way back.

[archibaldcrane]

It's not nearly civic-small though, it's like a 3-series. By the stats, the front legroom in the Model 3 is identical to the Model S.

[Melena]

That's actually reassuring. I know i'm a few years off anyways from making the plunge to electric, but I still want an S, or if I hit the lottery, model X eventually.

[archibaldcrane]

I mean a comparably-equipped X is only 5k more than an S. If you have S money, you have X money.

[Roranora]

X is comparatively ugly. You get the S.

..if it fits in your garage.

[archibaldcrane]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/t...-fatality.html

Ruh roh, a self-driving Uber in Phoenix hit and killed a pedestrian.

[Jaybar]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/t...-fatality.html

Ruh roh, a self-driving Uber in Phoenix hit and killed a pedestrian.

AND they had a safety driver at the wheel? Staying tuned to hear the story behind this one.