But all of these small steps combined have made this place a better place for getting around without so many cars. 6/15/2024: I rewrote the last paragraph after a better conclusion popped into my head not long after I woke up Saturday and added a little more explanation of Bike Angels....
hiring industry veterans and selecting distributors with extensive local knowledge as they laid the groundwork to take on Tesla and legacy automakers, the sources said. BYD and Chery have already announced plans to manufacture cars in Europe. ...
But if some Chinese startup that expects to sell 10,000 cars wants to do the same research, it needs to charge at least $100,000 extra for that car just to earn back its research costs. Indeed, Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an interview basically agreed with me that to make a compelling m...
Tesla’s worst enemy is Elon Musk. The serial entrepreneur has an affliction that many serial entrepreneurs have: Shiny Thing Syndrome. Mr. Musk loves to chase after new challenges and novel projects. Tesla is currently producing 3 different cars, wall chargers, charging stations, electric semi-...
Still, many American brands persisted with the rock 'n' roll and superlatives. Their ads featured big red boxing gloves and tiger skins stretched over Pontiac hoods. This was the age of the muscle car, goddammit, and who were those Europeans with their funny little cars, anyway? And so th...
So, why do so many people use leasing? There are two reasons. The first is that people do not do their research. And the second and main reason is thatleasing allows people to buy cars out of their means. And people want that! It is the simple and sad truth. ...
Not only did Elon Musk respond to an individual complaint on Twitter, but he sent a reminder to Tesla stores that customer experience is important. This is not an isolated incident. He’s known for personally engaging with his customers. Tesla has a mission that’s bigger than just cars ...
To Tesla’s credit, the Cybertruck tooka completely different design routethan its other cars. Made with straight panels and hard angles, it also was completely different than its competitors, like the Ford F-150 and theChevrolet Silverado, which have the standard smooth curves you see in every...
Mutual funds can make sense for many investors at different points in their investing lives. But it’s important to remember that it’s not about the mutual fund itself, but rather what goes into the mutual fund that will determine whether the investment makes sense for you. ...
How did the agents of Ellis Island handle immigration? Because there are government records that are public and newspaper articles of events just after they happened, we can find out how they did their jobs. 99 and I looked at many of these public records at Ellis Island, in several New ...