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Will Tesla Succeed? [View all] Stuart G May 2017 OP
only if they can beat the new Dodge Demon in the quarter mile snooper2 May 2017 #1
I have heard that Tesla's move pretty fast from standing still... Stuart G May 2017 #2
You can't drive 840 hp on city streets. You'd need new tires weekly NightWatcher May 2017 #3
840 is nothing on the street snooper2 May 2017 #4
Because drag racing ability is why people buy cars? longship May 2017 #8
Every stop light is a drag race LOL snooper2 May 2017 #14
Who needs 3.8 liters? longship May 2017 #19
Some people have fun driving Calculating May 2017 #21
"Who needs 3.8 liters? Who needs more than four cylinders?" EX500rider May 2017 #22
Driving at a safe and legal speed is part of the premise of the comparison caraher May 2017 #33
If you don't kick someone's ass by the time you hit the speed limit, you've kinda lost the "race." TheBlackAdder May 2017 #25
leaves starting line at 1.8G , first production car to pull a wheelie snooper2 May 2017 #30
The 1968 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda Lightweights (1500 lbs) could pull wheelies. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #32
Those were mid-500HP stock with a bit of tuning and still ran mid-10's in stock form, I believe. JoeStuckInOH May 2017 #39
Good points. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #44
Only if it becomes "more" than just a car company Johonny May 2017 #5
Thank You for your insitefull answer.. Stuart G May 2017 #6
Tesla will survive and thrive because it makes sense, even to the investment class Alex4Martinez May 2017 #9
$35,000 is still out of the price range of a great deal of Americans. HughBeaumont May 2017 #7
375,000 on waiting list for new Tesla 3 DrDan May 2017 #12
35K is becoming cheap for a new car these days snooper2 May 2017 #15
I was able to get away with $14,900 on a new 2016 Cruze last year. HughBeaumont May 2017 #17
Much as was said of both Apple and PC computers in 1982. LanternWaste May 2017 #20
Selling shiny toys to affluent people isn't a bad business plan. hunter May 2017 #10
Many of your fellow DU members own iPhones. Blue_true May 2017 #23
The most adaptable electronic device I've ever owned is a $35 Raspberry Pi. hunter May 2017 #24
I am really not a luxury type of person, just really like my iPhone's utility. Blue_true May 2017 #45
375,000 on waiting list for the new Tesla 3 - I'd say they have a GREAT chance DrDan May 2017 #11
Only if they start making profits Calculating May 2017 #13
Tesla does not lose thousands of dollars on every car sold. Massacure May 2017 #35
They have a pickup and a heavy truck in the pipeline A HERETIC I AM May 2017 #38
They aren't like any car manufacturer in America. NCTraveler May 2017 #16
I dunno, others are coming out with electrics, not to mention the huge field of hybrid competitors Baclava May 2017 #18
Check out these guys... True Dough May 2017 #26
They haven't managed anything other than prototypes Voltaire2 May 2017 #28
Yes underpants May 2017 #27
I JUST WANT A TOTALLY ELECTRIC CAR....... a kennedy May 2017 #29
...and how much are you willing to pay for one? Tesla Model S - MSRP - $68,000 Baclava May 2017 #40
I know they are terribly expensive........I can dream can't I? eom a kennedy May 2017 #41
You could get 3 used Toyota Prius hybrids for the cost of one new electric with only a 100 mi range Baclava May 2017 #43
How many private companies have built reusable rockets that land themselves? Warren DeMontague May 2017 #31
You are absolutely correct Zorro May 2017 #34
That's the stuff of classic '30s, '40s, and '50s science fiction. hunter May 2017 #36
Seriously. Chills. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #37
After NV dropped $1.3 B (as in BILLION) incentives on them? Quiet_Dem_Mom May 2017 #42
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