Genie Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I can’t believe a company as big as Tesla aren’t planning 5-10 years ahead. Just one vehicle programme is 3-5 years in development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) they've put more time and effort in to infrastructure to support what they've already got haven't they? such as the £4bn factory in Berlin which I'm guessing gives them better access to the European market and their main factory in Texas which is somewhere in the region of $10bn total investment sounds like they couldn't expand too fast because they couldn't build the cars to meet the demand, now they can so grow the customer base, introduce the 4x4 and the van and then more cars edit - the texas factory is the 2nd largest building in the world by volume behind the boeing factory but its the largest building by floor space, its roughly 2.5m times the size of the boeing factory, its **** monstrous, wiki tells me its 5x the floor space of the NEC Edited August 18, 2022 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 19 hours ago, chappy said: For me, cars are a way of getting from a to b, not bothered what it looks like. I must partially agree as I've had the same car for over 13 years. Never wanted to change it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, foreveryoung said: The issue I have been told with Telsa is, when most manufactures are launching there new vehicle on the road, they are already researching and building the next model update. Where as Tesla, pretty much, have no idea at the moment where they are going next. Not sure where you got that from. Tesla have 4 cars now, and cybertruck to come. Their scale is completely different to the massive manufacturers. Mercedes or BMW or whoever must have 10 times that. Tesla are unique and are still learning in terms of build quality, they are less than 20 years old. Their tech and network are unmatched. Certainly people are entitled to opinions on their looks. Edited August 18, 2022 by Mr_Dogg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 That @Intel Evo', advert with Jamie Fox and his daughter is just awful. An what the **** is he wearing, must just be one for the Mericians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 8 hours ago, foreveryoung said: That @Intel Evo', advert with Jamie Fox and his daughter is just awful. An what the **** is he wearing, must just be one for the Mericians. Haha I’ve thought this too. Surprised he doesn’t own a phone, tablet or other internet enabled device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 19 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Feel like shorting Tesla stock when hear things like this. One for the investments thread. If there is one thing Elon is famous for it’s not thinking ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 17/08/2022 at 15:19, bickster said: I think a Ford Mondeo looks better than a Tesla. I really hate the shape of them. The backend looks like a saloon that was reversed into a steel wall It's like IKEA stuff, made to appeal to the many. Wet bar of soap car design 101, make that a bit smooth on the corners, that'll do. Gold cost, Pound shop design. Tat. My brother has got a Taycan, different potatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, villaglint said: If there is one thing Elon is famous for it’s not thinking ahead He didn't get where he is today by thinking ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: He didn't get where he is today by thinking ahead. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 People being clearings in the woods. I've had 3 in the last 24 hours. I normally avoid confrontation but I just snapped and sent an email to a difficult work colleague. After I asked her to fix a problem she wrote back with an example of how I should have written the email !?! WTF? Just fix the problem. I responded by asking her if she thinks it's appropriate to write to someone in that way rather than just rectifying the issue. Now I'm dreading what comes next. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: People being clearings in the woods. I've had 3 in the last 24 hours. I normally avoid confrontation but I just snapped and sent an email to a difficult work colleague. After I asked her to fix a problem she wrote back with an example of how I should have written the email !?! WTF? Just fix the problem. I responded by asking her if she thinks it's appropriate to write to someone in that way rather than just rectifying the issue. Now I'm dreading what comes next. Oh, how I don't miss work. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: People being clearings in the woods. I've had 3 in the last 24 hours. I normally avoid confrontation but I just snapped and sent an email to a difficult work colleague. After I asked her to fix a problem she wrote back with an example of how I should have written the email !?! WTF? Just fix the problem. I responded by asking her if she thinks it's appropriate to write to someone in that way rather than just rectifying the issue. Now I'm dreading what comes next. You have to be so careful nowadays as people will stab you in the back as look at you. Was the work problem the causing of the person you emailed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Xela said: You have to be so careful nowadays as people will stab you in the back as look at you. Was the work problem the causing of the person you emailed? I'm not sure who caused the problem but this girl is certainly my first point of call to get it fixed (my 1st email to her about it was August 9th!) My MO is never to respond like that and just let things go, but I have just had enough today. Working for a wokey wokey University where you can get in trouble for using someones pronouns incorrectly is scary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 41 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: My MO is never to respond like that and just let things go, but I have just had enough today. Working for a wokey wokey University where you can get in trouble for using someones pronouns incorrectly is scary. So an old skool DHUTWU might not be the best idea then ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 minute ago, mottaloo said: So an old skool DHUTWU might not be the best idea then ? I think in this case, probably not the best way to rectify the situation. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 44 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: Working for a wokey wokey University where you can get in trouble for using someones pronouns incorrectly is scary. I worked at a university for 28 years. Got out before the PC stuff got too much. Although we did get the website for our staff football team taken down for scurrilous content. I was a bit miffed as I'd put a fair bit of work into setting it up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 47 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: I think in this case, probably not the best way to rectify the situation. Ah sorry man, didn't mean to be insensitive. Apologies and hope you get it sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 Just now, mottaloo said: Ah sorry man, didn't mean to be insensitive. Apologies and hope you get it sorted Not at all! I liked your joke - I’m just down in the dumps today. She’s just the 3rd asshole I’ve had to deal with in the space of 12 hours! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2022 3 hours ago, TheAuthority said: I think in this case, probably not the best way to rectumfy the situation. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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