CBR 121b: Postshow

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The Car

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/killer_student_work_for_bmw_from_turin_10808.asp

Booo to Tesla

Jeff, I will sell you a real, working, flying skycar. It works, we have one working model that our CEO drives, you invest now maybe put a $100K down payment on the car and when you start producing them in 2 years you'll be first in line, or at least behind all the other movie/podcast stars. In two years you will ask "Where is my damn skycar?" I will say, "Soon Jeff like 3 weeks really, we promise, we are just tweaking the cell phone batteries we run the car on." Two years later you will ask "Where's my damn skycar?" I will say "transmission, we are getting you a better transmission really, a couple more weeks."

I'm only supposed to correct you guys about biology not geeky cars! The tesla roadster looks and drives nice because it is a lotus elise. All those stats Jeff rattled off are unproven, no one from the press has been allowed to drive the car, just sit in it while a company man drives it. The acceleration stats are most likely true but the mileage and charge times are pipe dreams at best. Also, Jeff said you could go out and buy one today, which isn't really true at all. Tesla is vaporware, a cool investment scam.

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