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Just FYI https://www.yahoo.com/autos/tesla-fire-texas-crash-not-234300789.html A crash and subsequent fire of a Tesla Model S this past weekend quickly caught attention online for its "four-hour" blaze, but that's not exactly what happened, the fire chief told Car and Driver today. The...

Were assuming they will still go with the double stack pack. With the 4680 cells a single layer pack could do it.

Being a former firefighter i can tell you this would not have been an easy fire to put out. Remember the battery is a sealed unit under the car, very inaccessible to put water/foam/retardant into. Once the batteries inside the pack started to overheat each other without cooling you would have a...

Bear in mind, the "big 3" have been the only successful American car companies in the last 100 years. no others have survived more than a couple of years at best. Until Tesla, but even they are still a very young car company by many standards. They may be slow to change what has worked for...

yes and no competition is always a good thing what I am very concerned about is charging infrastructure. Unlike gas stations there isnt charging stations everywhere yet and it takes alot longer to charge than fill up with gas. We have already seen waiting lines at superchargers during peak times.

do a bit of research. there is entire leagues dedicated to EV racing. https://www.fiaformulae.com/ or better still click here and look down at the bottom at all the EV racing thats going on, even stock cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_motorsport

Oil and gas are not going anywhere. yes we will reduce the number of ICE vehicles on the road, but you will still have airplanes that will need fuel, military vehicles, etc. Plus we will still need oil products (like plastic, grease, etc) to make electric vehicles.

The stainless steel body should do very well. The other components, hard to say.

i think an airstream would do just as well behind a CT (and look cool) https://www.airstream.com/travel-trailers/basecamp/

With a License plate of C3PO? I was also considering a chrome wrap (IE mirror) and a license plate of Toaster (have to be a BSG fan to get that one)

Its an intriguing concept. I am wondering (and this is not just about your design) if any canopy will work on the CT? there does not seem to be any place you can attach it. I dont think clamps would work as you could potentially bend the track the rolling vault cover goes into.

Im still curious how the tri will be setup. Dual motors in rear and one in front or vice versa?

That is assuming they win. Could be just a disasterous in bad press if they came in last or the truck broke down. As for the advertising they don't really need it. They don't spend on advertising now and Tesla is a household name.

What would be the upside for Tesla to do it? Offroad racing is a very small market. Tesla isn't involved in racing anywhere that I am aware of. So why start now?

I am certainly hoping Tesla is forthcoming with this info. Unlike cars, Trucks have a huge aftermarket following for things like brush guards, winch bumpers, etc.

This is what happens when you thumb your nose at federal regulations and turn everything over to for profit companies. but it's the wind turbines fault!

if the model Y is any indication I would guess it would be similar (but beefier) on the CT

A concept car that will never see the light of day on the production floor.

He's kind of become our generations Howard Hughes. Which I applaud. More billionaires did what Musk does imagine what we could accomplish as a country.

Would you be happier if it was a Fox News article? Maybe Tucker Carlson can do an hour long rant about how it's all a deep state conspiracy?