Yeah, when I first entered the job market that was what they asked me. I’d started off with my credentials but then they were like “nah man, what RU-vid you into?” Unrelated question, how do you feel about manual labor?
Yep, Tesla's the only company that's actually building infrastructure for electric cars. That's why I want one; they are literally the only option for an electric car you can easily take on roadtrips. I'm assuming the other carmakers haven't just hooked onto the Supercharger network because it's owned and run entirely by Tesla, which isn't favorable for them. But then in that case it's frustrating that none of them are even trying to compete...
💯 I have driven Bolt long term and Tesla’s long term. I would never hesitate to drive a Tesla on a road trip. The Supercharging network is a game changer for quickly recharging. 50kw chargers leave you charging for hours on end. I have heard rumours of why other manufacturers cannot use Tesla’s Supercharging network. The actual fact that owning a non Tesla and not able to use a the s/c is a game changer. Tesla will continue to detroy and own the entire ev market.
Wait.... Lebron has HIV? When did this come out? Also did Magic ever try to hide his HIV positive test from the public or was he open about it with everyone?
Most manufacturers are required to sell via the dealership model. Tesla can sell directly to consumers. It's literally the only vehicle brand you can order online (in the US anyway). A huge factor, IMO.
Assembled by the holy trio themselves. The mighty Geoff is the culmination of all vehicles ever built, or will ever be built. Geoff is love, Geoff is life.
I know that its a bit of a joke for that much increase in power, but Tesla actually added 50 more horsepower to model S via software back in 2019, electrek.co/2019/10/31/tesla-model-s-peak-power-increase-50hp-software-musk-beat-porsche-taycan/#:~:text=Tesla's%20upcoming%20power%20increase%20through,S%20on%20the%20quarter%2Dmile.
The power is actually determined by the voltage the battery has and the current it puts out. The voltage decreases while discharging. So basically it’s already the case. So when you charge an EV the battery voltage increases again and you therefore have more power
Andre Barreto it’s an ECU tune really. Most cars performance based vehicles can squeeze 40-90 hp off an ECU tune. The b8.5 s4 for example goes from around 330 to 380/400
It also helps that Tesla had the foresight to build the infrastructure for cross country trips to build consumer confidence. Planning a trip in a Tesla is far easier than planning one that uses the J-1772 charging port.
I rarely come accross a video where I genuinely understand someone's quote in french but you my man! Your pronunciation was right on point! Salutations du Québec!
@@groovy4624 Haha non man! J'ai vu un Civic comme le mien l'autre jour sur la 20 avec un sticker Donut dans sa vitre arrière. J'ai le goût de m'en commander un pareil pour faire comme lui hahaha! Ça lookait sharp!
I can buy the cheapest Tesla for $37k or I can buy a 2005 dodge magnum RT for $3k and spend $17k to swap engine and transmission for a hellcat crate engine.....
The thing is that if someone messes with their Tesla and crashes it, the media is more likely to blame Tesla, and bad publicity is really bad when bringing new technology to the market.
Yeah, but Tesla probably doesn’t want people who are not trained by them to mess with their tech. Think about it this way. If someone messes with their car and let’s say made it slightly easier for someone to hack that specific Tesla, who is the one to blame if that Tesla gets hacked and crashes? The person who messed with the car, or Tesla for not putting more safeguards? What if someone misaligned a camera/sensor which causes the autopilot to not work correctly at specific situations? Since Tesla has a lot of somewhat new tech, errors are scrutinized a lot more and bad PR isn’t going to help. I think that rather than to deal with any bad PR from issues not from the company, Tesla found it easier to just not let people mess with their cars. It’s not a perfect solution, and a lot of people have messed with their cars nonetheless, but it’s the best solution at the moment.
@@jakinchan3432 Other manufacturers have that exact same risk, yet most of them don't do that. But it's rather hilarious to see what your comment implies. What you're saying is that Tesla is all PR and blowing smoke up people's ass, unlike other companies that sell a proper product? Also if you buy the autopilot and sell the car they deactivate it. They clearly don't care about you, they know they can get away with it because their market will gobble it up anyway. Stop pulling at strings and the mental gymnastics to defend Tesla, they aren't your friends and Elon doesn't give a shit about you either.
Big fan of all your shows. Keep up the good work. I am an old fart by your standards, but I love your knowledge of cars. Gives me hope for the future of hot rodding and tuning.
6:57 as soon as I saw that shot of the tesla store I knew exactly where that was. That's in Waikiki, Honolulu, HI. I used to pass by there almost every day. I would look through the window and see the displays they have in there and think "man I wish I could afford one of those".
I used to work as a software engineer at an automotive manufacturer's RnD and at that time, Tesla introduced the self-driving feature to the public. We were so dumb-founded that it was way past where we were and the gap is so far. It is true it usually takes a few years before new tech from RnD gets to actual road cars due to the business model of supply chain, parts, and manufacturing. While it was THE vision for us, Tesla already had it in their cars.
There is another company that plans to take on Tesla. It’s called Lucid. It was founded in 2008, and Tesla’s old head engineer is the CEO of the company.
It’s true. The cars are great but their service is really pathetic. We had some issues with the trim on one of ours. They kept bringing the wrong part when they came to repair it 🤦🏼♀️
I feel that they should have used another horse name instead. Something like stallEon or something or even just Stallion. Just leave the horse names to their respective models.
@Mr.A Bandit A real Mustang is a muscle car with a powerful V8 engine. The Mach E is an stupid electric SUV, unfollowing the concept of the Mustang, so It's not a real Mustang and never Will be despite having Its name. Also I'm not a Mustang Fanboy.
For me, i think looks have alot to do with Teslas success too. Alot of people always thought EV’s were small and ugly like the Prius, that car got so much hate. And that is one reason Tesla was successful, they redesigned the look of Ev’s making them look good and fast
The Faurecia plant in Saline, MI (Ford's old plastic molding plant; once the largest plastic molding plant in North America) makes components for Tesla as well as Ford and Stellantis...
@donutmedia I think Nolan was on his way making an excellent point but missed a bit. It is not that big car manufacturers (such as VW and BMW) do not have the know-how and/or the people to build superior software than Tesla. They do, the problem is how they utilize their people. And here is an aspect that video did not mention unfortunately. Tesla is a technology company whereas other car brands are manufacturing companies. They use very different methodologies and approaches on their development strategies. In other words, Tesla knows how to coordinate software development and how to proceed quickly and effectively, car manufacturers are not very experienced in that endeavor and also still not very effective. Add that to the fact that most car manufacturers are big corporate structures with complicated management hierarchies suffering from bureaucratic delays and you can see how they are not very successful in developing software. That said, with big environmental pressure around the corner (there are talks of banning fossil fueled private vehicles in EU by 2025), big car companies will have to catch up and they will have to catch up quickly.
Exactly, but even technology companies fail to follow through with the discipline to develop and deliver functioning product updates. At the heart of the software development process is the Agile Methodology (hbr.org/2016/05/embracing-agile ). But it takes a little getting used to. You have to cut and dice the problem to manageable size AND produce a quick prototype that works good enough to prove a solution exists. In that way you put together all your prototypes together and come up with your product's 1.0 version. And it will suck and crash. But you iterate and do it all over again. You try to be agile and not stop and delay the process. This is hard specially for those developers who are perfectionists and can't let go the prototype code, they think they can improve it a little bit more and so delay the process. So yeah, Mr. Musk has mastered this agile process not only for software but for cars and rockets! Very impressive.
Manuals are reliable, that's exactly what Tesla wants to avoid. How about the best cool Tesla feature: the ability to have your fast charging remotely disabled without your permission. 2nd coolest next to not being able to fix it or have it fixed by anyone other than Tesla. Cool Scam.
The Audi e tron never took off in the US. In Norway the E tron was the most sold electric car in the first half of 2020 in Norway. I see this car every time i drive on the road. And so is the Jaguar I Pace and Mercedes EQC
We can take portions of the earth all we want, but globally Tesla is still dominating. That's all that really matters. 2019 they sold 367,000 cars, 301,000 being Model 3's, and this year it's estimated to be ~500,000 in total.
Answer: 1. Good cars that don't look like a hatchback Prius (like all other hybrids and EVs) 2. Tesla already has the infrastructure for super charging and battery making . Others do not
This video is gold. Tesla's competition is not other OEMs or vehicle manufacturers. It is Oil, Gas, Fossil Fuels. Tesla is here to challenge the Dino exhausts. Other car companies are more than welcome to the party of a sustainable energy future.
Great video! True, Tesla is definitely fastest growing and leading EV brand. About self-driving, Comsumer reports tested different self-driving solutions and Comma.ai came out on top with it's Openpilot leaving Autopilot (no-FSD) behind. Great choice for self-drive enthusiasts and cheap aftermarket kit to non-Tesla ICE & EV vehicles.
After battery day, legacy car manufacturers are sweating bullets. A $25K fully autonomous Tesla is coming in 2-3 years and a sedan that's faster than McLaren P-1 is coming in 2022. And oh, the new roadster with 0-60 in less than 2 seconds is in the pipeline as well for under $250K. As much as I hate to say it, the combustion engine is pretty much done. Many car makers will either have to catch up or go bankrupt.
