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Agree. There will be no PMF for this new Tesla Roadster. Cool, yes. Not even the least bit practical even with unlimited funds.
The meme game was strong tho.
This may not be a popular take, but it seems like Tesla made the same mistakes with the Roadster as they did with the Cybertruck.
They went completely overboard.
While the Roadster demo was spectacular. It was just a demo and most owners won't get or use the features shown off.
The thrusters dictate so much of the vehicle's design and likely single-handedly delayed the vehicle. The thrusters only provide a one-time, 5 second boost before the tank is depleted. From estimates gathered online, the tank also costs $500 - $2,000 to fill.
Instead of the original sleek design that was already prototyped with 2+2 seating and could be used around town, Tesla designed the vehicle around the thrusters. It's not practical and you have to mount on a windshield wiper if it starts raining.
While the demo was amazing, this isn't the vehicle most people wanted and Tesla likely spent 10s of millions of dollars developing the thruster system instead of focusing on releasing a quad-motor version of the 2017 Roadster on time.
Is this what you wanted in the Roadster?
Ryan Prestel 🚢 retweeted
This may not be a popular take, but it seems like Tesla made the same mistakes with the Roadster as they did with the Cybertruck.
They went completely overboard.
While the Roadster demo was spectacular. It was just a demo and most owners won't get or use the features shown off.
The thrusters dictate so much of the vehicle's design and likely single-handedly delayed the vehicle. The thrusters only provide a one-time, 5 second boost before the tank is depleted. From estimates gathered online, the tank also costs $500 - $2,000 to fill.
Instead of the original sleek design that was already prototyped with 2+2 seating and could be used around town, Tesla designed the vehicle around the thrusters. It's not practical and you have to mount on a windshield wiper if it starts raining.
While the demo was amazing, this isn't the vehicle most people wanted and Tesla likely spent 10s of millions of dollars developing the thruster system instead of focusing on releasing a quad-motor version of the 2017 Roadster on time.
Is this what you wanted in the Roadster?
I was at the #Bengals game tonight. As Duke Tobin walked off, I told him he put together a helluva roster this year. He grinned and gave me a nod.
I’m willing to eat my words after last year. Excited for the season. Who Dey.
Ryan Prestel 🚢 retweeted
Happy Father’s Day
Age 5 – Dad knows everything!
Age 7 – Dad knows a lot.
Age 10 – Maybe Dad doesn’t know everything?
Age 12 – Dad doesn’t know anything.
Age 14 – Dad lost his mind!
Age 16 – I can’t take Dad seriously.
Age 18 – What does Dad even know?
Age 22 – Dad talks nonsense!
Age 24 – I know more than Dad!
Age 26 – Turns out, Dad actually knows a few things.
Age 30 – I should probably ask Dad about this…
Age 40 – How did Dad make it through all of that?!
Age 45 – Dad was always right.
Age 50 – If only Dad were here… I’d have so much to learn.
Ryan Prestel 🚢 retweeted
‼️Every coach and leader should listen to this.
📢The success Indiana has achieved has not been an accident.
💪This is a 45 second synopsis of how you become elite.
Ryan Prestel 🚢 retweeted
Sunday’s #Bengals loss did something to me. It made me wonder if I’m doing this wrong.
I rode the ‘fast start’ wave of 2-0.
I crashed midway through Week 2 with the devastation of the Joe Burrow injury. I got worn watching a four game losing streak.
Following the win over the Steelers, I allowed myself to plot a path to a 5-4 record at the bye, and started constructing a bridge to the potential mid-December return of Burrow.
Then, Sunday happened.
I felt cuss out-loud angry.
Sunday night, I asked myself why I allow all of this to bother me?
This team lacks enough latent. It’s not a team, as much as a couple of great players, a handful of decent players, a group of just guys, and a smattering of never-will-be’s.
This team can’t tackle. The most basic of NFL exercises.
Words like ‘accountability’ are thrown around weekly, but never applied to anyone above the players.
We were sold this season under the guise that (1) Lou Anarumo was the problem, (2) the young guys would get better, (3) the bad luck of a year ago would even out this season.
The result? They sacrificed a good man that has found success in Indianapolis, while the defense has been revealed as the worst in the league.
Year six of Burrow could be the third straight missing the playoffs. That doesn’t make me sad. It makes me furious.
The de facto GM operates behind a curtain, leaving the coach as the face and explainer of all.
My talking points about Zac the play caller are yellowed, fading and crinkled from so much use.
Yes, they’ve lost 5 of 6. But they sit just a game and a half back of Pittsburgh in a wide open division. Nine opportunities remain and Joe Flacco has infused optimism into a dire situation. And I find hope in seeing Burrow walk the sidelines without a protective boot.
Come Sunday, I’ll be locked in again, like all the previous games over 50+ years. I’ll talk about them. I’ll take your calls about them.
But when the Bengals lost Sunday, something changed.
I wonder if it’s worth getting upset anymore.
Maybe I’m just tired of putting in more than I’m getting out with all of this.
Ryan Prestel 🚢 retweeted
Just arrived in Columbus!! Gonna be posting heavily on Instagram story
Let’s go.
instagram.com/laurencowling?…
FSD Supervised
– Does not drive under the influence
– Is never tired
– Doesn't drive recklessly
– Doesn't experience road rage
But it is trained on billions of miles of real-world video data from millions of Teslas out there.
It has experienced every edge case you can think of.
Over 50 years, you might drive half a million miles – our global fleet collectively does that every 3.5 minutes.
With 360 degree vision & reaction time much faster than the average human driver, FSD Supervised makes traffic safer for you + other road users