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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the percentage of Democrats buying Teslas dropped by a staggering 60 percent last fall. https://www.politicalflare.com/2024/04/tesla-sales-plummet-as-democrats-stop-buying-the-electric-cars-due-to-elon-musk/

Funny enough maybe... this comes close to what an Apple Car could have been, even should have been: "the EV as the ultimate home appliance"... Read: Apple shouldn't try to emulate vested carmakers...

Is there truth to Tesla presenting a compact 2-seater AV like this one?

This depiction pops in some blogs and articles, which looks like a compact two-seater. Not unrealistic since the average taxi ride consists of 1.3 passenger. Does anybody know if this picture comes from Tesla studies?

This will make a lotta Democrats happy to go purchase a Tesla (if that is what Musk has said)...

The smaller/sleeker the AV, the more nimble it is and the more road space there is to take evasive action. He got that right. Remember that the ONE thing that's keeping regulators worried, is the consequences when an AV does become involved in a traffic accident. The bigger the AV, the bigger...

"Good news" California-based EV startup Fisker signed a new dealer in Miami and several in Europe as it fights to turn things around. After announcing massive price cuts on its Ocean electric SUV last month, Fisker looks to grow its dealer network...

"After just a few weeks, Tesla Cybertrucks have already stopped commanding $200,000+ auction prices as the resale market becomes lightly flooded with the stainless steel monstrosities. One wholesaler even told Automotive News that it was “a market crash.” Welp, it was fun while it lasted."...

These guys didn't. "Yep, you read that correctly: Our 2-month-old Fisker Ocean with 4,220 miles on the odometer is worth $21,000, according to CarMax. That's a depreciation of 69.6%." https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/fisker-ocean-appraisal-long-term-update.html

"Eventually, my goal was to try to get rid of the car and sell it before its value could sink any further. I sold it for $48,000 later in March at about a $24,000 loss. My car had less than 1,800 miles on it at the time of the sale."...

We were given an early ride in the rear-drive 77kWh model and found the initial refinement and interior ambience to be very impressive. Despite sharing much of its package with the Volkswagen ID.4, the new Explorer’s interior felt much more substantial with lots of clever little details and...

The electric-car maker faced difficulty keeping track of down payments on its cars, as well as full payments from some customers, and in "a few cases" Fisker even delivered some of its EVs without receiving any form of payment...

He will feel bad as Fisker just announced spectacular discounts. https://electrek.co/2024/03/27/fisker-slashes-msrp-ocean-trims-fights-to-stay-in-business/

Adventurer Lexie Alford, aka Lexie Limitless, has set a new world record for being the first person to circumnavigate the world in an electric vehicle. Her Charge Around The Globe with Ford in the New All-Electric Explorer ended in Nice on 26 March, ahead of the vehicle going on sale in Europe...

Would Steve Jobs have succeeded if he were still alive today?...

Fisker can’t seem to catch a break these days... Consumer Reports bought its very own Fisker Ocean and things aren’t going well. In fact, they’re downright dismal. Its very first road test report features some hard-hitting language. After a series of trialsome events, this is the latest blow to...

I really start to wonder who's next on Elon's scrutinize list... Not the GOP or Trump btw. Don't think that Democrats are too happy about purchasing their next Tesla. Whereas Republicans are usually against EVs.

EV startup Fisker is pausing production of its electric Ocean SUV for six weeks as it scrambles for a cash infusion. The company said in a Monday morning regulatory filing that it had just $121 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 15th, $32 million of which is restricted or not...

Yes, there are: Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-cybertrucks-stiff-structure-sharp-design-raise-safety-concerns-experts-2023-12-08/

Bankruptcy imminent?

Shouldn't this thread move to the 'Electric Vehicles' subforum?

Rivian and Apple? "Whether Rivian is looking to Apple as a potential savior or partner, or is merely emulating the polished launches of such products as the iPhone in 2007 or the iMac in 1998, is unclear for now. A merger with Apple could certainly provide a solution to Rivian’s financial...

Nissan And Fisker Are Reportedly About To Agree To A Partnership – A Win-Win Situation? https://www.carscoops.com/2024/03/nissan-and-fisker-are-reportedly-about-to-agree-to-a-partnership-a-win-win-situation/#Echobox=1709629015

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/28/apple-car-10-billion-spent/

More than $100 billion is what the whole sector spent on AV development, according to MIT and WSJ.

Plenty of investors... initially. Perhaps Fisker decided to throw in the towel sort of after: https://fiskerati.com/electric-vehicles/fisker/magna-international-and-institutional-investors-adjust-ownership-stakes-in-fisker/

Yup, Fisker is foremost a design house without any production atachments, except for being a boutique builder of very small series of design cars. However, this time mighty Magna was involved. I always thought that the two were a match made in heaven. Both aspired to start a true automotive...

Fisker in dire straits. "Fisker said that there is “substantial doubt” that it will have enough money to make it through the year, the company said in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday. As such, it’s embarked on a cost-cutting spree, laying off 15 percent of...

Look, has vehicle autonomy development turned into Ins Blaue Hinein engineering, aimed at making cars as we know them today drive themselves? Because that sure didn’t work out. One might conclude this after well over $100 billion has been spent on making cars drive themselves. Partly because...

Geography dependent. In the Netherlands the EV is embraced.My guess is that in the not too distant future, city councils will severely limit city access for ICE cars, or even declare illegal to use.

In case you thought that the classic Fiat 500 was a short car:

"Apple always wants to vertically integrate and own the hardware. They are a computer company. The car is the ultimate computer on wheels. They decided they can’t compete with tesla on manufacturing (because they outsource to China) so it’s not worth it." Unless, it comes with something...

Silence S04 Acceleration. <7s 0-50 km/h Range WMTC. 149 km Top speed. 85 km/h Motor. 14kW (22 kW Peak) Dimensions. 2282 x 1268 x 1573 mm Vehicle weight excl. battery 435 kg (battery weight 2x 41 kg) Brakes (front/rear) Disk/Disk Wheels (front/rear) 155/65-14” Smart ForTwo as comparison:

World's tallest microcar aficionado, Jack Scarlett heads to The Netherlands to take a spin in another new model: the Silence S04. The product of a Spanish scooter company, this dinky vehicle promises levels of comfort and performance nearer to that of a full size car than its micro rivals...

Not all doom 'n' gloom... Thought this one is hilarious.

Certain Fisker Ocean owners complain that their vehicles aren't going into gear, and are rolling away, in just the latest issue to plague the new EV https://www.carscoops.com/2024/02/us-probes-fisker-ocean-after-owners-report-evs-rolling-away/#Echobox=1708098449

Gizmodo mentioned the fire incident: "Looks like they have Waymo problems than they expected"

"Last year, the European tech firm nanoFlowcell set up a US office to pitch its new QUANTiNO twentyfive electric car featuring new flow battery technology"... https://cleantechnica.com/2023/12/31/new-flow-battery-electric-car-usa-ira/ So, they still seem to be in the pitching stage / finding...

"Misleading"?... An experienced driver would have anticipated this and waited until he/she got a clear sight of what's behind the truck. But I guess this will be learning material for Waymo.

L4-L5 when you're cruising from LA to Las Vegas, all traffic on your side of the divider going in the same direction. L3-L4 at best in urban traffic.

WtF is this?

That was before I thought that DJT had a chance of returning to TWH...