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This looked like a lot of fun. Can't wait for the one in the Spring! Next time, if anyone needs a driving buddy for their passenger seat, let me know. :biggrin:

Update Just to update anyone following this thread, the DC Sales and Service center location has been picked and as I understand is being finalized. No word on exactly where it is but it has been mentioned that it'll be somewhere on F Street NW, near the Verizon Center. They were shooting to...

LOL! Ditto!

Thanks for checking out Tesla Motors Concepts guys! These were definitely some interesting ideas! I've been super busy lately and I am actually going to be moving Tesla Motors Concepts to a more sustainable and WordPress-powered system. But I will try to read through some of the ideas...

There have been some really good ones but I'll just throw some of mine into the 'pot'. Drive fast. Live green. Electric nirvana starts here. Freedom of motion. It's okay to be jealous. What'd you expect? A toaster? Electric just got sexy. Gas, meet Electric. Yes. It's...

Thank you my friend. :smile: I am off this topic, though I have enjoyed the dialogue.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the suit is not about wrongful termination by the board.

Fair enough. But I still stand with my opinions aforementioned.

Understood.

EM's BS? If you see the information as BS then I have already lost this argument and it's not worth my time to continue. But do remember, this isn't just between Elon and Martin. The entire Tesla board agreed to remove Martin based on facts which you deem as BS. @Rarity: Agreed!

You know, I do agree! I have a couple of good friends who drive a Prius and a few Lexus's and Toyota's in the family and they all have this touch pad on all the doors that is active when the smart key is near the vehicle. This is also what allows for the push-button-start to become active...

Great points, but if we go back to the blog post by Elon, titled, "In the Beginning", we can clearly see that it was never the intent to defame or reduce Martin's role in the early stages of the company. And considering all of his egregious and gross missteps, Martin was in fact lucky he was...

Interesting. Thing is.. say you just want to open one of the back doors... or just the passenger door to get something out of the globe compartment. It would mean either a button for each door, or an array of specific clicks to open specific doors. I kind of like the idea of pressing...

@ TEG: God! That's huge! This looks like a typical and lofty and almost gimmicky "as per usual Mercedes" design. Can't say I'm a fan and I agree that these things need to wrap around. Thanks for the image!:biggrin:

Understood.

Hmm.. Could you elaborate on your idea because keyless entry does not actually relate to the door handles. It is simply the manner in which the doors are unlocked and the Model S already has keyless entry. :smile:

So far we know it's opening this Fall but not much else. Has anyone gotten any more information about the store and it's possible location? Currently, the New York store is servicing this area.

Did anyone happen to attend? Record any video? I had planned to be in New York but plans fell through. Oh well. Can't wait for the Washington DC store. I may find myself there everyday! :biggrin:

Wow. :rolleyes: I'm a little stunned with Tesla being so resistant. I thought they were more progressive and flexible. They should take a page from Apple. Apple constantly labors over finding the best and happiest solutions for their customers when discrepancy arrises. At the end of the...

Thanks for the comment! The LED indicator signal actually does wrap around to the back and rests on the edge of the mirror housing. There is a tiny strip of LED lights that would be enough for others behind to see without being too distracting to the driver. Sorry. The mockups I made...

@SirGiles Thanks! And thanks for the suggestions! I will try and work on some mods! :biggrin: @TEG Great ideas TEG! One of my favorite side-view mirrors is one from the new face of Volkswagen AG. I'll work on some mods.

While observing photos posted by dpeilow from the Tesla Store London opening, I have really noticed how unattractive the side repeaters look on the side of the Roadster. Perhaps it's just me but I don't believe they should look like an afterthought, even if they were...not for that price...

I hear you on VW of America... :wink:

@TEG: Ah. Thanks for the notes. And I can see how this makes more sense.

I hope they still do a grand opening for the general public. I would love to be apart of that excitement! :biggrin:

How does the Roadster feel in the hand with no power steering? Does this omission work because of the cars footprint?

Looks like a nice piece of road! :smile:

Thanks for the post! I've been following this power struggle for a while now. Sorry to be off topic, but has anyone read "How Porsche Hacked the Financial System and Made a Killing"? It's a pretty good read, below. ivan krstić · code culture » How Porsche hacked the financial system...

LOL. I love this! And agreed! :biggrin:

Just concept? So do we have any understanding on just how much of the final production Model S will resemble the prototype vehicle we've all been seeing? I read somewhere that it's estimated at only 50% of the current prototype will be visible in the final product! Any ideas? Thoughts?

I guess we're both children! :rolleyes:

I'm really happy for you guys! This has been a day for great news! I'm still smiling!:biggrin:

Like it's been said; The news is so exciting, it almost forgives the lack of communication! :biggrin:

I hear ya. Has anyone else been able to find video coverage of this event? :biggrin:

I am so flipping excited! Absolutely fantastic! :biggrin:

LOL. Yes I need to! I am also reworking a my mac mini as a media center site. But I need to finish the "ladies SmartWatch"! :biggrin:

Too exciting!

. . . . b u m p.

Lol. Too cool. I'm a first gen. :biggrin: Entire family is West Indian. I was born and raised in Silicon Valley. Interestingly, when I was a child, I wished I was British. I have tons of family who are and have always been envious of them. LOL. Jamaica isn't ready for Tesla Roadster...

They are currently in legal battle! This is a time of support! Comments need to be closed. That was an announcement not a conversation.

Thanks for posting! I am glad to see this kind of communication from Elon and by extension, Tesla Motors. For anyone who's eyes can't bare the strain of such a long read on a monitor. I have created a Text-to-Speech version for you're listening pleasure. This is a computer voice but it's...

@tdave: Oh I'll be there for that! :biggrin: @walk_n_wind: Absolutely fantastic! I still can't believe that I was minutes away and managed to miss the meet. Next time though, right? Curious. Why the username "inajamaica" "walk_n_wind"?? You wouldn't happen to be a yardie too??

Agreed!...

My views are NOT directed toward anyone specifically but at the argument as whole. Don't take it in any way personally! To begin, I'm not even sure the term "principal founder" is one that is widely expressed. For me it makes about as much sense as cheese in a baby's diaper. Those of us...

Tesla + Ruby Wax on CarPool For those of you not in the know; CarPool is a completely hysterical video podcast by Robert Llewellyn (Kryten from Red Dwarf). He gives someone interesting a lift in a variety of hybrid and electric cars, and they talk. It's very informal and mostly funny. In...

Absolutely fantastic! :biggrin:

BUMP! I couldn't agree more! I've been purposely staying away from this one. But just to underscore the point, Elon has never stated he was the founder; and never made a mention that Martin was not. Not to many ways to slice this.

@AnOutsider: *laughing out loud* :tongue::biggrin: you're bad! @johnr: Agreed! Five days after isn't so bad. Unless of course this becomes a trend in which––as it has been stated before me––it's better to set low expectations and exceed them, as opposed to the opposite. But we could talk...

Any world on why the delays? Communication?

Do you think any Roadsters will be there this year? :biggrin: