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09/29/09
The Tesla goes 200+ miles and never burns any gas. The new sedan will go 300 miles.
Fisker's car is EXACTLY the same technology as the plugin Prius--which you can install for $10k on a used Prius (which would cost $15-20k).
If you drive under 50 miles a day (which some folks do) you're better off spending $25-30k on a plug in Prius today than waiting to drop $90k on the same thing from Fisker.
If you want to go 200-300 miles you should wait for the $50k Model S from Tesla.
09/28/09
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09/28/09
So it is not as trivial as the garage conversion that everyone makes it to be (strapping some batteries together and putting it on top of a motor). And you can't ignore their contribution to igniting the current interest in EVs.
On Fisker though, I don't think they are using laptop cells. They basically contracted out all their drive train engineering to Quantum Technologies for the Karma and Sunset. The bulk of the money is going to be used for their third model ($40k) in the US, while the rest goes to US suppliers for their Karma.
As for the rivalry, isn't that even better, since competition means they will be trying to do better than each other, which ultimately results in a better product.
09/21/09
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08/19/09
"There will be Tesla Roadsters on the road"
??! You've been snowed by Gawker's Tesla hostility. Tesla put 109 Roadsters in customers' hands in July alone, ...
For comparison, DeLorean Motor Company made approximately 9,000 DMC-12s in two years.
The Roadster is a done, working, deal: a moderately successful breakthrough performance car from a brand-new American car company. The Model S is a far bigger bet, but the prototype (above) is the one of the most handsome recent USA car designs.
08/19/09
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08/19/09
Not a bad idea if you consider future recruiting needs for people with lots of big talk and very little substance.
08/19/09
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08/19/09
DeLorean had product/quality issues. That's next. I wouldn't invest until I drove one that rolled off a factory line on a Friday, but their momentum is positive.
08/19/09
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07/29/09
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07/29/09
1. Harvard University
2. Doughnuts
3. A constitutional monarchy
4. Stuffed animals
5. Pizza Hut
6. The Indigenous peoples of North America
7. The subway sandwich
8. The ampersand
06/23/09
06/23/09
There could be trickle-down effects to Poison and Warrant.
06/23/09
06/23/09
And cherry pie futures.
06/22/09
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