Musk also claimed that “there have not been new car [brands] that have been successful for 100 years, apart from Tesla.”

Some automotive brands that were founded in the last 100 years:

Chrysler (1924) Volvo (1927) BMW (1928) Datsun/Nissan (1931/1933) Fiat (1932) Toyota (1936) Volkswagen (1937) Jeep (1943) Land Rover (1948) Honda (1963)

  • Hyperreality@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    22
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    It was a concept car.

    I don’t get why they can’t just make the thing out of aluminium and paint it a metallic silver. It’ll look just as nice if not better, be cheaper to make, weigh far less, and consequently have a longer range and/or require a smaller battery.

    It’s such a dumb hill to die on.

    • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      1 year ago

      It was a concept car that he doubled down on and promised to deliver it as designed.

      As soon as they unveiled it, anyone with a brain could tell you it was never going to make it to market like that.