…you don’t think it looks like a vehicle from Blade Runner?

I mean I dunno about you but where I live it gets really fucking hot. And sometimes it rains. So something with a cabin and air conditioning is mandatory. I’m a big fan of electric micro-cars.

Yes they are. I used to test them for a living. It’s just a best guess.

LOL it’s been hilarious to watch people imagine all these horrible things about Tesla since Musk outed himself.

1. That’s only the Cybertruck

2. The 48V battery will become “the sole battery” for the electronics so nothing will change in that regard. They’re not connecting 400-1000v batteries to the electronics.

I do own one, ya doofus.

LOL ok

In a strictly technical / laboratory sense, maybe not.

In every sense they do not.

I also…don’t slam on my brakes at a stop light

How you drive under normal conditions has absolutely nothing to do with the capability of the tires in an emergency situation, which occurs regardless of how good or careful you are.

I noticed no appreciable difference in stopping distance

You won’t if you don’t get out and measure it. But I guarantee it is there regardless. The difference, regardless of how noticeable, can easily mean the difference between life and death, or even crashing at all.

It’s not “skipping over” anything. I was not commenting on the door latches. I was commenting on a specific failure to do with the battery exclusively. I commented elsewhere that the latches a terrible and stupid design. Every car should have mechanical door latches, inside and out. If for no other reason than simplicity and reliability.

My original “eco” tires stopped the same as the standard ones.

No they didn’t.

They’re “eco” because they have less rolling resistance and are slightly lighter.

They have less rolling resistance because they’re made of a harder compound, with reduced grip.

Plus, with ABS, you’re not likely to lock the wheels up such that the decreased resistance would be significant.

…huh? ABS has nothing to do with rolling resistance…

EVs are much heavier due to battery weight

That’s not inherently true. It’s most true for grossly oversized and inefficient EVs. Which is unfortunately most of what they build today.

Agree to disagree, I suppose. It just looks like a piece of trim to me.

Ok fine, what other manufacturer traps someone inside when the battery fails?

I don’t know. I don’t understand why you’re asking me this.

you’re up and down this post defending Tesla’s boneheaded decisions.

I have been both both critical and supportive of Tesla, depending on the topic of discussion. It’s called being objective.

I was referring specifically to the failure to detect a dying 12V battery.

What makes you think I was referring to the latch?

Yes, that’s correct.

Lead acid batteries are notoriously hard to predict when they will fail. Other OEMs also fail at this often.

Tesla upgraded to lithium 12V batts some time ago, which are much more predictable and last 2-3x longer.

Honestly it’s pretty smart. There’s nothing you can say in the modern age that won’t be intentionally misrepresented, misquoted, or otherwise twisted. Plus there’s really no defending stupid decisions like this. Same reason Apple almost never comments on anything that isn’t marketing. They know they can’t justify their bullshit.

There is still a mechanical latch but it is on the inside and is well-hidden.

The 12V is not a backup, it’s the sole battery used to power electronics.