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wtmusic

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22. Well I guess an EV is different than an internal-combustion car, isn't it?

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 06:39 PM

Feb 2012

I find it amazing (and humorous) how some can't avoid shoving EVs into the gas-guzzler mold, then freaking out when they behave differently. These are the people calling Tesla Customer Service with questions like, "Where does the oil go in this thing? How come I can't hear the motor running?" etc etc. Billionaires who treat their investment like a toy, then cry when they break it out of carelessness. Whaaa.

No, as a designer you don't have to anticipate people's stupidity - especially with cutting-edge, first-adopter technology. Read the &$@! manual.

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Tesla Motors� Devastating Design Problem [View all] n2doc Feb 2012 OP

This seems... not good... nt Xipe Totec Feb 2012 #1

I call bullshit. TheWraith Feb 2012 #2

Good Grief!!! intaglio Feb 2012 #5

5 is more than 'a couple' n2doc Feb 2012 #6

They don't have five examples. Actually, they only have one identified. TheWraith Feb 2012 #9

Please explain how a brand new car" has no oil in it The Croquist Feb 2012 #16

If I decide to run a brand new car without ever changing the oil, or adding more... TheWraith Feb 2012 #33

False analogy; this is more like driving the car without gasing up. Xipe Totec Feb 2012 #41

Exactly - I guess we blame driving without oil on a "devastating design problem". wtmusic Feb 2012 #17

So you were the one who wrote that idiotic comment on their blog? n2doc Feb 2012 #23

I didn't write any comments on the guy's blog. TheWraith Feb 2012 #35

That doesn't work either. Try this: kristopher Feb 2012 #43

Even if they have "five examples", that doesn't mean "five different owners" Nihil Feb 2012 #46

Just a couple of $40,000 uninsurable losses.... Xipe Totec Feb 2012 #40

Oh my... that will totally destroy any future, if they dont quickly address it. hlthe2b Feb 2012 #3

To forestall the usual panic-rumor-gossip, not an issue on most EVs dmallind Feb 2012 #4

A well designed EV should do just that n/t n2doc Feb 2012 #7

If Tesla doesn't incorporate such a device on their vehicles, a recall is in order wtmusic Feb 2012 #14

I call BS tech3149 Feb 2012 #8

I love how quickly people call any information they don�t like BS OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #10

Pretty easy to seize a car by running without oil too dmallind Feb 2012 #11

Will you ruin that car if you don�t use if for a month? OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #13

Nissan is lying jeff47 Feb 2012 #48

I love how people take any reference to a story as confirmation. TheWraith Feb 2012 #12

Read what Tesla wrote OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #15

Here's something else they wrote...it's called an "Owner's Manual". wtmusic Feb 2012 #18

This is a far cry from saying the the problem doesn�t exist. OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #21

Well I guess an EV is different than an internal-combustion car, isn't it? wtmusic Feb 2012 #22

Sorry, that doesn�t cut it OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #26

Then I would suggest you don't buy one. wtmusic Feb 2012 #28

Seriously? OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #30

The Roadster also predated the Leaf by three years wtmusic Feb 2012 #32

Nissan uses weasel words. AtheistCrusader Feb 2012 #34

File that under "No shit." TheWraith Feb 2012 #36

Why don't you stop spreading FUD about EVs? kristopher Feb 2012 #19

I�m not spreading anything OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #20

Yes you are. kristopher Feb 2012 #24

This isn�t my thread OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #27

No, you joined the effort to spread FUD kristopher Feb 2012 #29

Thank you for (once again) telling me what my intentions are OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #31

Since you appear to want to drag me into this sub-thread... TheWraith Feb 2012 #38

I didn�t really intend to �drag� you anywhere OKIsItJustMe Feb 2012 #47

Tesla could warranty this issue away if they wanted. tinrobot Feb 2012 #25

So Tesla should pony up $40,000 a pop because of the user's negligence? TheWraith Feb 2012 #37

Absolutely yes they should. bananas Feb 2012 #44

Maybe set it up so a self-powered car alarm fired off when the charge got too low... hunter Feb 2012 #39

It already does the first bit ... Nihil Feb 2012 #45

Considering that the battery management and motor control systems have a long history, IDemo Feb 2012 #42

Seems to me that if you don't want a $100,000 brick... TreasonousBastard Feb 2012 #49

Such are the problems with emerging technologies. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #50