by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 06/07/2017 at 17:20
by "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
Published 06/07/2017 at 17:20
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It’s shortly before sunset at a joint Tesla–SolarCity product launch, held last October at Universal Studios’ back lot in Los Angeles, and Musk, wearing a Gray sweater and black jeans, is perched on a platform erected in the center of the manicured suburbia that served as the set for Desperate Housewives. Musk begins his presentation with doom and gloom—rising CO2 levels, the crisis of global warming—but the audience of 200 or so is beaming. They’re excited to see what fantastical invention he will unveil as a solution. As he stresses the need to transition the world to sustainable energy, an overzealous attendee yells out, “ Save us, Elon! ”
I wonder what percentage of the ~400k people who put $1000 down on a 2-years-out Model 3 think Musk is and will be the savior of our planet?
It’s impressive what he’s achieved so far, and it’s probably foolish to bet against him, but I’m not sure I’m willing to bet on him for the long-term either.
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“This is the integrated future. You’ve got an electric car, a Powerwall, and a Solar Roof. It’s pretty straightforward, really,” he says with a big shrug and a smile. “ [This] can solve the whole energy equation. ”
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/07/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 0
"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
06/07/2017 at 17:40, STARS: 4
Seems pretty straight forward to me.
CO2 is bad.
Solar makes cheap CO2 free electricity but needs area to collect sunlight. Solar panels can be made more robust than asphalt shingle roofs. Roofs take up a lot of free area with generally nothing on them. Make roofs out of solar panels.
IC cars and transportation emit lots of CO2.
Use electricity from roofs to power electric cars.
Musk isn’t some savior of the world, he’s not even particularly good at any one thing, he’s just put his money where his mouth is. Seems like every other rich douchebag was happy to stash their cash in offshore accounts and go rent seeking. I applaud Musk for actually giving a shit. Tesla has already been wildly more successful than even he himself could have hoped for.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
06/07/2017 at 21:14, STARS: 0
He’s also a hell of a salesman. I do hope his ass can cash all the proverbial checks he’s writing. Time will tell.