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Has he not succeeded? That was written in 2006.

 

he's built a sports car. he hasn't done the rest.

 

Mars also has wind, and while the atmosphere is less dense it could contribute even at night. solar as a backbone with storage, supplement with wind. Could use subterranean chambers for water and energy storage by pumping water to upper chambers in the day and letting it drain through turbines at night.

 

Power on Mars, no?

 

Huh? He has a luxury car. A luxury SUV. And then the $40k Model 3.

How is a $40k fully electric car not an affordable electric?

 

But you don't need storage, necessarily, if you drop panels around the circumference of the planet, as no part would ever be in darkness. And since there are no oceans, chaining them together is also easier.

 

Ion engine says "Hi".

 

And Model Y smaller SUV @ $50k

 

I'd get a cybertruck right now if it was available.

 

maybe, but that doesn't seem to be one of the big barriers to Martian settlement

 

lose 10 lbs and get all cocky, thinking you can get you and all your stuff to mars on an ion engine

 

You didn't say practical!

 

he said affordable car. not affordable electric car. that's what he's been saying he will do all along. build cars that compete with traditional cars affordably. it's still a luxury item that most people can't afford.

 

"According to the valuation analysts at Kelley Blue Book reported the estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $37,876 in 2020."

He has done exactly that.

2021 Tesla Model 3/MSRP
From $37,990

 

my lexus SUV was like $40k.

 

I believe we see it in the next year or 2, though maybe not from tesla. electric cars are poised to become even more main stream.

 

a toyota carolla is like $25k. it's a luxury brand

 

Electric cars are cheap to build outside the battery. Battery costs are on a steep decline curve so cost improvements will continue to be realized at a healthy pace. Rapidly scaling EVs would put pressure back on cost of batteries so there is a natural pace that has to be maintained. But the supply chain is rapidly expanding

 

So cheeky!

 

And a bicycle is $100.

The AVERAGE vehicle price for the AVERAGE American is at the Tesla price point.